Farmer's Market Bouquet empty a symbol of beauty

a symbol of beauty

24x24” Original oil painting on canvas

Giclée Print on FSC certified Hahnemule Agave 290gsm

Collage of found materials on paper

Calligraphic interpretation of iron rod

Farmer's Market Bouquet empty a symbol of beautyLast summer I bought this bouquet at a Farmer's Market. The luscious hot pink gladiolas were daring me to paint them. I put the bouquet in a cut glass vase I recently inherited from my mother. I did a pencil sketch from life first, and then decided to photograph the flowers and work from that image for the painting. I enlarged the details in my photo to capture the colors that show space and light.