At these times when creative energy is at a low and the urge to paint is almost nonexistent, still life comes to the rescue. In this case, I found some fake - yes, not real - 'flowers', a vase, and a brass bowl. With a few apples and an orange, I was ready to go and painting in minutes. I didn't worry about 'symbolism' or complexity....I just wanted to paint and forget other demands for awhile.
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| White Vase Oil on stretched canvas 16 x 20 |
The very light area at the right is a light reflection ....that area is actually very dark.
My Art Site: Bruce Hancock Fine Art
Nice still life.
ReplyDeleteI like the two apples in the center.
Great design on the small flowers surrounding the white ones. I'd forget the fake comment they have a very living presence.
Neil
Oh, and congradulations on your Best of Show award
Hi Niel...thanks for stopping by and commenting again! Yes, the 'fake' comment is really not relevant in these still life paintings. I learned still life primarily from Dan Edmondson who teaches that the objects in the still life are guides to color and shape and composition....not something to be slavishly copied. The 'fake' flowers gave me suggestions for color and placement and I was on my own after that. Now if I could only remember that when painting non-still life subjects!
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you too for the congrats on Campaspe. It was a surprise ending to a fun experiment.
Are you painting?
Bruce