Flowers in a Masion Jar

Lily Pauly

Flowers in a Maison Jar

8x10

Still Life

My idea was to paint flowers in a maison jar. I got my idea from a object around the art room. This was kind of a random painting and i just thought it would be interesting to paint. My process was first to paint the background which was a tan-beige background. i then sketched the jar and flowers. I painted them how i normally would, but for the jar, i took the acrylic and watered it down with some water to have the transparent affect.  It doesn't mean anything it is just a vase of flowers and it represents the beauty of them. The plain background makes the flowers pop and stand out with the different colors. The most difficult part was either the vase or the white flower becuase it was hard to make the petals look some what like a big pedaled flower.  I examined the flower very carefully and the highlights and shadows of the maison jar. This style is still life. This is unique to my style becuase i love flowers. I love this becuase it is simple and some what realistic.