Thursday, April 14, 2011

Poppies in Vase



I finished this in my class this week.  I posted the start of this painting last week.  I'm happy with the way it turned out.  The colors are even more intense than they show in this photo.

I wanted to keep it loose (for me).  My fear was that I would work and work on it until I lost that feeling of spontaneity.   It is so hard for me not to get bogged down in details.  That's why I always make myself paint with a large brush, even in the small daily paintings.  I painted this primarily with a number 8 filbert.

This is a 12 " by 16 " oil on stretched canvas.
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21 comments:

  1. Great job on this! Love your brushwork!

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  2. Virginia, You did such a beautiful job on this. The colors are rich and gorgeous. Love that you worked hard to keep it loose- wonderful! Love the shadow- favorite is the shapes of the flowers- just so pretty!

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  3. Every inch of this is beautiful, I love the cast shadow and the background and the composition and the depth in the flowers. great job.

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  4. very lovely Virginia. You did a great job!

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  5. Great work on this. Love the colors and the cast shadow!

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  6. Virginia you little peach! Thank you so much for your kind comment, checking in on me. You really touched my heart. And so does this painting! It's so colourful and full of joy! The darkness you added along the horizon line really helped to give it depth and pop the foreground. I've been away from blogging so I've missed some of your posts, but your other recent paintings are also lovely. I particularly like the clothes line.

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  7. This is so appealing, Virginia. Love the complemtary colors and the gorgeous white flowers as the focal point. Very special indeed!

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  8. I think it's my favorite so far. The colors, light and feeling are wonderful. Congrats on a beautiful piece.

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  9. Thank you, everyone, for visiting! It was such a pleasant feeling this morning to sit down at the computer and find such kind and encouraging comments. There are really a lot of special people in the blogging world, and you all are among them!

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  10. fantastic! love the blue/orange combo!

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  11. Really nice painting, Virginia! I love the color and contrast and it has so much light and life!

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  12. Beautiful work in this painting. Love the colors.

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  13. Wow, this is very nice and my favorite so far too!

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  14. What a beautiful and cheerful painting! I love it!

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  15. Virginia, this is a truly beautiful painting! It is a delight to look at!!

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  16. The painting is beautiful. I like the way you painted the white, and the perspective of the white flowers.

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  17. I love this painting and the harmony I read in the colors.

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  18. I love this composition, color contrasts, the Shadow of the pot. As for your geraniums, I love your background. Bravo !

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  19. Yes this finished one is more bright and beautiful backgroung Virginia. great strokes..

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  20. Ohemgee Virginia! This is gorgeous! It's been a while since I visited and WOW, LOVE this one a lot, you are getting better and better!! Keep at it.

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