Red and White Poppies
6x8in oil on canvas panel $130, SOLD
Artist Note.
Setting up a floral still life -
remembering it is for a
small 6"x8" panel.
remembering it is for a
small 6"x8" panel.
.
As I painted, I found the dark
vase took over - in fact it
looked like a hole in
the canvas so I moved it
more to the side as
I still needed a bit of vertical
to offset the strong
horizontal line of the flowers.
If the rest of the background
had been darker it would
have worked, but I did not
want an old fashioned
atmosphere in this one.
I also made the front white poppy
less dominant by
placing more of it in shadow.
This happens all the time.
I start off painting from a
set up I like, but then make
changes as I go along.
Does this happen to anyone else?
vase took over - in fact it
looked like a hole in
the canvas so I moved it
more to the side as
I still needed a bit of vertical
to offset the strong
horizontal line of the flowers.
If the rest of the background
had been darker it would
have worked, but I did not
want an old fashioned
atmosphere in this one.
I also made the front white poppy
less dominant by
placing more of it in shadow.
This happens all the time.
I start off painting from a
set up I like, but then make
changes as I go along.
Does this happen to anyone else?
