Although I finished this in oils, in fact you could say its mixed media as it was originally started in acrylic a couple of years back with lots of different kinds of modelling pastes and Liquitex glass beads textured gel for the vase and wine glasses.
Over the past few weeks I have worked on it in oils and it has changed radically. I think the original idea of two people preparing to celebrate came from an advertisement but I added the flowers, vase and reflections and shadows. ... and it probably has no bearing to the original image now its finished.
Developed on a 20" square box canvas using Michael Harding oils and keeping my colour palette quite restricted. There was a period when I was inspired by the idea of painting scenes by a window from a row of pansies in bloom in little terracotta pots painted first in watercolour and then an acrylic version, snowdrops in the window and a couple of works I did for my sister in law with little white flowers with window boxes. I think I'll plan some more for a Christmas show I will have to prepare for later in the year.
Oh! yes, here's the CELEBRATION PAINTING:
... and here are images of some of the earlier window series paintings:
3 comments:
Joan, I really like all three paintings. There is beautiful texture on the first two, but the reflections on the latest one are simply stunning!
This is a very nice window series. I like how you were able to come back and "save" the last one.
These are amazing. Love them all. I bet they're all sold, by now, too.
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