“Jasmine bloom in the garden.”
There are around 200 species of Jasmine in the world. All of them with beautiful white flowers, many being lovely scented. Every year, end of May up to beginning of June, the Jasmine bush in our garden is in bloom for couple of weeks. Beautiful. And this year, even more flowers than usual. Hence, I decided to do a painting.
I painted it alla prima, over few hours, I used reduced palette and no medium, just turps. I experimented with the sky, applying more energetic brush strokes trying to depict the rapid changes in the sky. I kept the foreground dark, because it was in shade at the beginning of the paint.
So, here it is:
“Jasmine bloom in the garden.”
Oil on linen.
40 X 50cm (16” X 20”).
