I put all the main elements of this painting except the curtains and the boat in 2003. I then put it away in my studio store with dozens of other unfinished paintings.
The elements were all ‘sketched in’ and not completed as they are now.
Then in 2007 in preparation for an exhibition I examined the unfinished paintings to find some that I could compete in a few months time and this was one of them.
Because my technique involves using thin layers of paint and having to wait a few days when the first layer is dry before I can paint the next one the the process is very lengthy and a picture is often forgotten about.
I often require six or seven layers of paint to get a good result.
At first I had difficulty in getting used to this technique and I wanted paintings finished in a day but with so many years of work I have accepted this technique which simply evolved itself for me over the years.
I have never before painted a vase and flowers like this one and it pleases me when I invent something new.
This painting and many other prints and originals are available from the -
Mccrea Gallery
298 Portobello High Street
Edinburgh
EH14 2AS
Tel: 07846105487
E Mail: lindsay.mccrea@yahoo.co.uk
