Well hello new and old friends! Like many disgruntled artists out there, I’m on the search for a more sane and less horrible social media source. Is Tumblr going to make a comeback? First of all, if you don’t know who I am, how dare you? Jk, I’m just a Californian painter that loves observing, learning and sharing. Sometimes (okay, a lot of) oversharing. If you’re less into what I have to say or who I am you might want to meander over to my Instagram account where I’ll keep things short and to the point.
This painting is a 9″x12″ oil painting on a YES! multimedia canvas. I only state that because it’s not the norm, and it was an interesting experience. You can see even in the photo that the paint sucked in all the paint, as this photo was taken a day after painting and the black looks matte and dry. I didn’t hate it, but not sure if I’m going to run and buy a bunch more.
Peonies are one of my favorite flowers, particularly this variety which starts out a bright purple/pink and fades out to a soft warm white. It sounds kind of morbid, but it really makes me think of life itself when I watch them transform from tiny buds packed tight with springy colorful petals to a weakened stem with softened ivory petals hanging down heavily. There’s beauty in all the stages, and we should slow down and appreciate them.
