Blowing In The Wind - An original 6x6 inch plein air landscape oil painting by George De Chiara

Blowing In The Wind

6x6 inches

Oil on Canvas Panel

by

George De Chiara

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 At the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens, they have an area that they call the Experimental Gardens. I overheard one the tour guides telling the group he was with that this is where they try new varieties of plants and flowers to see how they will do before planting them in the permanent gardens. It's also one of the only areas where everything is grown in raised beds, so it's very well-organized and manicured. Not the best environment for painting larger views of the gardens, but it does lend it's self nicely to little close-ups of the flowers like this painting. 

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Interlocken Wild Flowers - An original 8x6 plein air landscape oil painting by George De Chiara

Interlocken Wild Flowers

8x6 inches

Oil on Canvas Panel

by

George De Chiara

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I had looked at this location for a few days before I went and did this painting, so I thought I had a pretty good idea of what I was going to paint when I headed out. I had planned on doing a close-up study of the wildflowers and not the grander view I wound up painting. I had a change of heart on my drive over when I noticed the wonderful clouds we had on this day. I'm a real sucker for a good sky and whenever I see one I want to include it in my paintings. I was also thinking about how the trees behind the flowers usually had a great pattern of light and shadow on them every time I went and looked at this scene. By the time I arrived I knew I was not going to do the painting I had intended and instead I'd do the view depicted in this painting. I found a nice little shady spot to set up in and got to work painting. 

PS - My posts have been a little sparse lately while I finish up the remodeling project on my new studio space and a few other rooms around the house. I can finally start to see some of the light at the end of that tunnel and hope to be posting at a more regular pace soon!

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