Curly Kale Hidden Leaf

Curly Kale Hidden Leaf

8x10 Mixed Media 

This study of kale leaves focuses on the tender hidden leaves shaded away from the everyday passerby. I especially liked this choice as it reminded me of the storybook illustrators of the golden age of storybook illustrations. Kay Neilsen, Maxfield Parrish are two of my favorites. One could almost picture a gnome stepping out from the shadows with some special treasure he found on the  forest floor. 

 I composed this painting so the direction of the leaves would control the viewer's eye and draw the viewer  into the vortex of the painting. The light and dark contrasts are also intended to achieve this. Thanks for viewing my blog. If you are interested in purchasing this painting please contact me.

Banana Peppers

Banana Peppers is the next painting in my continuing series focusing on the beautiful summer vegetables and all their incredible nuances in color and reflection. I arranged the peppers in several different compositions then finally settled on the vortex arrangement. This is the compositional arrangement the great JMW Turner  spent years experimenting with. The idea is to pull the eye into the painting which continues to move around in a circular motion.
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