Another interpretation

Usually I work completely from compositions that I carefully arrange and photograph. I then work from a print of the photograph, I find this process gives me a sense of removal from the original subject and stops me from painting it too carefully or literally. Thus it allows me to be more creative with greater ease (You can read more about this process in older blog posts). Very, very occasionally I choose to paint a subject that has been created whole heatedly from my imagination. This is very rare, and in these instances I use reference material for the subjects themselves, but the composition and lighting will be created from my mind.

For these paintings below however, I did something a little different. I photographed a new arrangement of flowers in a vase (Irises), I then took compositions and subjects from old paintings and worked my new flowers into these designs with fresh colors, these are the results of this process -

 Irises with Papaya and Kiwi

Size 48X23            Acrylic on board

 

The original painting that the composition and some objects were taken from.

 Blue Iris on blue

Size 36X24          Acrylic on board

The original painting that the composition and some objects were taken from.

Working in this method, gave me a fresh perspective and challenge within the painting. The painting subject thus provide some familiarity and answers but also yielded uncharted ground and fresh challenges.