Painting All Things "INTERIOR"

The Outdoors Challenge

Posted on 8/7/2020 5:33:13 AM by Andrea F. Phillips - Comment on this

Little House on the Prairie

My art teacher once said, "Painting is not a playground but a battleground". I cheered.

I've painted all my life, yet I still approach a blank canvas with excitement and trepidation.

And then there is plein-air painting, which is French for "painting outdoors". A whole different animal.

Yes, O, yes–every bit of what you've learned in studio will come to your rescue, but you will sweat...

You will perspire in the sun, and race against the light.

Challenge: observing accurately, making faster decisions and surer/fewer brush strokes.

Reward: Capturing values, shades and hues, which a camera cancels. Absorbing lots of fresh air and vitamin D.

So here's an example of a plein air painting I did early in the Summer of 2020 facing a gorgeous Sunflower field at Burden Center, Baton Rouge.

"Little House in the Prairie" was accomplished in under two hours.

I love interiors. Should have been an interior decorator. But then...not quite.

The call of ART was stronger.

So, I paint interiors. Make sense?

What is it in us ladies that loves, loves, loves pottery; and china; and fabric; and patterns; and shapely glass; and copper pots; and kitchens; and beautiful bathrooms; and cozy living rooms; and inviting dining grooms; and intimate nooks; and tinkling fountains; and blooming arbors; and garden paths?

Granted, the last three aren't exactly "interiors" but they are still "IN", that is, part of our intimate home-lives.

I think every woman is a born hostess. First to her own family. Secondly, to all in her life that she invites across her threshold.

The world of home and garden is our "realm". There, we imprint our personalities, all of the beauty of our soul-interior.

So, yes, as a home-maker, interior designer, I not only love to create a warm, "take-in" ambiance in every room of my house, but also to paint such scenes.

Here are my latest "Interior" paintings, a cozy bedroom and then a warm, inviting living room with a beauty of a red, velvet couch.