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| African Daisies oil on canvas 5.5 x 12 x 1.5 |
are the subject of this small painting. Although flowers are not my usual subject matter, I do appreciate all they have to offer in terms of learning: complexity, rhythm, intense as well as subtle hues, and those darned ellipses! Most of my work requires much contemplation, much deliberation, and many changes. These small florals offer a bit of a break in the seriousness...an opportunity to paint what is before me. This arrangement is a small cropping from a large plant on our patio. I also enjoyed a variance in the usual format. My goal was to allow patterns of both darks and lights to weave through the work in a rhythmic way. I am pleased...for now. (Pleasure in painting, I'm afraid, is fleeting)
