Purple Chrysanthemums
Purple Chrysanthemums in a Spice Jar
Hello,
I have been thinking about the creative process a lot lately. What inspires me to create, what informs my decisions, and how exploration is essential to making it all work out.
Do you ever feel like you know something, but if you were asked to explain it, you would be at a loss for words? This is how I am in regard to finding the words to express all I think about when I am in the middle of the creative process.
This is a big question, so I will keep noodling on it. If you have any thoughts please share them with me, as they will probably help.
With this painting, I think the creative process informed almost every decision because it was painted on a dark and gray day, so I had to consciously make several decisions to amplify color and value contrast in order to create the play of light and pattern as I wanted. A lot of the time when painting from life, this may not be the case because the quality of light is so nice… instead with this painting, I had an idea and I had to keep it in mind all the time so I would not lose it.
This is a painting from my Bountiful Observations series, with 25% of the net proceeds of each sale being donated to the American Horticultural Society.
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