The Fields of Whimsy collection is made up of 10 impressionist, oil pastel landscapes inspired by our ever changing days and seasons. Each piece is an impressionist take on flower fields, grounded in the beauty and life that flowers bring to our lives even as they change by the hour and season.
The whimsical nature of the flowers in these fields represent the ability to adapt and move as we are called. It’s a reminder to let loose and mindfully sway with the winds of change as they come.
Each piece was created on a piece of unstretched canvas hand torn by myself. Acrylic was used to paint the background of these pieces and each color used in the background is representing the sky in a different time of day or season. I created more depth and texture in the pieces by painting the stems and leaves with oil pastels, making these pieces mixed media.
Each piece was mounted without a mat on ivory matboard and framed in a natural frame. My husband hand cut pine spacers that fit each frame to allow for more space between the painting and the glass, which is very important when working with oil pastels.
I hope you have loved getting to know the inspiration and creation behind my Fields of Whimsy collection and I hope you find a piece that inspires you.