Showing posts with label flower vase. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flower vase. Show all posts

Friday, July 1, 2011

"Little Brown Vase"

Oil on Gessobord, 11"x14"
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Sometimes, setting up subject matter to paint is more difficult than painting. In the studio, we juggle with the objects and try to come up with a worthy setting to paint. Often times it's a hit and miss. But the spotlight is always a lifesaver. It can suddenly bring the setting to life and create a dramatic effect. The kind of the light gives a particular temperature to the setting, ranging from cool to warm. The table cloth and the material in the background make a big difference, too.
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Six of my small paintings, mostly abstract, have be chosen to the 
West Valley Arts Council Mini Miniatures Show 
located at The Citadelle plaza at 19420 N. 59th Ave. Suite #A104, Glendale, AZ 85308
The exhibition will go from July 8th till August 10th.
 The opening artists reception is on July 8th from 6 to 8 PM.
Please stop by to see my work and many other wonderful artists work.
The artwork will be for sale, too.

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To see more of my paintings, please visit my web site.
If you're interested to write,  my email is here.

Friday, April 22, 2011

Yellow Roses In Vase


Oil on Telati Board, 11x14

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There are times when we are stuck in a not-so-good spot to paint a live model, we have to be more inventive and selective to move object(s) around in our mind for better composition. In this painting, I was looking at three objects evenly spaced with no overlapping whatsoever. I elected to paint the vase with roses and a little brown bottle next to it. Bad choice! I forgot about the magic of threesomes (or odd numbers). 

So, I took out the little bottles and in its place I put a rose petal, instead. I think it worked better.