Art of Taskin

A Still Life Drawing comes with a host of possibilities. A few things are certain it must be able to draw the viewer in, it must be placed well and it must tell a story. Even if that story may not be seen straight away the viewer must be able to take something away. As much as colour and texture do to add to the vibrancy, mood and energy of a still life, a value study (studying the values - darkness and lightness and tones) is something that gives me direction in my paintings. It becomes much more easier when later putting paint on canvas. I need to make fewer turn backs and corrections, it allows the process to be much smoother and most of the time a value study provides a point of reference in tonal range for the painting. Here is a step by step illustration of the still life drawing of 'A Toast to Family', which I completed recently. I intend to take this drawing to canvas in paints so look out for a painting done in colour of this in my future posts.       

As my fascination with florals continues and my development in painting flowers from close observation also continues, as a symbol of the reunion of two souls after separation and a testament of their loyalty, 'Red Lily' was created.  Most of my floral paintings are done spontaneously. I do not usually sketch them on paper but have a general idea in my mind as to the end result before putting paint to canvas. I prefer with my florals to dive straight into the painting and allow the picture to paint itself. This painting was given as a gift to a  dear relative :                                          Near and Dear oil on canvas 45 cm x 35 cm                                                           ©  copyright protected