Description
Title: "Cotton Balls"
A still life of a large arrangement of multi-colored hydrangeas in a vase.
Original (New) - Acrylic on canvas
My art is inspired by both natural and built environments, primarily of the Bay Area where I have resided for 45 years, but also by trips taken to countries in Europe and the Caribbean. My studio is in Mill Valley, California.
My use of color can be traced to years of interior design and color consulting. Observing that many wall paints looked dull and lifeless regardless of hue, I learned that those that seemed rich and complex-as if they glowed from within-were mixed using the full spectrum and without black. To replicate these pleasing and harmonious colors, I use a limited palette comprised of only the three primaries, two secondaries and white, and I mix my own chromatic blacks.
The scenes in my artwork are often desolate, devoid of people, distilled to the essential elements needed to convey a peacefulness that may exist for only a fleeting moment. And in that starkness is a certain drama.
Condition:
Imperfections: No Imperfections
Condition Notes: Original (New) - Mint
Origin:
United States
Materials & Techniques:
Acrylic Paint, Canvas
Details:
Art Subjects: Botanic, Still Life
Country of Origin: United States
Frame Type: Unframed
What type of item is it? Not Used
A still life of a large arrangement of multi-colored hydrangeas in a vase.
Original (New) - Acrylic on canvas
My art is inspired by both natural and built environments, primarily of the Bay Area where I have resided for 45 years, but also by trips taken to countries in Europe and the Caribbean. My studio is in Mill Valley, California.
My use of color can be traced to years of interior design and color consulting. Observing that many wall paints looked dull and lifeless regardless of hue, I learned that those that seemed rich and complex-as if they glowed from within-were mixed using the full spectrum and without black. To replicate these pleasing and harmonious colors, I use a limited palette comprised of only the three primaries, two secondaries and white, and I mix my own chromatic blacks.
The scenes in my artwork are often desolate, devoid of people, distilled to the essential elements needed to convey a peacefulness that may exist for only a fleeting moment. And in that starkness is a certain drama.
Condition:
Imperfections: No Imperfections
Condition Notes: Original (New) - Mint
Origin:
United States
Materials & Techniques:
Acrylic Paint, Canvas
Details:
Art Subjects: Botanic, Still Life
Country of Origin: United States
Frame Type: Unframed
What type of item is it? Not Used
Condition
No Imperfections; Original (New) - Mint
Buyer's Premium
20%
Dimensions
30 x 30 x 0.75 in
"Cotton Balls" Contemporary Impressionist Floral Still Life of Hydrangea Blossoms by Mill Valley Art
Estimate $360-$2,630
Starting Bid
$180
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