Original gouache painting on archival watercolor paper.
6 x 6 inches with small white border.
This was part of the daily painting, Plant Portrait Series of February 2025.
Day 9, painted 2/9/25.
Back story:
By now I was getting more interested in “backgrounds” and exploring what kinds of things would make for good backgrounds in paintings with the subject being plants.
Wallpaper occurred to me and I set about doing a first Plant Portrait with wallpaper. Keeping to the “plant in the corner” thing which had become an unintentional thing, I Googled wallpaper and found one I liked to emulate and found another thing I've never really paid much attention to: wallpaper.
How do the patterns work, when do they repeat, how do they get the continuity? Stuff you have to figure out if you’re going to “recreate” it in a painting.
It didn’t take long once I started rendering this piece, that I noticed I was more into the wallpaper than I was the plant! Then I also noticed that the wallpaper WAS plant, like in some ways it was plant life, and that seemed interesting. Did I under consciously choose that?! Plants in other places than the plant?!
Left me looking: Which is more interesting, the wall paper or the plant?
Nobody Puts Aloe in the Corner
Aloe in a Vintage Mustard Yellow Pot
Check out Plant Portrait Series of February 2025 if you want more story on this piece.
Important note:
THIS PIECE DOES NOT COME FRAMED.
These pieces are SHOWN placed in a Basic Box Wood Frame which I love the aesthetic of for the simplicity and minimalist aesthetic. It COULD be a good choice for your frame and you will have the option to add it at checkout. But please note the piece DOES NOT COME FRAMED or in this frame. The picture is so you can see it in a setting but you will get to PYO frame for it! You can ADD THIS frame as an add on during check out.
Original gouache painting on archival watercolor paper.
6 x 6 inches with small white border.
This was part of the daily painting, Plant Portrait Series of February 2025.
Day 9, painted 2/9/25.
Back story:
By now I was getting more interested in “backgrounds” and exploring what kinds of things would make for good backgrounds in paintings with the subject being plants.
Wallpaper occurred to me and I set about doing a first Plant Portrait with wallpaper. Keeping to the “plant in the corner” thing which had become an unintentional thing, I Googled wallpaper and found one I liked to emulate and found another thing I've never really paid much attention to: wallpaper.
How do the patterns work, when do they repeat, how do they get the continuity? Stuff you have to figure out if you’re going to “recreate” it in a painting.
It didn’t take long once I started rendering this piece, that I noticed I was more into the wallpaper than I was the plant! Then I also noticed that the wallpaper WAS plant, like in some ways it was plant life, and that seemed interesting. Did I under consciously choose that?! Plants in other places than the plant?!
Left me looking: Which is more interesting, the wall paper or the plant?
Nobody Puts Aloe in the Corner
Aloe in a Vintage Mustard Yellow Pot
Check out Plant Portrait Series of February 2025 if you want more story on this piece.
Important note:
THIS PIECE DOES NOT COME FRAMED.
These pieces are SHOWN placed in a Basic Box Wood Frame which I love the aesthetic of for the simplicity and minimalist aesthetic. It COULD be a good choice for your frame and you will have the option to add it at checkout. But please note the piece DOES NOT COME FRAMED or in this frame. The picture is so you can see it in a setting but you will get to PYO frame for it! You can ADD THIS frame as an add on during check out.
