Flowers are nostalgic. They remind me of people, places, and moments experienced
when all alone. I'm not a big floral painter per se, but I do love
landscapes with flowers in them. My friend Lucy has an amazing perenial
farm in York. It's inspirational and always changing with the seasons. I
love the old fashioned New England flowers: hollyhocks and
lupine,peonies and lavender, morning glories and larkspur. Painting flowers is discovering patterns and color variations. Light hitting a thistle, for example, has a halation effect that is unique and beautiful. Atmospheric perspective can be manipulated to create a transition in colors as they fade into the distance. When painting flowers outdoors, speed is of the essence. They really need to be captured in a small window of time.
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