Languid Summer Days
Dennis Perrin
As we ease our way around the sun and slowly begin our inverse axis tilt during these easy summer days, my attention remains on the glorious, brilliant spectrum of colors that dance on and through the surface of white cloth in the full sun. And as we've done so many times before, my beautiful wife and I find our way into lovely scenarios that fully display the glory that is summer sunlight. This week we chose to back our way onto the porch and out of the fields for a little protection from the elements while fashioning two paintings that are destined to be classics. And although we had to navigate our way around the fickle July weather patterns and dodge a few rainstorms along the way, we were successful in completing both paintings by the end of the week. Here's our week in words and pictures:
"Enamored of Turk's Cap"
This painting had its genesis in the mysterious flower that emerges from the depths of our front garden every July, a type of lily commonly known as Turk's Cap. We had the idea of creating a painting of Aimee, leaning easily into the morning sun, admiring this gem of a flower.
"Enamored of Turk's Cap" is 20" x 16," oil on canvas is for sale, view it here.
"Contemplating Infinity"
We are both very much in love with the view from our back porch and truly never tire of gazing in its direction. Sometimes it seems that it goes on forever and is constantly in flux. Since I love the challenge of painting it and I love painting Aimee in the sunlight, I decided to combine the two in a large, significant, midsummer project. Thus, "Contemplating Infinity," 24" x 36," oil on linen.
It's been another wonderful week here at our little piece of paradise. We hope you're having a spectacular summer and we'll be back next week to share more goodies. Bye for now!