Last painting of 2013 and thinking of Olympia

Here we are again, at the end of another year. Last year ended with a disastrous art adventure in Vegas and a really bad painting. This year ended on a sweeter note with a neat little painting and a new appreciation for flower painters.....tricky little buggers. Good painting lessons tho. I  definitely want more exploration of this subject especially when it comes to light and transparency. How it might turn out in my future work is a mystery....perhaps I'll do my version of Edouard Manet's "Olympia" and surround her in flowers....perhaps not!

Olympia by Edouard Manet 51x74.8 oil on canvas 1863

MY LAST PAINTING OF 2013

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#880 Peonies 20x20 oil on linen (12-30-13)

Later....