R. Huiskens's Posts - Artists2artists Social Network2024-03-28T21:54:44ZR. Huiskenshttps://artdeadline.ning.com/profile/RHuiskenshttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/65478582?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://artdeadline.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=0k29yi6jg5l5z&xn_auth=noVase Of Flowerstag:artdeadline.ning.com,2012-08-29:3077055:BlogPost:1491472012-08-29T14:07:22.000ZR. Huiskenshttps://artdeadline.ning.com/profile/RHuiskens
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<p>I had been planning this painting for a while. The "imaginary flower" studies from earlier this year were some of the preparatory designs for it. What's interesting is that the involved detail of those smaller paintings was pushed back a bit for this work. I think I have achieved a nice balance of color and design by keeping the flowers simple. This is the first of several works I plan to do in this vein - the setup can be reworked into many arrangements of color,…</p>
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<p>I had been planning this painting for a while. The "imaginary flower" studies from earlier this year were some of the preparatory designs for it. What's interesting is that the involved detail of those smaller paintings was pushed back a bit for this work. I think I have achieved a nice balance of color and design by keeping the flowers simple. This is the first of several works I plan to do in this vein - the setup can be reworked into many arrangements of color, which is really what this painting is all about. The image of the vase of flowers is secondary to the concept of arranging shapes of color, almost like non-objective painting, but with a recognizable motif to hang the colors and shapes upon.</p>Butterflies No. 1tag:artdeadline.ning.com,2012-07-30:3077055:BlogPost:1453782012-07-30T13:09:26.000ZR. Huiskenshttps://artdeadline.ning.com/profile/RHuiskens
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Butterflies No. 1</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Acrylic on stretched canvas - 9" x 12"</strong></p>
<p>This painting from 2011 is the final painting of my submissions to the American Art Awards...</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Butterflies No. 1</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Acrylic on stretched canvas - 9" x 12"</strong></p>
<p>This painting from 2011 is the final painting of my submissions to the American Art Awards...</p>Hornet Moth No. 2tag:artdeadline.ning.com,2012-07-27:3077055:BlogPost:1446832012-07-27T14:35:11.000ZR. Huiskenshttps://artdeadline.ning.com/profile/RHuiskens
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Hornet Moth No. 2"</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Acrylic on stretched canvas - 18" x 20"</strong></p>
<p>I have entered three paintings in <a href="http://www.americanartawards.com/" target="_blank">The American Art Awards.</a> One was the painting in my previous post here, …</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Hornet Moth No. 2"</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Acrylic on stretched canvas - 18" x 20"</strong></p>
<p>I have entered three paintings in <a href="http://www.americanartawards.com/" target="_blank">The American Art Awards.</a> One was the painting in my previous post here, <a href="http://www.artists2artists.net/profiles/blogs/clockwork-butterflies-no-6http://" target="_blank">Clockwork Butterflies No. 6.</a> This is another of the three entries.</p>
<p></p>Clockwork Butterflies No. 6tag:artdeadline.ning.com,2012-07-09:3077055:BlogPost:1422762012-07-09T14:30:00.000ZR. Huiskenshttps://artdeadline.ning.com/profile/RHuiskens
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<p>Acrylic on stretched canvas - 24" x 36"</p>
<p>For my first entry on the Artists2artists blog, I would like to feature a painting that was completed over many months. The earlier paintings in this series were more realistic in the interpretation of the clock gears, but ended up being somewhat monochromatic. I purposefully decided to forgo the…</p>
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<p>Acrylic on stretched canvas - 24" x 36"</p>
<p>For my first entry on the Artists2artists blog, I would like to feature a painting that was completed over many months. The earlier paintings in this series were more realistic in the interpretation of the clock gears, but ended up being somewhat monochromatic. I purposefully decided to forgo the realistic approach in favor of a more colorful approach in this one, and am quite satisfied with the the results. And discoveries made in by creating this painting has led me to immediately begin another in this series...</p>