NEW PAINTING Hibiscus

 

Hibiscus, 23x30, acrylic on flat panel, $1300 plus s&h. Link to purchase is below and questions can always come to me.

This painting was stubborn (which is entirely on brand for a Shetland Pony).   She showed up back in May as a demonstration piece for my online classroom. During the demo she grew wings, and during subsequent paint sessions I got so hung up on the idea of Pegasus that I stopped listening to the painting. As a result, the piece was overworked and boring. Ultimately I stripped her of her wings and set her on the shelf. I bemoaned the loss of her spark while she oversaw what played out on my easel for three months. Yesterday I decided to give her another try. The stars were aligned properly or maybe it was just that she was waiting for the hibiscus to be fully in bloom. Whatever it was, the magic came back over the course of the painting session.  I brought some of what I learned in my summer workshop to play - thick, painterly marks, broken and blurred shapes, and nuance in the surface sheen (from matte to glossy). The painting also has my traditional historied layers, transparent marks and pencil lines paired with dynamic color passages. You can see Hibiscus in greater detail here, view her up close (you'll get a better sense of the paint quality) and in a room setting, and find a link to purchase. Let me know if you would like a payment plan (30% non refundable deposit with the balance plus s&h paid off within a year) - those are set up on an individual basis and not processed through my website. Thanks so much for your interest in my artwork, All my best, warmly, Kim