Serious about florals.

So this flower situation is getting serious.

As a general update, as not all may be aware, after discussion with Deborah I found that while the elements in my paintings may be important conceptually (the female nude, patterning and textiles, etc.)--my truth lies in formal manipulation and creating illusions with paint. Stretching the aspects of the canvas and the medium. My interest in destruction and reconstruction feeds into this, as well as my aesthetic interest in color, form, and pattern. Sometimes it is ok to just be interested in painting for painting's sake.

As such, my piece for the BFA show will be my figural triptych created last quarter, and I am bringing back in the craft/floral element discussed last quarter as well. However, instead of crafting flowers and patterning them onto the canvas, I am crafting the flowers and organically arranging them around the canvas (with a few on the canvas). This makes it look organic, as if they are growing in the moment.

I am also adding a interlocking geometric pattern of my own design inspired by my work at Anthropologie wherein I can create my own pattern, cut it out of the canvas, and then re-mount it to create a more dimensional and visually intriguing piece.

(The installed piece at Anthropologie)
The flowers will hopefully be all done by this weekend, I am individually painting/dying/treating the flowers so there is slight variation in color and style. And the cut-outs will be at least started by the midterm.

SO. Clearly. A lot of work to do.