1021 Does It Spark Joy?

 

My new teapot makes a repeat appearance !  This set up took forever to compose with too many different characters auditioning for supporting actor.  Sometimes the composition is the most difficult aspect of the painting.  

Did you make the connection between the title and the book that is featured?  It is Marie Kondo's book, the life-changing magic of tidying up.    Marie would have a field day in my studio.

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/1021-does-it-spark-joy/869188

968 When Life Gives You Lemons

It was really fun to make this painting, and took quite awhile to plan and execute.  The vase is one of my favorites--in case you didn't guess, black and white is my favorite color combinations.  I really enjoyed painting the lemons, but not the teapot which has a very matte finish.  The background is my favorite part.  In my still life, it was one of my scarves, but I carved a potato and used it to print the circles.

What do you do when life gives you lemons?

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/968-when-life-gives-you-lemons/801445

960 Forget-Me-Not

I love the color blue and so when I "saw" the teapot in the paint splotch, I jumped on the opportunity to feature this cool and calming section of the color wheel.  There are very few truly blue flowers, and they are some of my favorites.  Forget-Me-Nots are the sweetest little plants, Brunnerra's flowers are very much like Forget-Me-Nots but have much larger leaves, and of course Delphinium, which I have not had luck in growing.  As an artist, I'm allowed to create my own blue flowers.  So there.

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/960-forget-me-not/798805