“Freesias in a glass vase.”
Spring is in the air. Or, so I thought. The village is, again, covered in snow, for the second time this winter, and in March. Instead of warmer, drier weather, spring brought us snow and the coldest spell of the winter. All the daffodils and crocuses are under a thick white blanket. Anyway, I think is beautiful. But, thinking about the spring, I recently started painting more flowers. And after a positive feed back from my followers, I decided to do something special. My biggest weekly painting, at 50 X 60 cm (20” X 24”). And I have chosen a still life with flowers, some freesias, white, pale yellow and red, placed in a glass vase. And all the set up, sat on a colourful tea towel.
I painted the painting alla prima, started Saturday afternoon for about an hour. I, then worked for a while in the evening, but wasn’t happy with the result, so whipped out most of it.
Started again Sunday morning and worked in few sessions throughout the day. For the red, I used Alizarin crimson, combined with amethyst and green for darker tones and vermillion for the lighter ones. I used the B & W viewing filter for the values.
I didn’t use any medium, just paints and turps.
So, here it is:
“Freesias in a glass vase.”
Oil on linen.
50 X 60cm (20” X 24”).
