At Tate (museum) in London I saw the book 'Bloom, Art, Flowers and Emotion', compiled by Rachel Giles. I ordered it immediately. It contains beautiful works of art with flowers. The still life 'Vase and Falling Petal' (1971) by Derrick Greaves in Bloom inspired me to make something similar. The idea is the same (vase, petal), but the execution is very different. The shape of my vase is different, the color of the vase is different, and my petal comes from the tulip. If you want to see his work, it is easy to find it on the internet with the title and the name of the artist. So you see I am not the only one who has been inspired.
Since about 1974, I have been involved almost daily in photography, drawing (charcoal, graphite, conté, chalk, ink), painting, watercolour and/or collage making. In all these branches of visual work, I have tried a lot, found my own way, but.. Read more…