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More Sunflowers? Why, yes!

sunflowers watercolor and ink illustration

7×9″ Ink and watercolor on paper. Painted this early in the morning, between the baby still sleeping and Elijah watching cartoons. Rare minutes of peace :)

 

There is something about compositions with two objects that intrigues me. I’m sure at some point in my art or design education, I was taught to not put two of the same thing together – something about symmetry and boredom and lack of focus. And yet I keep painting these pairs. Maybe I like the challenge of breaking a rule and attempting to make it not boring. Maybe having two objects gives the image a kind of a tension, charge, energy, as the shapes pull in different directions and vie for attention. What do you think?

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2 Comments

  1. Sheila says:

    People prefer pairs. I think women especially. In Feng Shui pairs hold great meaning. Companionship and bonding, love and romance.

    Your painting is perfectly pleasing!

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