Tuesday, January 13, 2015

abstracted still life floral

still life set up
It's funny where inspiration comes from. Last week I had set up some hydrangea still life to paint but couldn't really get into it. I love the flowers, but I felt bored with the same old same old approach I was using. 
 This morning I spent 20 minutes enjoying myself looking at the beautiful paintings of Edward Vuillard; that master of design, one of the Nabis movement of painters. He was a decorative painter, but contemporary in his time...I especially love the arrangement of light effects in his work.  
Vuillard
After a while looking at the one posted here, I felt inspired to try the hydrangea still life again, though on a larger canvas and change it up with my method of approach. Working from my 'stage' I am painting over an older work, using it as a ground for the new...I'm working with rags and paint spreaders, hardly a brush in sight for the lay in of tones...kind of liking the first stage...curious to see if I can find a happy balance between what I see and what I want to see.

4 comments:

  1. Cant wait to see what you come up with. Love the idea of it on a larger canvas!

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  2. Love it -- fascinating to watch. The colour is magical.

    XOXOXOXOXO Barbara

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  3. Thanks Holly! Cant wait to see you!

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