I have been busy giving the kitchen a fresh coat of white paint. The crisp bright white with the lovely weather reminded me of Summer days when the fields and roadsides are a mass of bold ox-eye daisies, bobbing and dancing in the wind. Childhood memories of sitting on the grass, pulling off the petals chanting " He loves me, he loves me not".
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| Straw hat, chiffon scarf and a daisy |
"He Loves Me...He Loves Me Not"
Acrylic on box canvas, 18"x14"x1.5"...
Today was spent sketching out and getting the under painting started...
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| Painting in the first layers of acrylic |
Started to build up the layers of colour on the hat and scarf today....
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| Bulding up the textures of the scarf and straw hat |
Painting in the shadows ......
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| Adding the shadows to the painting |
and finished
"He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not"
Acrylic on box canvas 18"x14"x1.5"
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| "He loves me, He loves me not..." |
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| Wall view |
Delighted that this was chosen as "Picture of the month" in the Artist and Illustrators, June 2012 edition of their magazine
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| Featured in Artist and Illustrator |
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There is something special about daisies, I adore them. Your paintings of them are so pretty!
ReplyDeleteand particularly apt at the moment as there is a drive to plant more wildflowers in the UK to boost the number of pollinating insects ... bees in particular have been on the decline in recent years.
ReplyDeleteSo .... more daisies please :-)
Laura, I think daisies and buttercups remind us of carefree childhood days, :)
ReplyDeleteSue, I have just bought some wild flower seeds for my garden, I'm hoping for lots of butterflies and bees this year :)