Artist Interviews with Diane Emerson
Read the latest Exhibition winners stories.
Read the latest Exhibition winners stories.
Diane Emerson
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The Art of the Flower
Exhibition Winners Interviews
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Orchid - Patricia Walkar
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Patricia Walker
First Place for “Orchid” Painting on silk collage. “Orchid” was inspired by a series of photographs that Patricia took at Longwood Gardens. The variety and intensity of color and form of these flowers was so exciting to Patricia that she decided to do a series of four orchid paintings. This is the first one. The painting is a collage of two silk paintings on two different types of silk. |
Each Painting was completed as an individual piece. Patricia was intuitively inspired to choose the size of the painting and let the image decide how it wanted to be portrayed. After cutting the silk and mounting it, she drew a loose outline of the flower with melted wax using a tool called a jtanting (pronounced jan ting). Next, she used dyes to paint the image.
The wax was ironed away before the painting was rolled up and suspended in a steamer. It steamed for about 4 hours. She repeated this process for each of the paintings in this collage. Finally, the paintings were mounted together thus allowing the images to show through each other and give a three-dimensional effect.
This is an entirely new way of creating for Patricia. She credits her Creative Prayer ”Please give me an idea” for her discovery. Patricia likes to do this when she’s looking for inspiration.
At the time she was creating a lot of abstracts and getting ready for a show. That is when the idea came to her to use two different types of silk and repeat the flower design differently on each layer and put them together to create a totally new image. Upon doing this her colors changed, new shapes emerged and it was magic. The final image is always a surprise.
Congratulations Patricia!
The wax was ironed away before the painting was rolled up and suspended in a steamer. It steamed for about 4 hours. She repeated this process for each of the paintings in this collage. Finally, the paintings were mounted together thus allowing the images to show through each other and give a three-dimensional effect.
This is an entirely new way of creating for Patricia. She credits her Creative Prayer ”Please give me an idea” for her discovery. Patricia likes to do this when she’s looking for inspiration.
At the time she was creating a lot of abstracts and getting ready for a show. That is when the idea came to her to use two different types of silk and repeat the flower design differently on each layer and put them together to create a totally new image. Upon doing this her colors changed, new shapes emerged and it was magic. The final image is always a surprise.
Congratulations Patricia!
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Geisha With Flowers - Larry Chestnuet
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Larry Chestnut
Second Place Award “Geisha with Flowers” Oil Painting The artist uses a technique called alla prima: A wet on wet, direct style of painting. Larry contributes his inspiration to the work of artist and friend Liz Ruggles, an extraordinary alla prima painter who unfortunately is no longer with us. Larry likes to include objects that grab his attention. He has a particular antique store he likes to visit and this is where the Geisha statue caught his eye. |
This oil painting is one in a series of four Geisha themed paintings.
This particular painting is of a still life which is a grouping or arrangement of objects.
Larry spends about the same amount of time arranging the objects in his still lifes as he does painting them. He works fast and likes to finish his paintings in one session so as not to ruin the work flow.
This painting took about 7 hours. Three hours were spent on the layout alone. The artist shared that capturing a single petal in a single stroke and then repeating that process to create the entire flower is very challenging. Certainly, a technique that requires a great deal of thought and practice.
Congratulations Larry!
This particular painting is of a still life which is a grouping or arrangement of objects.
Larry spends about the same amount of time arranging the objects in his still lifes as he does painting them. He works fast and likes to finish his paintings in one session so as not to ruin the work flow.
This painting took about 7 hours. Three hours were spent on the layout alone. The artist shared that capturing a single petal in a single stroke and then repeating that process to create the entire flower is very challenging. Certainly, a technique that requires a great deal of thought and practice.
Congratulations Larry!
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 Floral Study - Barbara March
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Barbara March
Third Place for “Floral Study” Mixed media Floral Study was done on Yupo paper which has a very shiny smooth surface. Barbara altered the surface by applying rice paper with mat medium over the painted Yupo. This produces an interesting texture and allows some of the underpainting to come through. When dry, the artist began painting a vase of flowers from her imagination, using watercolor, inks and fluid acrylics. |
Some wet into wet and wet into dry applications were used. The finished piece was achieved with many layers of all three mediums. Barbara likes to incorporate a linear still life type application to her florals. Her artwork takes a great deal of time and thought as she spends more time thinking about what she’s going to paint than actually painting.
Sometimes she sets the work aside for a while and comes back to it later. Barbara also likes the ability to change things up as she works. “Create and Destroy” so to speak. Every time she changes something, she ends up with something she likes better.
Anything can be corrected and adjusted. This is where thought, patience and perseverance come into play. Never give up! The artist is inspired by visiting various exhibitions either in person or on line
Congratulations Barbara!
Sometimes she sets the work aside for a while and comes back to it later. Barbara also likes the ability to change things up as she works. “Create and Destroy” so to speak. Every time she changes something, she ends up with something she likes better.
Anything can be corrected and adjusted. This is where thought, patience and perseverance come into play. Never give up! The artist is inspired by visiting various exhibitions either in person or on line
Congratulations Barbara!
