"After The Rain 2"

Category:: Sold Work
Materials:: Encaustic ( beeswax and oils) on panel
Price:: $895.00
Description:: The Peonies were heavy with rain from the previous night but fragrant and lovely. They would not last. The painting is 20"H x 24" W.

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I confess that I wanted to cut the Peonies and gather them into my studio. However, I am too much of a gardner and they looked so beautiful where they were. So I didn't. The next day, I bought some at the Granville Island Farmer's Market and brought them to the studio to paint.

This is a diptych measuring 24" H x 44" W

The Ponies were still there in the evening when I returned. Now, their heads were relieved of the weight of the rain water and a short burst of sun had them more fragrant than morning. I imagined them in a vase. The painting is 24"H x 24" W

The Peonies were heavy with rain from the previous night but fragrant and lovely. They would not last. The painting is 20"H x 24" W.

Last summer, suddenly there were these gorgeous Peonies in the garden. The next day I came to photograph them but it had rained heavily during the night and the heads were bent under the weight but the colours were even better. I could just see them, painted in drippy encaustic. I took many photographs because I knew the blossoms would not last very long, certainly not long enough to paint. These are the paintings done in the studio based on the photographs. This painting, a diptych, is 16"H x 36" W

From the Valley Fire series. Two panels 8"x 10" total...a diptych.

A detail from Careless and Lavish

Peonies after the rain. One panel of 24" x 30"

A detail of Valley Fire 4

A triptych of 10' x 26". Three panels of fire red poppies.

A detail of Coquihalla High

Skimming across the landscape at the top of the Coquihalla Highway. The fireweed is tall.

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"After The Rain 2"