Tuesday, March 1, 2011

A Box of Spring

I found these beautiful red blossoms at the florist's and rushed them home to paint their portrait.  They had an interesting name and I saved the little description of them but, alas, it has been filed away beyond my reach.  However, the title, "A Box of Spring," reflects their confinement in a brown cardboard box, where they were for the duration of the painting.  I shone a spotlight on them and tried to show how wonderfully the cool of the light and the warm shadows of the box played with each other.  They are in a little fishbowl that used to have Siamese Fighting Fish in it, but now it holds these symbols of peace.
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2 comments:

  1. Kelley Carey MacDonaldMarch 22, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    Are they Lenten Roses? I've only heard of them from Southern painters, so I looked them up and they look like this! This is just gorgeous - I love your figures, too!

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  2. Kim CarltonMarch 22, 2011 at 11:51 PM

    Kelley, I've never heard of Lenten Roses! I just looked them up they very well might be, but they were sold under the official botanical name. If I find the tag, I'll send you the name. Thank you for your very kind words :-)

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