Every time we go to our family farm in Alabama, I take dozens of pictures...or more! There is something about the atmosphere and the subject matter that scream to become a painting!
This is one of those!
This one definitely turned out to be a time consuming labor of love. This Oakleaf Hydrangea was blooming profusely when I took many pictures and many angles. Shortly afterwards in my studio, I chose my favorite angles and decided to include the window shutters of Grandma's house. That seemed to personalize it beautifully.
I worked on the painting on and off for a couple of months. When it finally began to take shape and I decided I liked it, I trudged ahead to complete it...petal by petal, leaf by leaf, brick by brick.
When the painting was completed, I had it framed and entered it in the Georgia Watercolor Society Membership Summer Showcase and it was accepted by the juror!
Shortly thereafter, it was juried into the Atlanta Artist Center Gallery Show and won a second place award. It was exhibited again at AAC in the Winner's Circle Exhibition. And it was there at the reception that a lovely art collector purchased Grandma's Oakleaf!
It now hangs in her Sandy Springs home. She told me the reason she loved it was because it reminds her of her grandmother's house. She couldn't believe the title I had given it! Yes, very personalized!
Although the original painting has been sold, prints are available. You can contact me through my email... carolepoolegallery@gmail.com .... or message me through my Etsy Shop ... https://www.etsy.com/shop/carolepoolegallery
Thanks for visiting! Come back next Wednesday for another painting process and story!
Carole
This is so beautiful! I think it is my favorite one of yours that I have seen!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Fran. And thanks for following! You're the first one!
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