teach a still life painting class once a week at Heatherley School of Fine Art and, of all the various objects I present the students with to work from, flowers are the most enthusiastically received. That is until the paintings are underway. After a bit of struggling, someone will inevitably turn to me and cry, “How do I do this?” The reality of painting them can be difficult. In this series, I have so far made drawings from details of paintings of eyes and hands. These drawings of flowers, I found far more difficult. This is because of a combination of factors. With flowers, you are dealing
