The Kept Flowers Series : Corolla Set
The Corolla Set, is the second set in the series, in the series
are small works. These are 5" x 5" in size and media is watercolor.
As studies of the subject they are less about composition and more about color
and media. There are six works in this series.
With this post I will add a bit of a conversation as an artist's
statement of sorts.
The lady asked…why do you draw the dried flowers?…they’re old,
have lost their freshness, their scent…and should be discarded.
The artist replied...”Because…these dried flowers are more
special, more significant than a fresh flower. Anyone can give a fresh flower
or receive a fresh flower. But dried flowers are kept…for the sentiment…for the
romance and indeed for the heart. Special they are…preserved and protected by
their keeper. Delicate they are…symbols of love and affection…perhaps even
desire. In this way they are not unlike one’s beloved...and the love shared.
One often seeks to protect…preserve…love. This is difficult…perhaps as
difficult is it is to keep such a flower for a long time. This is not to say
that such is futile…for indeed the more treasured the love…the more delicate
the flower.
She smiled politely. “Yes but love fades.”
The artist smiled. “Perhaps it has for you…perhaps it does for
us all.”
(pause)
Then he asked…“Do you have any dried flowers you have
kept?
Posted On: July 21, 2009
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The Kept Flowers Series : Bridal Set
I wish to introduce a series I have been working on for several years
now. I call it the "Kept Flowers" series. The subjects of these
drawings are the collection of roses I have given my wife over the years. They
have been dried and thus "kept." While these works are sentimental in
subject matter they are also formal explorations of composition, color and
technique.
The first "set," Which I will refer to as the Bridal
Set, is primarily drawings employing contour line and cross - hatching.
Compositionally these works vary. The first is a rendering of a single rose
that is placed centrally on the page. I do not have a satisfactory image of
this drawing to post here. I will try to rectify that. The media of the first set
of drawings is graphite and color pencil on paper. The images above are from
that series and the lower image is a detail of a larger drawing from this first
set of the "Kept Flowers" series.
Posted On: July 21, 2009
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