Allium - Dried Seed Head
7x5in oil on linen $100.
Day 24 in the 30 in 30 Days Challenge
My personal goal for this challenge - to paint only
what I have never painted or thought of painting before.
This is a wonderful dried seed head from the flower of
the garlic plant. I have painted them when they are
in beautiful bloom, but never like this.
I have to admit I cannot wait to paint a flower.
Something glorious.... hmm, now what will it be?
Just love that exposed linen around the edges. Very earthy and natural looking and in perfect concert with the seed head. The seed head itself looks very dimensional. Great subject!
ReplyDeleteThank you Libby. I found it intriguing to paint. The structure is quite complex.
DeleteYour collage work has some of the same complexity.
Hi Julie - for a minute this dried seed head looked 3 dimensional. It really pops up off the surface! These next few days will go by so fast - it has been enjoyable riding around the internet each day looking at the great art going on!
ReplyDeleteI guess it is the contrast which makes it pop. Love your painting today - best of the three, but it is probably because I like an active surface.
DeleteI like this very much, really contemporary concept, well done you! You come up with a huge variety of subjects!
ReplyDeleteYes - deliberately lots of variety in this challenge. Had to do that so I would not fall into a trap of painting just for paintings sake.
DeleteYour still life is really good. I love the design you used.
Love those neutrals! This "dead-head" looks so life-like! Well done!
ReplyDeleteI forgot the term dead-head. Fits doesn't it?
DeleteI have enjoyed your poppy painting and have visited it a couple of times.
Love those blue-violet hues traveling through the seed head. Great job. Anticipation is part of the joy, no?
ReplyDeleteAnticipation is always wonderful when it is something I am looking forward to. I am pleased I gave myself an interesting challenge though. it has flown by.
DeleteYour trike is fabulous Helen.
Looks great, Julie! The exposed canvas adds a new dimension to enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy the Senso canvas. The color of the linen is very natural and goes particularly well with something like this.
Deletethat is a really marvelous cow you did, Dean.
It is a lovely painting, and it is interesting how it also reminds of trees, partly because of there is nothing to determent the size of those dried seed heads.
ReplyDeleteI also thought of tree when I was painting it, Roger. It has fine branches but they all come from a center place unlike trees. It held my interest and I really enjoyed it.
DeleteHow about your single apple - powerful!
The Allium is really striking on the wonderful background you made , almost as if you 'build' the layers ! Lots of new Alliums if there are any seeds left :-))
ReplyDeleteHi Jane, I guess you have them in Italy too. Garlic - Italy ? Of course!!!
DeleteThere is beauty even in the dried flowers and seeds, your brushwork on this one brings out that beauty,Julie!
ReplyDeleteNot everyone sees beauty in dead things I guess you and I both do.
DeleteI love the dried seed head! beautiful!
ReplyDeleteTa ever so! Celeste.
DeleteMy goodness I do love the layers of colour you put into your work.
ReplyDeleteI do layer and enjoy doing it.
DeleteEvery painting is a delight for the eyes here, Julie. This is no exception and I like when you paint on linen for some reason. Such a natural look, maybe.
ReplyDeleteYou should try it with dry watercolor brushwork. It has a clear acrylic priming so it would be interesting to see what happened.
DeleteJulie, this is really lovely....and congratulations for doing such a grand job on this challenge. It is such a wonderful learning experience to jump in with both feet and force yourself to grow.
ReplyDeleteDo you stretch your Senso canvases after they have dried, or, do you ship them unstretched?
Thanks Sarol. regarding the Senso. I use the pads and order boards the same size and use YES glue to mount them when dry.
DeleteI do that with most of the canvas types I use. I find that is is freeing for me. Failures do not get mounted!
I LOVE the earthy feel of this one Julie!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Lisa. Earthy is good.
DeleteThis turned out really good!
ReplyDeletethank you Kathy. I know I left a comment on your iris and car but still not on.
DeleteI hope this comment isn't too cliche, but this painting is So pretty...
ReplyDeleteI go for pretty... anytime!
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