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Honesty #2 (2023)Oil painting by Hilde Hoekstra

20 x 30 x 2cm (unframed) / 20 x 30cm (actual image size)

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£425.47

A dried branch with seed pods of the honesty plant inspired this work. The autumn light through the studio windows illuminated the translucent pods, sparking a series of sketches and studies. I selected three small canvases that I had previously prepared with an imprimatura in primary colors.

This is no.2: on this red canvas, the window is opened and the sun blind suggested in simple stripes. As I painted the seed pods and refined the details, I kept pondering the plant’s curious names: in Dutch 'Judaspenning' — Judas’ coins, a symbol of betrayal — while in English simply Honesty.

Materials used:

oilpaints, acrylic underpainting on a canvas of rough linen

Details:

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#colourful#dark#flower#autumn#delicate#still#live#glowing#seed head#clarity#translucent#playfull#gone#vulnearability#fragile beauty
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A dried branch with seed pods of the honesty plant inspired this work. The autumn light through the studio windows illuminated the translucent pods, sparking a series of sketches and studies. I selected three small canvases that I had previously prepared with an imprimatura in primary colors.

This is no.2: on this red canvas, the window is opened and the sun blind suggested in simple stripes. As I painted the seed pods and refined the details, I kept pondering the plant’s curious names: in Dutch 'Judaspenning' — Judas’ coins, a symbol of betrayal — while in English simply Honesty.

Materials used:

oilpaints, acrylic underpainting on a canvas of rough linen

Details:

Tags:

#colourful#dark#flower#autumn#delicate#still#live#glowing#seed head#clarity#translucent#playfull#gone#vulnearability#fragile beauty
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Hilde Hoekstra was born in The Netherlands in 1964. Her father, Hidde Hoekstra, was a renowned art connaisseur, who published several books about Rembrandt. Being a professional graphic designer Hilde often stepped away... Read more

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