Wind Blown Flowers and Stormy Skies
Artist: Claude Chapdelaine
Title: Wind Blown Flowers and Stormy Skies
Year: 2014
Medium: Acrylic
Size: 40"x36"canvas
Price: TBD
I started this painting a little more than five years ago, a little bit at a time. I had to put it aside a few times as I just couldn't seem to move forward. I had put in a dark blue angry sky as the background and a sorry looking bunch of flowers at the bottom being walloped by heavy winds. The motivation to finish it was lacking.
My motivation changed after having spent the last two weeks October 2013 in Paris France. I went there on my own with the objective of visiting as many museums and art galleries as possible (specially the Louvre, Quai D'Orsay and the Pompidou). Once inside, I spent quite a bit of time looking closely at many of the fine works of art (paintings and sculptures) trying to see and understand the techniques the masters used to bring alive their works. The two week experience gave me quite a confidence boost.
When I got back home, I worked of smaller paintings before I decided to tackle this unfinished piece again. This time there were no inner battles of the mind or a conflicted muse. The imagery that needed to be put to canvas came together quite naturally. I loved the way I felt when I was painting the leaves of grass, or the colourful movement in the sky. I felt I made a serious breakthrough in expressing my vision through art.
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