Cheryl Dillard

Floating

12 x 12 x 2"

Oil on Canvas

$175

This is an experimental painting, started when I was exploring color opposites in nature. In playing with mediums and varnishes, I chose to combine a heavily oiled surface (the leaves), with paint-only (background). The title "floating" refers to the leaves in air, water, or simply in the design.

Artist's Statement:

Nature has been incorporated into most of my work for over thirty years.  Recently, I have re-activated my interest in both plein air painting and drawing the figure from life.  While I continue to enjoy allowing a painting to remain in its raw sketch form, I will sometimes develop them further in the studio if it calls for greater detail. There are also subjects found in nature that can call for experimentation or a new approach -these can be both surprising and rewarding.