Morning Glories Oil Painting | Floral Art Print

Morning Glories impressionism oil painting

I first noticed these morning glories one day walking along a street next to my home in PA. The vines were wrapped around a back alley fence, and it immediately captured my eye. The sun light made the purple flowers jump off the foliage in such a special way. I wanted to capture that beautiful color balance, the magical way the pink and purple morning glories bounce off the variation of greens and yellows in its leaves. The scene is breathtaking. That combination of flowers and wonderful background light that my artist eye could not ignore. Once of those perfect moment captured in time, right in our own neighborhood.

Fun Artist Note: Oddly enough, while painting this piece I ended redoing the entire background with broad strokes as a desire for more simplicity ensued. Then, as I continued to build up the variations of greens and yellows, the piece slowly turned into one of my most favorite paintings ever. Something about all the layered color and subtle variations, connects me with the French impressionist of the past. And when I look into the painting, I just feel the simple subject grow deeper and deeper with richness. Sometimes we perfectly plan and execute our ideas as artists, other times, it's a mix of planning, creativity and floating with those happy accidents.