Of The Valley

Erin Hayden 

Wonsook Kim School of Art B.F.A. ’13
2012
Oil and collage on canvas

A mixed-media painting of a landscape with painted, drawn, and collaged elements. Tall, stylized evergreens stand in front of a light blue background. Left of center in the sky is an area of impasto or raised textured brush strokes. Beneath the evergreens is a bright and colorful flower garden which takes up two-thirds of the picture plane. The flowers and leaves are stylized similar to the trees; however, some are recognizable. There are roses, tulips, and lilies of the valley. Behind the flowers are flat irregular areas of color and patterned paper that has been adhered to the surface of the canvas. Abstract flower stems in various shades of green rest on a light green ground below the flowers. An abstracted brown woven basket occupies the lower left corner.