I was out for a walk about a week or two ago with a friend, when she plucked a prime specimen of a North Atlantic Beach Rose. She handed it to me saying, "Honey - you gotta paint what you're passionate about!"
And so it goes and things change - blog posts as well as painting inspirations. After about two months, I'm satisfied with, and have run my course, with Maine barns and farms. I feel in my heart that my painting will now enter yet another chapter.
A rose by any other name would not be so fair, nor smell so heavenly. And yes, here I am at it again painting flowers. However, with this new series, I am trying something different (at least for now). While I've painted every type of floral from bouquets, to small arrangements in vases, to abstracts, I've never focused on one single flower.
Mixing and remixing paint to achieve the correct lavender shade. Layer upon layer, fold among fold. The petal ere so sweet shan't be trampled by mans feet. High upon the thorny branch, the delicate rose perchest. Plucked in the light of day - until its life spirit flitters away...
Until next time,
The Happy Painter,
Jill
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