"Trilliums"
acrylic
on 8 x 10 canvas board
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I feel so much better because I finally had the opportunity to finish the two paintings I started last week!
I've always loved flowers, and two of my favorite flowers bloom in May here in Wisconsin. Trilliums are wild flowers that grow in shady woodlands. They are called trilliums because the flowers have three petals and three leaves.
"Bleeding Hearts"
acrylic
on 8 x 10 canvas board
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For years I had a bleeding heart plant that bloomed briefly each Spring, but it hasn't come up this year. I'm glad I took pictures of these beautiful flowers last year, because I had a wonderful reference photo to use for this painting.
This is the first time I've painted flowers in acrylic. Several years ago I went through a brief phase where I painted flowers in watercolor at a friend's request. I think I might have to try that again, too, because I found the watercolors easier to work with.
It's amazing how much better I feel when I can create something. Like these paintings, for example. It's as if they were just bursting to get outside of me. I was so uneasy until I could finally work on them, and eventually finish them.
"You need chaos in your soul
to give birth to a dancing star."
~ Nietzsche
~ Nietzsche
