City Gates Painting

Original 36 x 36 Acrylic on 1 1/2"" Cradled Canvas.. I am always inspired by nature and the Spring in Portland, Oregon is so full of an abundance of flowers that I decided to do a whole series based on all the different fields of wild flowers that I came across on my walks through town. this painting is part of that series. In this painting I first applied many colorful washes and drips of paints. Here I used black,pink, blues and a yellow oxide and I added some graffiti scribbles in black on top of the colors. For the final layer I applied burnt sienna and then immediately applied the white lines on top so that the colors would slightly mix in with the white paint. I love the way this painting invites the viewer to move closer and look deep inside at all the colors, marks and textures. Ready to hang with black sides.