Two Orchid Paintings
Cluster of Orchids
Orchids Dancing
Two paintings of flower clusters from a single orchid plant. These were part of an experiment in painting on wood. Small (12 in x 12 in/30.5 cm x 30.5 cm) birch panels were used; paints are Old Holland oil colours.
In the first painting I focused largely on the glow of light across and through the petals. In the second, the emphasis is on the patterns formed by the flowers against a background of wall and table - here abstracted to flat colour and line - and the patterns inherent in the flowers themselves.
Details of Orchid Paintings
Detail from "Cluster of Orchids"
Detail from "Cluster of Orchids"
Painting "Orchids Dancing"
Detail from "Orchids Dancing"
Detail from "Orchids Dancing"
