Marbled Flowers

Marbled Flowers
Originally uploaded by diannna-art
4x6 canvas panel
and two art cards.

All three used titanium white, dioxazine purple and quinacridone magenta. All three were created at the same time, while I was thinking of flowers that have bloomed in my back yard in New York. But, I feel they each have their own personality. This photo was taken just for the fun of seeing them compared next to each other.

ACEO: Marbled Flowers II. Painted July 23, 2010

ACEO: Marbled Flowers II
Originally uploaded by diannna-art
Acrylic paint on 2 1/2 x 3 1/2,
110# Canson Acid Free acrylic paper.

Using the same colors as the 4x6 Marbled Flowers, I created this and one other art card at the same time. Tying this piece with the others, I used the same patting movement to keep the texture. However, I focused more on a twilight feeling.. I was thinking of the flowers that bloom in the evening. Every once in a while, I have seen moonlight catch a shy flower in bloom in the middle of the night. If such flowers were turned into marble, it might look like this painting.

ACEO: Marbled Flowers I. Painted July 23, 2010

ACEO: Marbled Flowers I
Originally uploaded by diannna-art
Acrylic paint on 2 1/2 x 3 1/2,
110# Canson Acid Free acrylic paper.

Using the same colors as the 4x6 Marbled Flowers, I created this and one other art card at the same time. Playing with texture and trying not to let the colors blend too much, this piece feels like a bold bouquet of just three flowers, marbleized.

4x6: Marbled Flowers. Painted July 23, 2010

4x6: Marbled Flowers
Originally uploaded by diannna-art
Acrylic paint on 4 x 6,
gesso-primed canvas panel.

I missed painting, but things kept me away for a while. I missed the sensation of moving paint to produce an image, emotion or daydream from my mind. Since a large project was finally completed.. I have time again.

I was going to use one of my stretch canvases, but my mother pointed out my stash of small canvas boards. So I ended up using one of those. I used titanium white as a base and let it dry for a while. If canvas was a waffle and paint was syrup.. I liked to fill all the valleys with syrup if I can.

Once the base coat was dry I added dioxazine purple and covered the canvas again, before adding quinacridone magenta to the still wet paint. Instead of paint brushes, I used scrap glossy paper used a motion that reminded me of spackling which was fun. Then I used the same paper to pat at the surface, creating the texture. I kept adding small blobs of paint to move color where I wanted it. I chose the purple and magenta, because they remind me of flowers that used to be in my backyard. The touch of white was to add a bit more contrast. When I patted in the white, I felt that it added to the flower feeling I was going for.

When trying to decide on a final title for this piece, I showed my mother and she told me it looked more like marble to her, than flowers. So I decided on Marbled Flowers.