Peaches and Cream Tulips
After I named this small painting, I searched the internet to see if there was such a title for tulips in the flower world. To my surprise, tulips were so dubbed long before I ever arrived at the scene. They are a buttery cream color with a hint of a peachy blush. Mine are quite exaggerated in color tones compared with the real. For the sake of a painted statement, it is often OK to push the color envelope to some degree.
Poetry Girl (Last Stage)
Since yesterday’s post, you can see how much more detail has gone into the young woman seated under a grape arbor. And yet, to keep it simple and impressionistic, not too much. The dark accents near her white dress pull her out of the shadows. She can rest here and read now for many years to come.
Poetry Girl (First Stage)
Today, people only dress up in olden times clothing for photos, as did the young woman emerging here in paint. I found her in an historic village in Connecticut, and what was most interesting was that she never dropped character. I was the strange one from another time asking strange questions. In the first stage of the painting, I concentrated on accents of dark that will add visual punch in the end. The scene is only roughly mapped out.
Daisy Flutter
As starry white snowflakes float down from our wintry skies, this cascade of daisies whisper, “Think Spring”. It is good to remember what lies beneath the winter frosts, sleeping until the snow melts away.
Red Barn (Last Stage)
While quiet snows are still falling from our skies, the red barn receives a more detailed landscape. I have not yet signed because I am wondering if a few small birds would give it more life and interest without falling into picture cliches. As the paint was still wet, there is more of a shine to the sky that I could not avoid. What could be more striking than a red barn in the snow?
