Per your requests, I’m vowing to do a better job of sharing new available artworks as I finish them. And the latest painting off my easel is Blooms and Bird, February 2017.
Creating this 12″ x 16″ mixed media painting was an exercise in one of my favorite studio practices – repurposing my favorite imagery and tools from past paintings to create a new “best-of” version. When I start a new painting or a series of paintings, I find new photo reference, experiment with new styles and methods, and make new stencils for my patterns. Inevitably, I end up favoring individual components of each piece – a plant species I previously didn’t know about, or maybe a new stencil pattern. All of those components get stored for later use, and that’s exactly how this particular painting came to be.
The flowers in this piece are inspired by a well-worn photo book on making floral arrangements. I especially love the wilting tulip – a botanical pose I’ve used many times. Then, the mix of both loose and tight rendering with multiple mediums is a favorite style of working on my wedding bouquet commissions. Lastly, I reused two stencils, including the falling bird. What do you think of the result?
The painting is posted for $600 on UGallery where you can also find more of my available works.
Enjoy.
Kathy Mahoney says
Hi Ashley,
After we finish our home renovations, we want to use your wallpaper for our entry wall. I just saw you Blooms and Bird artwork and wondered if that will be available as wallpaper.
It was great to see you at the GPAC event.
I’ll be in touch soon so we can get together.
Kathy
Ashley says
Hi Kathy. That particular painting isn’t available as a wallpaper, although there are several here: http://www.ashleycecil.com/product-category/wallpaper/
I’ll shot you an email with more details. Thank you!