Diane Hoeptner: Alstromerias

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Thursday, February 18, 2010

Before and After Alstromerias floral still life

Blue Noel 8" x 10" Oil on Board $245.
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I evened out the reds on these alstromerias and popped out the bud a bit by brightening the highlite there. The original photo was shot when the painting was still very wet... This new photo shows less glare and is more accurate. I originally blogged about the painting, here.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Bunny & Bouquet the "cute culture"

Bunny & Bouquet 14" x 14" Oil on Board

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Tracy Clark-Flory wrote an interesting article about people's fascination with all things "cute" on Salon.com. She quoted a Vanity Fair article by Jim Windolf that theorized our need to laugh and swoon over cute kitties and babies is our reaction against "war, economic breakdown, and more Wi-Fi." According to him we're "a nation in need of a hug, a Snickers, and the nucleus-accumbens squirt provoked by baby-animal photos." I don't know why this painting hits the spot for me but it does. A silly porcelain bunny inserts itself in front of a bouquet of flowers. Am I painting something "cute" to make myself feel better? Maybe. I just know it gave me a chuckle and I'll probably do a few more.

Friday, December 4, 2009

Blue Noel Floral Red Flower Painting

Blue Noel 8" x 10" Oil on Board N/A
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Diane@DianeHoeptner.com

I complained about how difficult it is to paint this type of flower a few weeks ago... But I've been wanting to try a bleeding red on gray color combo and these alstromerias were perfect. Will definitely follow with more exploration on this as time permits. This painting is better in life.