I am working on some large paintings of flowers from private gardens. The photographs that I took last year of gleaned blossoms are perfect imagery for these paintings. It is nice to see the forms and details so large. They become very sculptural even though the presentation is two dimensional.
Removing the color, or most of the color, from the images can produce wonderful results. The form, shadows and highlights become almost tangible.
A detail of a peony below. Painted with ink and oil on paper, 40 x 40".
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