Daniel Blagg

Contemporary American Nostalgic Sign of a Children's 'Play Land' on a Rainy Day

2018

Til Paradise II is a stunning and sublime oil on canvas painting featuring falling or floating flowers from established California artist Stephanie Peek, who is celebrated for her contemporary romantic, poetic, and mysterious oil paintings, where light and drama often mingle to play central roles. The painting speaks metaphorically of the fragile beauty and ephemeral nature of the world. Peek's lush works are focused on exotic and wildflowers that reveal their beauty while suspended in silence. The main colors are periwinkle blue, grey, rose, and green. 'Til Paradise II' takes its inspiration from French Antoine Watteau. whose brief career at the turn of the 18th century, spurred the revival of interest in color and movement. Suffused with a theatrical air. The painting is created with the highest quality oil pigments on canvas. 72 x 72 inches...

Rachel Personett was born in Hawaii, but raised in Colorado. Being the daughter of a pilot she has always traveled extensively. She has studied part time at the Savannah College of Art and Design, The Angel Academy of Art, and finally settled on the Florence Academy of Art, graduating in 2015. In January 2016 she apprenticed the painter Odd Nerdrum...