Rhododendron Morphed
I did this painting last year using the colors of a rhododendron bush outside my hotel room in Mendocino. I had just received some bad news about a dear friend who was diagnosed with metastatic cancer. I needed to channel the sadness and I thought I would do an "Edges" painting based on the colors of this beautiful bush.
So, I did the painting.
And I looked at it, displayed it at Open Studios 2015 and while the colors were accurately portrayed, I felt it was kind of a nothing painting.
I discussed it at my artists' group meeting. They didn't agree with me that it was a nothing painting. But, I needed to make some changes.
So, I did. Here is the result.
One of the questions I asked myself was could I make an interesting painting based on accurate colors of my subject? I think that depended on the subject. In this case, it was a rhododendron which had specific colors. In a painting, I didn't think it was successful at least in this style.
When I took the essence of the color pink and thought about what makes pink happy, I came up with yellows and grays.
Now this painting makes me happy.
I have a smaller 20 in X 20 in Rhododendron in the original colors, that I will keep to remind me of the colors used.
So, I did the painting.
And I looked at it, displayed it at Open Studios 2015 and while the colors were accurately portrayed, I felt it was kind of a nothing painting.
I discussed it at my artists' group meeting. They didn't agree with me that it was a nothing painting. But, I needed to make some changes.
Rhododendron 2015 |
So, I did. Here is the result.
One of the questions I asked myself was could I make an interesting painting based on accurate colors of my subject? I think that depended on the subject. In this case, it was a rhododendron which had specific colors. In a painting, I didn't think it was successful at least in this style.
When I took the essence of the color pink and thought about what makes pink happy, I came up with yellows and grays.
Now this painting makes me happy.
Rhododendron, Morphed 2015 2 1/2 ft X 5 ft |
I have a smaller 20 in X 20 in Rhododendron in the original colors, that I will keep to remind me of the colors used.
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