(Almost) Surreal Water Lily Pond
As I looked at this big painting on my wall, I struggled to find a title for it. I kept thinking, "It's huge... It's pretty, maybe too pretty... It's surreal..." Then I wondered if I even knew exactly what surreal meant. The dictionary tells me "...elements in it are combined in a strange way that you would not normally expect, like in a dream." Okay... It's over-sized and over-pretty and over-pink... Perhaps a fairy will pop out of that yellow center when I'm not looking. It would make a very pleasant setting for a dream. So, yeah, I decided it was surreal.
But, then I looked up images of surreal paintings and realized that I might need to put a light bulb on one of the lily pads or a couch in the background or maybe a human figure in place of a petal... yikes!
Here's a picture of my work space during our painting weekend at Welcome Home Retreat. I keep a fairly organized work space when I paint, but I do tend to fill the space I'm given no matter how big it is. 😊
Thanks to Kevin for being our online teacher for this painting.
Oil Painting on 18"x 24" Wrapped Canvas
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Here's a picture of my work space during our painting weekend at Welcome Home Retreat. I keep a fairly organized work space when I paint, but I do tend to fill the space I'm given no matter how big it is. 😊
You could easily put a fairy in the center of that lilly and it would look terrific. Then I think it would be surreal, but not now, maybe if you distorted the lilies? For someone who likes pink this would be perfect and not too over the top. You did a great job using the greens.
ReplyDeleteMaybe YOU could put one of the fairies you've been working on in that big flower! :)
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