When my husband was in college (back in the days of albums), he and his roommate had a "No flips rule." They took turns picking albums but no flips were allowed in a day. This was so they wouldn't get tired of their music collection. Well, I have violated the "No flips rule" with the color red! Time to move on.
I had a vague idea that I wanted to create an angular composition because I have been working with circular composition which I'll explain in detail at a later date.
I decided to use Van Gogh's Blossoming Almond Branch in a Glass for inspiration because I LOVE it. Google it to see what I'm talking about. It has an angular composition. It has a generous amount of white paint and I want to overcome my fear of white paint. Of course, I'll change the red line.
Will it generate a series? It did for Vincent. He painted twelve paintings from this idea. I have an advantage; I already painted four paintings of fruit blossoms before I studied composition that I want to recycle. I'll try for four still life paintings with angular composition using fruit blossoms.
Vincent Van Gogh copied the masters often. I think he would be proud that he has taught me so much. Now that I have generated a good idea for Monday, I'll take the weekend off.
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