Thursday, December 22, 2016

Chrysanthemums

For "ALL FLESH IS LIKE GRASS, AND ALL ITS GLORY LIKE THE FLOWER OF GRASS. THE GRASS WITHERS, AND THE FLOWER FALLS OFF, BUT THE WORD OF THE LORD ENDURES FOREVER " 1 Peter 1: 25-26


After observing a demo by Master artist Robert Johnson in October,  I was inspired by his oil painting alla prima of roses. He was bold in using thick paint on the petals and leaves. He used very dark background against a spotlighted subject. He brought back the classical approach, with much consideration on contrast  and focus.

                    CHRYSANTHEMUMS
             



With Robert in mind, I worked on yellow Chrysanthemums contrasting with a very dark background mostly raw umber and ultramarine blue, and occasionally adding a small amount of burnt sienna.

I never tire of flowers.  Each petal is a movement.  They change their 'personalities' too as hours go by,  and start to wilt. Though I work on Mother and Child subjects as well,  flowers and landscapes alow me to really relax.

One more thing I learned from Robert and which I tried to work on here is to do brush strokes that follow the movement of the shape. In this way, we help visualize the subject better.

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