Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Lantana Jar SOLD




















oil on canvas panel 8x6 inches

This one may be more about the jar than the flowers. I don't know. I like the little fallen bits the best. Painted after 12 days of almost no painting, I felt awkward. Pretty much always I paint the objects first and then the surface and background. On this one I wiped out the surface and backgound and did a do-over. You would think that if one can paint flowers, leaves and a jar, the flat surface and background would be easy....but noooooo! I don't get that. Keeps me humble.

10 comments:

  1. Karen, I love your paintings, they are so fresh! You make every day subjects looking special and lively. :)

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  2. Karen it's a lovely piece. And those backgrounds can be the biggest pain. Sometimes, I'll paint the thing I think will be the easiest first just because of that reason.

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  3. I love everything about this painting...the jar, flowers, colors, even the background which I also find hard to paint. What beautiful flowers! What kind are they?

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  4. Thank you all for your kind comments. Carol, these are lantana. It's a huge bush about 6x6 feet. It came from my neighbor's yard, under the ground and into mine and became a monster! The hummers and butterflies love it. I've painted it several times. If you want to see, just go to labels and click on lantana.

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  5. I love this painting. The transparence of the jar, the colors , the harmony ! It's a good job! Congratulations

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  6. I recognized the lantana from the fallen bits. Such a common characteristic. The jar, flowers and all are great. 12 days is a long time and I am glad you are back at it!

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  7. So beautiful. The brushwork is lovely, and the colour palette is soft and pleasing to my eyes.

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  8. You may have been feeling awkward, but there aint a thing awkward about this painting, it sparkles!!

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  9. This is eye candy! Thanks for sharing. Your final piece looks effortless.

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  10. this is slam bangin'. A really special piece.

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