Enchanting Flower Paintings
It is not surprising that artists the world over have painted flowers for centuries because of their beauty and charm. At times, flower paintings are done as still-life objects arranged in a vase and at other times shown as growing in gardens and fields. Flowers are painted in a realistic manner by most artists though some of them prefer not to emphasize on the realism of the flowers, but focus attention on the unusual and more imaginative flower pictures.
Painting still life is an art and is considered an underrated style though it is one of the most widely sold types of art. Still life painting, such as that of flowers and fruits has been very popular in western art since the 17th century. This type of painting also gives the artist of lot of leeway in the arrangement of design elements than that of paintings of portraits and landscapes.
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People by far like to have realistic flower paintings because they look beautiful and more realistic the painting the more beauty it emits. For most artists - professional and amateur continue to paint flowers with maximum realism. This goal is to portray the delicate qualities and beauty of the flowers they see.
The variety of flowers that artists like to paint has changed over the years together with the ways and methods of rendering them. Roses however, are the undeniable favourite of painters and gardeners. Oriental species such as the chrysanthemums and orchids have also excited tower painting.
Some of the greatest paintings, of all times ever produced belong to the 17th century in Europe. The Dutch people of Holland (The Netherlands) were very passionate about the flowers they grew - and continue to be. The artists of China and Japan also express themselves, through their own artistic tradition as they are equally passionate about flowers.
The Chinese have always loved lotus flower paintings. The lotus flower has always been thought as being like a gentle person, who keeps themselves clean, alive and healthy in a dirty environment. The Chinese lotus flower is said to represent purity and creative power amid adverse surroundings. It is also a symbol of summer, the seventh month.
Another symbolic characteristic of the Chinese lotus flower comes from the observation that the stalk of the lotus plant is easy to bend in two, but it is very hard to break due to its many sinuous fibers. The influence of the flower in Chinese paintings is to depict beauty and light. An excellent Chinese lotus flower painting can be a reminder of the miracle of beauty, light and life.