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Flowers demand a tighter control of colors, form, and an overall precision not required in most other paintings. I find painting a flower almost as difficult as a portrait. The intense colors in hybridized flowers are so hard to reproduce even with the high quality paints I use. I use many layers of delicate glazes to bring the whole composition into balance.
Two series of floral paintings are shown. The first set of paintings consists of very large paintings of flowers at up to ten times their normal size. These are fun but very time consuming. Each one takes about four to six weeks of free time to create. The second is a set of 10 inch square works on panel. I had a goal of one per month but that isn’t working.
Flowers demand a tighter control of colors, form, and an overall precision not required in most other paintings. I find painting a flower almost as difficult as a portrait. The intense colors in hybridized flowers are so hard to reproduce even with the high quality paints I use. I use many layers of delicate glazes to bring the whole composition into balance.
Two series of floral paintings are shown. The first set of paintings consists of very large paintings of flowers at up to ten times their normal size. These are fun but very time consuming. Each one takes about four to six weeks of free time to create. The second is a set of 10 inch square works on panel. I had a goal of one per month but that isn’t working.
"Lily after the Rain"
24 x 36 inches, acrylic on panel.
From our front yard, using my macro lens, I captured this lily after spraying it with water. The water helps hold the flower still in slight breezes to get a good photo. That’s a whole bunch of water drops! This is the first of the large format floral works.
"Early Blooms"
24 x 24 inches, acrylic on cradled wooden panel
One of our more prolific lilies from our garden. This shows some of first blooms of the season with plenty of buds in the wings.
Clematis in the Mist
24 x 24 inches, Acrylic on panel
Another flower from our tiny front yard, once again I had to spray it down a bit to keep it from swaying in the breeze for a long exposure. A long exposure is required with the lens set to f 32 to keep everything in focus. Even with a bright sunny day, this requires a tripod and timed shutter release to minimize vibrations.
"Cream Rose"
10 x 10 inches, Acrylic on panel.
Simple composition of a single rose in the shade. From the artist's garden.
"Finger Lakes Grapes"
10 x 10 inches, acrylic on panel.
Ripening in the sun in late summer, these white wine grapes looked great with the wilted leaf in the foreground.
"Orange"
10 x 10 inches, acrylic on panel. Private Collection
I don’t know this flower’s name nor where I took the photo. I liked doing a study of a mass of flowers.
"Yellow and Russet Iris"
10 x 10 inches, Acrylic on Panel.
Simple composition from the artist's garden.
"White Lotus"
10 x 10 inches, Acrylic on panel,
White Lotus from a cool August afternoon at the New Orleans Botanical Gardens. I love how the flower is reflected by the water and the various shapes and colors of the pads.