Red in Bloom

Red in Bloom

8 x 10

Acrylic on Canvas

"Everyone discusses my art and

pretends to understand,

as if it were necessary to understand,

when it is simply necessary to love."
Claude Monet

Reference photo I took was of a wild patch of flowers in New England.

I loved the bright bold colors and wanted to see if I could capture some of them.

Loved Monet's work of Wild Poppies and

Jeanne-Marguerite Lecadre in the Garden

So I thought I'd try to do the blooms in a

quick impressionistic technique...

not quite like Monet (of course)...lol

but good to practice anyhow!!!

I painted a light blue background color for sky

and added a mass of green along the bottom.

Painted in some trees and added leaves and blooms

by dabbing on a variety of color ontop of background

then added some stems for flowers in a variety of green mixtures.

I could get used to this style of painting!!!

Monet is truly a master, an inspiration

and truly loved!!!

After a bit more of color and value study,

 I'll try and try again!

Check back soon!!!