Flowers and Sky by gallimel

2D • Landscape • posted on Jul 20, 2002

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*What is more gentle than a wind in Summer? What is more soothing than the pretty hummer that stays one moment in an open flower, and buzzes cheerily from bower to bower? What is more tranquil than a musk-rose blowing in a green island, far from all men's knowing?* John Keats, from "Sleep and Poetry". ----------------------------------------------- So this is the second painting I did for marriages of friends, inspired by my English trip and by the lecture of Keats' Selected book. This is the part of the poem which has shaped this scene in my mind. It doesn't look British and actually being me a fan of Monet, I suppose it's heavily inspired by a painting of him really famous, with poppies, and mothers and children walking on greengrass,which stays in my living room from a life (a copy, obviously). The technique is the same: pencil and carbon pencil sketch, coloured with all possible stuff (included china this time!) then equalized and sharpened a little bit for being more organic. Again, the size is smaller than the real thing , and to be honest the time I have spent for the flowers and the detailes there made me really simply approaching the sky... I was done by then!!!! :P Have all a great weekend: may Sun shine on you the way it does on this flowered greengrass. --------------------------------------------------

Comments (54)

frogman

10:13AM | Thu, 03 October 2002

Your talents certainly stretch into many areas.....this is very well accomplished...I like it........!!

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clemens-k

4:33AM | Thu, 10 October 2002

outstanding artwork! indeed it remeinds me of monet and other impressionistic painters

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Synapse

6:34PM | Fri, 18 October 2002

England is only foggy when it's foggy. When the sun is shining and the clouds are nowhere to be seen (not quite as often as I'd like but it does happen) it can be as glorious as anywhere else - I should know :-) And about losing the sky, I disagree. I don't follow "rules of thirds" or anything else written down, I just know when something looks right and when it doesn't. What would have looked wrong would be if the sky and land areas were exactly half and half: they are not, there is more land than sky, and so it works.

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SimonKane

11:13AM | Sat, 26 October 2002

This is wonderful.

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Mandos

4:06PM | Mon, 28 October 2002

One of my favourites ^:^ I adore live and vivid colours. I can almost smell that flowers :)

artvan

1:59PM | Wed, 04 December 2002

The contrast between the detail of the lower half and the simplicity of the upper half, in my view, really adds to the image.

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werner1964

2:40AM | Mon, 09 December 2002

What warm colors!!I would like to go into the picture inside.

digitalcaesar

8:54PM | Mon, 10 February 2003

veramente meraviglioso

cockjuice

12:46PM | Thu, 20 February 2003

Once again the Monet look comes through with shining accuracy. Broad strokes achieving such detail, it boggles my mind. The lighting is nailed and the colors are like a dream. Great vibes here, love em.

Tanialmeida

5:53PM | Thu, 20 February 2003

AWESOME! so pure so alive ... how i LOVE this planet ;0]

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coolj001

10:07AM | Mon, 17 March 2003

I like this. This sky is perfect as the rest of the painting.

polyphilo

5:51PM | Mon, 24 March 2003

Aaaah ! A place to rest, to breathe and to touch the living flesh of the countryland...

candygirl1604

2:34PM | Tue, 15 April 2003

you chose a beautiful plane, I can smell the field and listen to the wind that moves the plants, the colors contrast wonderfully, excellent work:)

Ste73

11:33AM | Fri, 02 May 2003

beautiful flowers....:)

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redawg2

9:31PM | Thu, 08 May 2003

Wonderful!A holiday amongst the flowers, Keats under one arm, Monet as a companion!A delightful trio!But are we in England or France!Never mind!Just look at that beautiful sky!

bleachfix

8:28PM | Mon, 12 May 2003

I see an angel to the left of me dancing in the vibrant sky blue!! Tip my hat to ya Meli [];^0

araffaell

10:37AM | Fri, 25 July 2003

Lovely

KatiaVilloresi

3:01AM | Thu, 31 July 2003

tu chiamale se vuoi, emozioni...

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