“The Offering” by Erica Lyn Schmidt for the Month of Love ‘White’ prompt.
6”x8” Acrylic & Oil on an oval cradled panel.
I approached the ‘white’ theme from three directions on this piece: first was the color choice of white for the hummingbirds and the flower being presented. Second, white symbolizes purity with the innocence and bashfulness of the couple. Finally I played around with the effect of being very heavy handed with white in the color mixing process, which resulted in a ghostly pastel palette that limited the saturation of the colors.
“The Gift Horse”, a new 22″ by 30″ painting I created for my upcoming two person show with photographer David McHale titled “Mixing Memory & Desire” opening Saturday October 29th at Alchemy Bottle Shop here in Oakland!
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