Peony Bouquet in Folk Art Vase on Pink Fauvist Painting

Description

A bouquet of early spring peonies features in this gouache painting on cradled wood board. The background is a soft … more A bouquet of early spring peonies features in this gouache painting on cradled wood board. The background is a soft pink with hints of salmon and coral while the vase is a punchy crimson dotted with blue, white, and gold patterning. A traditional floral still life, reimagined in modern maximalist colors, this painting celebrates the lush glory of early spring flowers. The peony flowers are painted at the stage of opening where they are just almost too loose, too lush, too blowsy but through painting, one might stave off the inevitable loss of these precious blossoms themselves. The flower heads are red, pink, and orange. They are surrounded by a riot of leaves in a variety of greens as well as branches of little blue blossoms or berries. less