Another small 'daily painting' from a photograph. I'd like to paint still life subjects from life, but as I've mentioned before, I don't have much in the way of vases and flowers at the moment. Of course,still life doesn't have to be just flowers, but for now a photograph will do. I wanted to keep the brushes moving. Over the holidays I don't have the excuse of 'too busy to paint', so it's time to PAINT!
This is a 6" x 8" canvas panel painted in about an hour or so. I like the vase; I think I captured the feeling of the glazed earthy finish pretty well. The flowers...well not so much. I was intrigued by the strong window light striking only the lower left quadrant of the arrangement, leaving the upper right in shadow, but I didn't quite get what I wanted. I may come back to work on those a bit when the paint has set up. For now, it will do.
Bruce, This looks great. Love the vase highlights.
ReplyDeleteHi Ruth...thanks so much. I am enjoying these smaller canvases. I know you are a real believer in the value of doing frequent small paintings, and I can see why.
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