Poppy Meadows Provence #2 - knife painting

Poppy Meadows Provence #2

15x20cm oil on boxed canvas

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The poppy field in the Haut Alpes are a lovely sight in spring and early summer. This was a nice change from the lavender fields. I used a palette knife and oil paint with a small amount of liquin mixed in to aid the drying. The liquin also gave the paint a nice consistency suitable for the palette knives. Getting a sense of distance is the hardest part, with the mountains just popping up in the background.

Provence Lavender Fields oil knife painting

Provence Lavender Fields by Marion Hedger

Oil on MDF canvas board, 18x24cm

Painted with palette knives on a textured ground, tinted pink and allowed to show through to add interest.

A typical lavender farmhouse scene near Valensole, Provence. During the summer months the air is filled with a lavender haze. The fields of sunflowers are striking against the lavender.

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White Ice Iris painting in oils

I still haven't got around to cataloguing my paintings so far, so not sure which number I am up to.

The next two paintings are of white bearded irises, which is one of my favourite flowers. It is very majestic when it blooms.

Bearded Iris, standing tall

Oil painting by Marion Hedger

18x24cm, on canvas board (MDF)

White Ice Bearded Iris

Oil painting by Marion Hedger

18x24cm, on canvas board (MDF)

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Loose and Lively Irises #3 and #4

Another two irises painted in situ as part of the Garden 101 series of daily paintings. Oil on canvas board.

Loose and Lively Iris daily paintings

Here are two of my plein aire iris paintings. These were painted end of March/beginning of April. I'm falling a bit behind again with my postings.

Loose and lively irises 1- Garden series daily painting by Marion Hedger

Oil on board (MDF), 19x27 cm (approx8"x11")

Loose and lively irises 2- Garden series daily painting by Marion Hedger

Oil on board (MDF), 27x22cm (approx11"x9")

It's such a lovely time of year when the irises start appearing in the garden. It's a sure sign things are warming up. The vivid blue of these irises really gives the garden a lift, when the daffodils and tulips have finished flowering and before other plants decide to make an appearance.

I have another two irises to post tomorrow.

Provence Landscapes knife paintings

Here is the set of my small Provence landscapes shown all together

Provence Landscapes knife paintings in oil

by Marion Hedger

Each 6"x8" oil on gessoed MDF

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These little paintings make a lovely set all together. I really enjoyed the freedom of using the palette knives, although they also presented some of their own challengs. This little project has given me the impetus to try another set only larger.

Provence Landscape Knife Painting #4 in oils

Impressionistic Provence Landscape Knife Painting #4

Oil painting by Marion Hedger

Oil on board, 20x15cm (8"x6")
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The fourth in the set of four small landscapes featuring the scenery of Provence, France and showing the vinyards, fields and distant mountains.

Here is a close-up of the knife work which is a mini abstract in itself.

The little gem is painted from some of my photos taken on a trip to the lavender and sunflower fields last year and is a compilation from serveral photos. I wanted a loose lively feel to these small landscapes to show the brilliant colours before the mid-day sun bleached out all the colours.