“Vincent and the jasmine bloom.”
The lovely jasmine shrub is still in bloom, after few weeks. Beautiful white scented flowers ... I just couldn’t resist. I had to paint it again. This time I cropped the composition to capture more of the shrub and less of anything else. I even decided to do the background loose, more like suggestions that something happens there.
I painted it alla prima, over two sessions, painting on gesso board I used a reduced palette, comparing to my usual one and again no medium, just some turps.
As I was finishing the painting, Vincent the cat came by and sat for a while on the round table in the garden. Hence, I decided to add him into the painting. And this is how the painting become Vincent with the jasmine instead of just the jasmine as my original intention. I painted the cat rather impressionistic, partly because of wet on wet technique and thick paint already on the board.
So, here it is:
“Vincent and the jasmine bloom.”
Oil on board.
30 X 40cm (12” X 16”)
