Over
the years I have equally enjoyed making oil paintings of landscapes and
still-lifes and watercolors of floral subjects. Looking at the images
in this newsletter, you can see that I paint in different styles for the
different media. Not only our my styles of painting different, the
works are different in intent. The oil paintings, to me, our objects not
images. They are each a unique vessel that receives my energy and
perception and are then deepened through your experience of them. The
botanical watercolors have always been paintings that have been
associated, for me, with teaching people how to paint and art prints
that are created for the Minnesota State Horticultural Society. They are
a more community and genre driven art than my oil paintings. So, for
me, in many ways, they are serious paintings that are more flexible in
terms of being open for a variety of formats. To this end, I have
created a separate website for my botanical paintings that will provide
an opportunity to buy prints and select products with the images on
them.
Currently, fine art prints, greeting cards, mugs and buttons are available. Oh, those buttons - I have been doing those for years and now you can buy them straight from my website. If interested in a print, you can see a preview of the print on a wall of a color of your choosing. The print, framed or matted, will appear in proportion to its surrounding furniture, etc. It is really handy in helping determine if the work will look good in a room like yours.
In the coming months, I will be adding flower paintings and
new products. I'm very excited about this development and feel it can
be a consistent way for people to engage with my botanical work.
Link: flowerartgallery.com
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