Saturday, April 16, 2011

Early Spring Bunch

"Early Spring Bunch"
14x11 oil on linen panel

It's been a busy couple of weeks in and around the studio!  Since my last post, I've taught several classes and have been painting as much as possible in between.  Last weekend I was down in Zumbrota Minnesota at Crossings Art Center teaching a 2 day color temperature workshop using the still life as our resource to study from.  It was seriously a dedicated group of painters.  I've said it before, and I'm sure will say it again, but it's SO inspiring and rewarding to work with such great people and also to watch their growth and discoveries with their painting!  We painted from fresh flower arrangements like this one I painted here.  Only this piece I did at my studio a couple of days before the workshop to get my head where it needed to be.  (I also did a full demo at the workshop that I will post later.)  
Hope you enjoy the piece!  

11 comments:

F. Serrano said...

Gorgeous Kami!

Kami Mendlik said...

Thanks Frank!

Unknown said...

Stunning Kami! Rich colors, soft edges and background. Wow!

Kami Mendlik said...

thank you Joy! I love paintings floral arrangements. How can you not be happy with flowers and all that color! :)

Judy P. said...

Beautiful, and it brings me back to the still life class, where you broke down your process. I'm still digesting it!

jesusest@gmail.com said...

Good painting Kami, I have been looking at it for a couples of days, and it got quite a catch, harmony in colors. very good. Cheers.

Kami Mendlik said...

thanks so much Judy and Jesus. :) It feels really good to paint colors like that this time of year! I'm ready for some green outside! Happy Painting to both of you and thanks so much for checking in

Jala Pfaff said...

What a luscious painting.

Marian Fortunati said...

WOW... You really are amazing. This still life if stunning!
Love your second in a series as well...... (on the next post).
You plan is to put them together?? Hmmmmmm Framed separately but hung together or it depends upon who buys them or ????

Kami Mendlik said...

thanks so much Marian and Jala!

Kami Mendlik said...

thanks so much Marian and Jala!