Here's a painting of a flower I created about six years ago. I'm not even sure where it is now, probably rolled up and standing in some corner at home. It's about five feet wide by eight feet high. It's too big to hang just any old place. I would add more detail to it now if I were working on it.
A large piece of art has a presence that a smaller piece may not have. It depends. I think a piece has to have impact from a distance, but it should be interesting close up as well. I want a person to see my work from across a room and be intrigued enough to come closer. And then it should be interesting enough to view even with your nose up against it.
Interesting. Argueably a flower painted as an exact replia of life isn't as interesting as one with some unusual quirks or a rather distorted shape. When a painted flower is unusual, it takes on its own personality. Its personality is more noticeable than the type of flower. It becomes an individual, not just a face in the crowd.
Isn't that what we all want, to be an individual flower, not just another face in the garden? And we are. Creating art has shown me that. If you ask a group of artists to paint the same subject, like a still life, each one will be different. Even a group of artists making jewelry will create unique pieces; each person has their own "signature." Everyone has something different to say.
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