Rosemary Lewis
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Painting 39 : 26/02/2019 Primroses in a blue jug

26/2/2019

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Realist still life  Oil painting primroses in a blue jug
Oil painting on panel 16x11"
Here’s what I’ve been working on for the last couple of mornings. Its on a much larger panel than I usually use (16x11”) and its a bit experimental- placing the brightly lit primroses really close to the edge of the panel with the rest of the panel filled with the darkness behind. I wanted to see how far  I could push the primroses to the edge of the composition and still get the picture to work. The photo has lost some of the detail in the darks and lights,  but in the painting it seems that the diagonal line of the cast shadow balances the primroses.  I think the effect is quite dramatic, highlighting both the fragility of the flowers and the brightness of their petals in the light. I’m going to try out some more flowers on larger panels like this.
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    I am a realist painter, working in oils, painting landscape and still life. 
    ​Based in Twickenham, London, UK. 
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