1252. Personality Plus

 

This painting and the one prior, 1251. Bright Spot were both inspired by the same photos of a bouquet my husband recently bought.  I like this interpretation more and hope to continue on this path.  

My natural method is to paint what I see realistically (a "police report").   But I want to paint a "poem."  I think this is a little closer, somewhere between complete whimsy and realism.  

"Police report/poem" analogy courtesy of Chicago artist, Steve Puttrich.

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/1252-personality-plus/1140967

1251. Bright Spot

 My husband recently bought an unusual bouquet of flowers for me.  The sunflowers were picked early and hadn't unfurled.  It was really challenging to represent them, and I wasn't successful, so I pretended they were open.  I was trying to loosen up, but the more time I spent, the fussier I got.  The title refers to the flowers, not the painting!  (smile)

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/1251--bright-spot/1140507

1250. Untitled

This painting is about the war in Gaza.  I've sat with it for many, many days, staring at my computer screen to try to come up with two things---  one, a title; and two, courage to post.  I have never entered politics or world events to my social media, but the "situation" in Gaza is always on my mind, and disturbingly so.  There are no words that adequately describe the cruelty of this war, hence "untitled."  

Art is a wonderful vehicle for expression.  This pain and emotion has to go somewhere or else it destroys, so I'm attempting to get it out with paint.  I hope you will respect that.

(Can't decide which orientation I like better.)

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/1250--untitled/1140088

 

1249. Through It All

 

The last four months have been very challenging for our family, filled with great worry and grief.  Through it all, this painting sat in my studio in a frozen state while I paused my painting practice, there for me to analyze what it needed to become--- something I could be happy with and proud of.  So many times I came close to painting over it.  Now that we are on our way and much improved,  it was time to finally devote energy to finish it..  

It started out as a very different painting with an abundance of apricot and peach colored roses, but it soon evolved into a still life of cheerfully colored flowers like those I have grown and nurtured in my rooftop garden.  It reminds me that nurturing my family and myself through the last few months has brought me to now---the time to bloom and get on with life. 

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/1249-through-it-all/1137999 

1248. Hind Rajab

 Perhaps you have seen pictures of this beautiful 6 year old girl who was killed in the war in Gaza. Her story is just one of 40,000+ horrific stories.   Hind and her family were traveling by car when their vehicle was bombed.  Hind initially survived and called for help, frightened and trapped.  She was on the phone for three hours with the dispatcher at the Red Crescent Society, begging for help.  An ambulance was deployed with approval from Israel's authorities and a map describing the route to the car, but the two paramedics were killed and never made it to Hind.  She died after 3 hours.   It took 12 days---read that again, 12 days---before paramedics and her family were allowed to get to the site in Gaza City.  Imagine the terror that little girl must've felt despite her bravery.  

Israel denies responsibility, but evidence proves otherwise.  In April,  students at Columbia University renamed Hamilton Hall "Hind's Hall."

This painting is part of my series of portraits of Palestinian refugee children called The Innocent's Project.  Here is a link to the other portraits (see Portraits).  

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/Artists/diane-campion-3732

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/1248--hind-rajab/1134114

1247. Peach Cobbler (Study)

 

I really love the composition of this floral, which is a Farmgirl Floral arrangement, painted with permission.  I will be attempting to paint it  much larger, and I'm hopeful that it will work out.

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/1247-peach-cobbler-study-/1118441

1246. Juliette and Friends

 This was a real struggle.  I gave up.  There is no way to adequately represent the stunning Juliette rose.  It surely is one of Mother Nature's masterpieces

https://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/diane-campion/1246--juliette-and-friends/1117020