Friday, January 27, 2012

Metal Flowers


6in. x 6in., oil on panel

Yesterday evening, the postman delivered a new tube of titanium white that I had ordered from Utrecht Art Supply.  When I unscrewed the cap, I was amazed to find it so creamy and smooth, like soft butter---not at all like my old stuff. I couldn't wait to try it today, so I set aside a larger painting I have been working on and did this flower study. What a joy! I have never worked with such a luscious white.

4 comments:

  1. This is lovely. The green parts of the flowers look like they are dancing.

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  2. They really are metal flowers. I found them at a thrift store recently. I feel pretty certain they'll be in more paintings to come.

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  3. I like your descriptions of the paint itself. It's cool to hear that texture can be pleasing to the painter during the process, as well as the viewer in the product.

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  4. Wow, metal flowers. Intriguing!
    I really like how tight the composition is, how the flowers look like they are trying to push out of the frame.

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