Bodegons09

The work belongs to the artist's series, “still lifes”. Elements from the still life are integrated. In this case they are sea shells (evoking the marine works of Sorolla) and on the other hand the flowers, elements that make up numerous garden paintings by the master. In the color planning, the entire range of blues have been chosen to represent the Sorolla Sea. Also for the conch shells, complementary colors have been chosen such as medium cadmium yellow and ultramarine blue that appear in Sorolla's work: “Pescadoras de Valencia”. Research and technical explanation: Study of contrasts between transparencies and opacities in oil paintings, within the theme of a marine still life (glosses, glazes, display cases, mirrors). Use of binders and solvents that lighten the pigments and linseed oils until they become transparent. Creation of varnishes between quantities of turpentine essence and poppy oil. Lead white is used to opaque.