Switching Media

  

Porcelain Garden

Acrylic

 12 x 16 inches on wood cradled panel

I've used acrylics a great deal in the past and now and then revisiting them.  I used them more for

decorative painting but now and then I come back to trying them out as a fine art medium.  I don't

paint the same way as I would with oils but this time I thought I'd make a concentrated effort to use them this way.  I have a friend who runs a tea room and florist shop so it's always so tempting to

re-arrange her wall of teacups (little works of art on their own) and take pictures.

This will be part of a series.  How many are considered a series?  Hopefully more than three.  Oils

are a pretty strong call for me but acrylics and watercolors give me joy too.

I will be adding a closeup photo later today.

Back tracking...

Before the series of red tulips I had painted more daffodils, one of which I had posted.  This one is 6" x 12" tall.  I guess since I had pointed out how often I liked to use this porcelain rabbit,  I thought I should post this one too.  The sunlight happened to light up this little tableau on my ledge and I reached for my camera.  I'll have to remember to keep some daffodil paintings to light up my desk area in the greyer months of winter.
Every Saturday morning here in town, there is a second hand shop that opens it's doors for two hours from 10:00 a.m. until noon.  I've been going there for years and find the most wonderful things (like this rabbit).  This morning I bought a porcelain cat in a wonderful shade of gray that I'm looking forward to arranging as well as some great baskets and if I don't delay I should be able to collect some peonies to arrange in these baskets before their bloom time is over.  It's hard to keep up with what's blooming, arranging, photographing, filing away for future reference and prepping canvases!