"Kathy's Vase", 14x11, oil on linen
So if you follow my blog, you probably know that I work on peonies every year during the month of June, when they are in season in northern parts of the country. I go to Trader Joe's in Sarasota and scout out the best peonies I can find, and then the journey begins.
It is definitely a challenging journey to paint these things, because they are troublesome to capture. At least for me.Once they start opening , their petals go on and on forever like the pieces of tulle in a ballerina's tutu.
Here was my set-up in my shadow box in the studio:
I put them in the refrigerator overnight, but the one front and center lost most of its petals when I took it out, so I had to wing it.
I definitely will need another decade, before I can master these beautiful flowers!
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