Monet's Garden

Monet's Garden
8 x 8 Oil Painting
by Pat Fiorello

 

A moment from my recent trip to Giverny, France. Looking thru the garden to Monet's house in the distance.

Wisteria Bridge, Monet's Garden

Wisteria Bridge
8 x 10 Oil Painting
by Pat Fiorello
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Revisiting some favorite images from Monet's Garden for my upcoming show in France next month.

Orange, Yellow, Blue

Orange, Yellow, Blue
12 x 12 Oil Painting
by Pat Fiorello

 

Bought some zinnias and ranunculus a few weeks back. I was looking for yellow and orange flowers to contrast with the blue in one of my favorite vases (you have probably seen it appear in previous paintings and I'm sure it will show up in more to come).  I had started this painting back then, but then had to put it aside for several commissions on tight deadlines, so thought today might be the day to revisit it. The background is not quite as vibrant as it appears on screen- a bit more of a pale yellow ochre.

A Moment

A Moment
9 x 12 Oil Painting
by Pat Fiorello
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The inspiration for this paintings was a brief moment when this vase of hydrangeas was clipped by sunlight.

During the month of September, while I am participating in the "30 in 30" challenge, I will be offering a number of smaller works on auction at DPW at substantially reduced starting bids. So if you have secretly wanted to own one of my paintings or find something that you fall in love with and makes you smile, now's a great time to make a bid.  Just click on the box under the painting to bid.

Pink Whispers Revisited

Pink Whispers Revisited
8 x 10 Oil Painting
By Pat Fiorello

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I had done this painting awhile back and saw opportunities to further enhance it's vibrancy and luminosity, so I painted over the base that was there and exaggerated the light even more to add more life and drama.

White Blossoms

White Blossoms
 8 x 10 Oil Painting
by Pat Fiorello
$300

 

Today is September 1.  I decided to join in the September "30 in 30" challenge inspired by Artists Helping Artists to get back to a consistent rhythm of painting after a summer filled with lots of travel, commission projects, reorganizing my studio and other breaks to my more typical daily/weekly schedule. The challenge is not meant to be a rigid constraint of having to produce 30 paintings in a month, but more of a supportive encouragement to be painting in the studio each day. So don't know what the outcome will be, but willing to take on committing to some painting time each day for the next 30 days and see where that leads.

For this painting, there were no actual white blossoms, or even a photo but this was loosely inspired by my last painting of the garden roses, just chose to paint them white instead of the peachy color they actually were. Also after working on a much larger canvas, decided to go smaller and a much closer in view with just a suggestion of the vase.