This is a painting I did many years ago, the exact date is unknown but it was done some time in the early 1990's after my Mom had bought me some new paints and paper. When I first started I used student quality paints which have less pigment, the new paint was "artist quality" which has more pigment and better binder (the resin that makes the paint stick to the paper). This era was also a transition between the flower paintings that marked the first few years of my paintings, and the eventual switch into abstract. This one in particular was done from imagination but based on the many studies done previously from picture books. The box was an actual box I had, and still have, it is really old and used to hold pastels. This painting is a fusion of floral, still life, and abstract so I rename it here 'Floral Fusion' though it had no title originally. While the technique is rough in parts, my ability to create a realistic scene with volume, light, and shadow was already apparent. In fact, I remember being rather depressed from the results of this painting and considered cutting it up, but Mom always said to keep them all. Glad she gave me that advice!
22x30" cold press (300lbs). 1993 (?)
