First Peonies
Oil on panel 36 x 28cm 14 x 11in framed £350
Capturing flowers in oil paint is both wonderful and impossible as they move rapidly towards the light, buds open, petals are shed. I have various strategies, capturing the gesture and overall dimensions from life is possible. I making colour notes, drawing studies, sometimes tonal sketches. Then the value of digital photos certainly has a place allowing a crafting of the three dimensional forms and subtle colour shifts. Every year there are flowers to return to with more to explore and express.