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“Cotton Balls" Contemporary Impressionist Floral Still Life of Hydrangea Blossoms by Mill Valley Artist Mary Anne McKernie_x000D_ _x000D_ A still life of a large arrangement of multi-colored hydrangeas in a vase._x000D_ _x000D_ Original (New) - Acrylic on canvas_x000D_ _x000D_ My art is inspired by both natural and built environments, primarily of the Bay Area where I have resided for 45 years, but also by trips taken to countries in Europe and the Caribbean. My studio is in Mill Valley, California._x000D_ _x000D_ My use of color can be traced to years of interior design and color consulting. Observing that many wall paints looked dull and lifeless regardless of hue, I learned that those that seemed rich and complex—as if they glowed from within—were mixed using the full spectrum and without black. To replicate these pleasing and harmonious colors, I use a limited palette comprised of only the three primaries, two secondaries and white, and I mix my own chromatic blacks._x000D_ _x000D_ The scenes in my artwork are often desolate, devoid of people, distilled to the essential elements needed to convey a peacefulness that may exist for only a fleeting moment. And in that starkness is a certain drama.

Materials used:

Acrylic paints, canvas

Tags:
#flowers #still life #blue #pink #floral #green #lavender #hydrangeas #vase #blossoms 

Cotton Balls Acrylic painting
by MaryAnne McKernie

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“Cotton Balls" Contemporary Impressionist Floral Still Life of Hydrangea Blossoms by Mill Valley Artist Mary Anne McKernie_x000D_ _x000D_ A still life of a large arrangement of multi-colored hydrangeas in a vase._x000D_ _x000D_ Original (New) - Acrylic on canvas_x000D_ _x000D_ My art is inspired by both natural and built environments, primarily of the Bay Area where I have resided for 45 years, but also by trips taken to countries in Europe and the Caribbean. My studio is in Mill Valley, California._x000D_ _x000D_ My use of color can be traced to years of interior design and color consulting. Observing that many wall paints looked dull and lifeless regardless of hue, I learned that those that seemed rich and complex—as if they glowed from within—were mixed using the full spectrum and without black. To replicate these pleasing and harmonious colors, I use a limited palette comprised of only the three primaries, two secondaries and white, and I mix my own chromatic blacks._x000D_ _x000D_ The scenes in my artwork are often desolate, devoid of people, distilled to the essential elements needed to convey a peacefulness that may exist for only a fleeting moment. And in that starkness is a certain drama.

Materials used:

Acrylic paints, canvas

Tags:
#flowers #still life #blue #pink #floral #green #lavender #hydrangeas #vase #blossoms 
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A Mill Valley resident since 1981, I am inspired by both the natural and built environments of the Bay Area. I often use a palette knife to replicate the beauty of... Read more

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