New Mexico Hollyhocks

Hollyhocks 

8x6 inches oil on canvas panel $140. SOLD

Artist Note.

This is adapted from a

Lets Paint New Mexico

Challenge.

I say "adapt" because I had to 

change some areas to fit my 

6x8in format.

It certainly was a challenge 

but that is why I enjoy

doing something 

which makes me 

struggle more than if I had 

picked the content myself.

Lots of very good artists 

participate and it is 

such a pleasure to see the 

different interpretations 

and techniques.

I hope you go on the site

below

Lets Paint New Mexico

and scroll down to see it all.

Maybe you would 

enjoy participating yourself.

Santa Fe Hollyhock Study

Hollyhock Study

8x6in oil on canvas 100. SOLD

The hollyhocks are blooming all over Santa Fe. They are so colorful and tall that they appear to be nature's perfect counterpoint to the earth colors and structures of the adobe walls and buildings.
Yesterday I posted the painting I did of the hollyhocks before I did this study. There is a huge difference between painting something close up like this and the more distant landscape. Close-up observation makes for a more confident, and swifter brushstroke.
I am gaining a lot of respect for the ability of the artists who specialize in painting miniatures. I can already tell this painting-a-day commitment is going to be a valuable experience for me and should help my painting skills in different ways.

Santa Fe Hollyhocks

Santa Fe Hollyhocks

6x8in oil on canvas 100.

This is the time of year when the hollyhocks are blooming all over Santa Fe. They are beautiful and are painted by most 'realist' artists at sometime or other. It is hard to do anything this small but I decided to put the wall they were growing up against in the painting and later I did a study of only the flowers. Two completely different types of paintings. I will show you the other one tomorrow.