Every year I paint at least one or two still life paintings with lilacs while they are in bloom. "Jugs with Lilacs" incorporates three antique jugs given to me by a friend recently, and the setting is my pantry counter. The light has not been very cooperative since I began this painting several days ago... we've had alot of rain and clouds, not the bright light coming across the counter which inspired this setting. Of course, the original lilacs I cut have since passed, so I'm having to rely on photographs and newly cut lilacs which are considerably lighter in color than the original lilacs. This french lilac begins as a deep burgundy/magenta color and fades to more of a lavender as the blossoms age. This is a challenge! I also began a second painting of lilacs on my kitchen windowsill.... those lilacs have also passed.
The painting "Spring Light on Whitford Street" was completed over the weekend and accepted into a juried exhibition entitled "A Sense of Place" at Sylvan Gallery in Clinton, CT (May 30th - June 28th).
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