I’ve been frustrated for days because every time I prepare to paint, it starts raining. I’m waiting for the sun to come out to do some more flower paintings, indoors and outdoors. On the other hand, after enough hot weather in Houston to last us forever, it is nice to have chilly days in July.
Since I haven’t been able to use outdoor light I’ve finished up a painting of a still life set up with artificial light so I could work on it anytime.
This vase was my mother’s and I’ve loved it since I was a child. I don’t know what the red stems are but I keep them in the vase in the winter when nothing is blooming outdoors. That’s hydrangea in the little blue bottle. I’ve been so pleased with myself for learning to make an origami crane that I’ve put one in two paintings. Luckily I had some origami paper that was compatible with the design in the cloth. The blue ball is a Japanese fishing float I bought years ago.
Red, White and Blue 24 x 18 oil on canvas
This is so great! I love to get to see what new projects you’re working on. Right now, I’m particularly enjoying the colors in the cloth, the float, and the crane–one group of colors just seems to float into the next.
Comment by Alison — July 24, 2007 @ 8:14 am