THIS ORCHID WILL BLOOM FOR CENTURIES

...pondering proportion...pushing it this way and that

 

One of my recent orchid painting patron collectors said, "Mimi, your orchids are so...so...feminine...I love them!"

 

Ah yes...feminine...yes...and you know what else?  They like to play the room solo.  

 

Even when painted in a small group, one will stand out... facing the viewer boldly face on...no shy turning to the side...and they stand without florists' spikes!

 

Another thing, purposely painted out of proportion to the planter or pot.  No 1:1.5 rule here.  You know...the flowers should be smaller than the vase...blah...blah...blah.  Unrealistic?  Perhaps, but who cares...

 

....And you know another "local trend / preference" not followed?  NO paaaainterly either!!!   ...and NO filling the entire canvas within an inch of its life with ancillary subject matter!  I would be a nervous wreck if I painted "noisy" paintings...I need to try to paint quiet, uncomplicated canvases... 

 

I feel, as time goes by...most of my paintings may become more...well...quiet...

...shall revisit this at a later date...

 

...this oil on canvas orchid will bloom for centuries...

 

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