Acrylic Botanical Painting, Original Art "Coleus on Blue", acrylic on stretched canvas, 9"x12"

Acrylic Botanical Painting, Original Art "Coleus on Blue", acrylic on stretched canvas, 9"x12"

This is part of my “Painting Small and Often” collection, inspired by Carol Marine’s practice of painting daily and small and letting go of imperfections, in which I created small quick studies in a maximum of 2 days. Rather than finished pieces, these are supposed smaller studies where I experiment with a different aspect of color theory, composition, tonal values, shadows and highlights.

This painting is based on my coleus plant and is more of an impressionist rendition rather than an accurate representation. The blue background contrasts well with the green foliage and the magenta interior of the leaves.

The sides of canvas are painted using the same color palette as the painting. The artwork is signed on the front and dated on the back. It is varnished and will arrive ready to hang.