Original artwork description:

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

Tags:

#colourful #dark #flower #autumn #delicate #still #live #glowing #seed head #clarity #translucent #playfull #gone #vulnearability #fragile beauty