Blue Irises - Vase avec iris sur fond jaune (Vase with Irises Against a Yellow Background)

Blue Irises - Vase avec iris sur fond jaune (Vase with Irises Against a Yellow Background).

This bold painting is a creative variation of van Gogh’s 1889 painting ‘Vase with Irises Against a Yellow Background’. I decided to change its name to be in French - Vase avec iris sur fond jaune. A thick application of paint on canvas, called impasto, with an emphasis of short brush strokes in the foreground. A dramatic, lyrically rhythmic, imaginative, and emotional application of paint is used in this composition.

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I was born in Adelaide, South Australia, worked as an art teacher and artist in Victoria and South Australia after completing my B.A. in Secondary Art Teaching in 1982 and B.A. in Design in at the University of South Australia in 1988. I am inspired by my travels overseas to Paris, France and The Netherlands as well as my local coastal community. I enjoy painting in oil paints to create a textural effect with paint brushes and also use acrylic paint.