A Painting Unfinished and Turned Upside Down

Julianna

@Richard_P   I don't know if you remember the black and white value study you made from my photo of some of my flowers: 

I tried to paint it - I started with a basic block-in with the intention of refining it.  My girlfriend saw it,  and said for me to please not do anymore - she offered to pay me for it (which was kind but unnecessary) - this was a linen panel so she had to cram it in a glass frame (it is dry and obviously not varnished).

She thought it was the most beautiful ballerina dress:



Isn't that crazy??!!!   I actually think it is a nice little painting (8x10) - 

Sometimes, it takes fresh eyes to find the beauty in something unseen.

Richard_P

Just goes to show that ballerina dresses were inspired by flowers!

Lovely story, thanks for sharing.

Bobitaly

I think something similar happened to Kandinskij.. He left the studio and when came back he found one of his painting upside down helping him to pursuit the path into the abstraction world.. I think it is a nice little painting indeed

GTO

That’s a beautiful abstraction.  The image has a lot of impact for an 8x10

kaustavM

@Bobitaly Yeah...I read that story too. Kandinsky was very emotional after realizing what he found.

Rich_A

Your work is just amazing.