Flowers at the cottage(work in progress)
Current version
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 24 inches
Barbara Muir © 2011
Flowers at the cottage(work in progress)
With the coffee cups (now removed)
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 24 inches
Barbara Muir © 2011
Here's the painting I'm working on right now for an
upcoming November show with my friend Gill Cameron.
It's a larger version of yesterday's painting. I am close to
finishing it, with a few details here and there to
decided on.
Since the outset I have tried putting cups
on the table twice. First it was espresso cups, but
they looked silly. So small with the giant bouquet.
Then today I tried coffee cups, but I just could not
get them to do what I was hoping for. In the end
I removed them, and we'll see what tomorrow will
decide. I may just go for a simple shadow, and leave
it. There will be more to come.
The bouquet was from my friend Ken's garden in Pugwash,
Nova Scotia. Ken is one of the best gardeners I've ever
met. He has created three varieties of petunia which are
in every hanging planter I've seen. I even have a planter
with one of his flowers in it, here in Toronto, where it
is extremely popular. He's also a super nice guy. And he
wanders around his garden talking while he picks the blooms
for me. The whole experience is awesome.
Have an enjoying the flowers in your life day.
