Original artwork description:

The peony is my favorite summer flower and I paint them as much as I can while they bloom.

This large painting was painted from life in my garden on one such summer evening. I set up a bunch of peonies under natural light, where my focus was to bring out the layered structure of these flowers. So I went with a rather simplified and muted background that would highlight the flowers.

The painting features rich and bold brushwork, expressively painted with artist quality oil paints.

Materials used:

Gesso, oil paints, varnish

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