by David R. Darrow5-7/8" x 12-7/8" (14.92cm x 32.7cm)
Oil on Canvas Panel
SOLD
Collection of Jolie Elman
Glendora, CA – USA
About This Painting
"The calla lilies are in bloom again..." –Katherine Hepburn, Stage Door, 1937
I can't even see a calla lily, much less hear the name without thinking of that line uttered by Katherine Hepburn in that 1937 film. I can't tell you why that line stands out in my mind, but it does.The shape and form of calla lilies is remarkable to me. They are a flower with essentially one petal! I have wanted to paint one of them since my wife started growing them this year. She decided to grow these gorgeous, golden yellow beauties rather than the white ones that are so well-known. It was a delight to finally paint one.
The other night my wife and I watched a movie which was set in the period of Picasso, Modigliani and others, and in the movie there was a montage of all the artists who were contemporaries painting with a contest deadline in mind. The painting scenes were fast and furious, brushes loaded with rich, gooey paint. The mood created by the brilliant cinematography made me want to hit the remote and go paint... but my wife was watching, too, and that would have been rude. :-)
The loose, expressive style of this painting came from the impression left by that scene.
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