Garden at the Hotel Baudy

Garden at the Hotel Baudy

12 x 16 Oil Painting

by Pat Fiorello

$650

This painting was inspired by garden roses I had seen growing in the garden of the historic Hotel Baudy in Giverny France. The hotel is not far from Monet's Garden. The Baudy is now a restaurant, but in the heyday of the impressionist movement, many artists, not only Monet, were drawn to Giverny to paint. Back then the Hotel Baudy  started as a shop, but was converted to a hotel. It was a place where artists might stay overnight. Madame Baudy even built a small studio in the back which still stands there surrounded by beautiful gardens.

To learn about this historic place more click here.

I know the reference photo was taken there because I recognize the distinctive chairs they have in front of the studio (see a piece of the green chair in lower right corner of the bottom photo).

I didn't want to make the flowers quite as pink as the original photo, but was more interested in getting a feeling of being right up close to the garden to you could touch and smell the roses and also to have a feeling of sunlight on the flowers. I cropped in quite a bit, selecting which groupings of flowers I wanted to focus in on.

I usually take photos of my finished paintings outside in daylight. With the dark background and wet canvas there is a bit of glare on the photo of the canvas.  

While I was outside for the photo,  I placed this painting near some foliage to see how true it felt to the feeling of a garden in sun and was pleased that the foliage colors rang true.

Petite Roses

Petite Roses
8 x 10 Oil Painting
by Pat Fiorello
 $300

 

Came across a charming little pot of tiny roses at Trader Joes last week. I couldn't resist them so they were coming home with me! Decided to paint them leaving out the pot and imagining how they might have been still growing in the garden.

Cloisters Garden Study

Cloisters Garden Study
8 x 10 Oil Painting
by Pat Fiorello
$300

 

 Have a scene from a garden Italy that I've always liked. Did a small study here to test it out and see what I might want to emphasize or change if I scale it up to a larger painting. Had to greatly simplify the reference photo to get it even to this stage.

Summer in New York

Summer in New York
8 x 10 oil painting
 by Pat Fiorello
 $300

 

Inspired by some of the beautiful roses I saw during a visit to the New York Botanical Garden last summer. They have an absolutely exquisite collection of roses in all colors, shapes and sizes. A feast for the eyes.