Dahlias and Orchids on Silk is a painting by Fiona Craig which was uploaded on November 6th, 2014.
Dahlias and Orchids on Silk
This is an image of an original oil painting on canvas of from my Floral Still Life series. It depicts dahlias and dendrobium orchids in an antique... more
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Dahlias and Orchids on Silk
Artist
Fiona Craig
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
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This is an image of an original oil painting on canvas of from my Floral Still Life series. It depicts dahlias and dendrobium orchids in an antique vase that is inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The arrangement sits on a silk scarf against the background of a Chinese screen painted with a lotus design. Thus I was able to include not only an extra dimension to the composition, but an extra flower as well. The silky texture of the scarf is echoed in the texture of the magenta orchids. It was painted several years ago, and accepted as an exhibit in Greenhouse Gallery's prestigious 'Salon International' exhibition of 2009. I kept the painting and have not exhibited it since. Recently, I retouched it by glazing (applying thin transparent layers of paint) with a new paint color to enhance the magenta of the flowers and the silk scarf that my original oil paints couldn't quite capture. This brightening up has certainly given the painting a new lease of life, imbuing it with an even more opulent sensuality and brilliance than it originally had!
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Comments (48)
Greta Corens
This exquisite still life with dahlias is now part of the new theme in the "Magic of Flowers" group. L/F
Fiona Craig
Thank you, Luther Fine Art, for featuring this painting in the Abc Group - V is for Vase.
Madalena Lobao-Tello
CONGRATULATIONS!! Featured on Women Painters. Very well done!! Great work! Wish you a very creative and happy 2015!!
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"