Artists’ Gardens – George Van Hook

Inspiration Close at Hand

Artists’ Gardens

George Van Hook

Iris          30 x 24″          Oil          © George Van Hook

   In response to our “Inspiration Shut at Hand” contact for paintings designed in artists’ gardens or other personal areas, we acquired these 5 photographs from artist, George Van Hook. Although inspiration can be uncovered significantly and extensive, a lot of of us have located “diamonds in own backyard”, primarily all through the confinement of the pandemic. There can be wonderful inventive positive aspects to painting a much more personal and personalized globe through the variations of gentle and year.

The Flower Farm          12 x 16″          Oil          © George Van Hook

   George wrote to us, “I typically invest a excellent part of the summer months painting the determine in the numerous gorgeous flower gardens that encircle our house in Upstate New York. We have lived in this article for nearly thirty-5 yrs, and from the extremely beginning it was our intention to make the bordering landscape a haven  for portray. That, coupled with the pleasant existence of our personal a few daughters, and with their a lot of friends, intended that I would under no circumstances absence for subjects or products!

   I have extensively appreciated the many years of perform, and, hunting back about the quite a few paintings that I have finished here, it is a joy to observe the development of the two the gardens, and the fantastic spouse and children and close friends that have provided me so a lot of hrs of inspiration.”

In the Garden          30 x 24″          Oil          © George Van Hook

Afternoon Reading          30 x 24″          Oil          © George Van Hook

A Silent Moment          30 x 24″          Oil          © George Van Hook

   You can see a lot more of Van Hook’s function at George Van Hook Fantastic Artwork, or read through our former interview with him at Voices of Working experience – George Van Hook.

   If you have paintings of your have garden landscape areas that you’d like to share, drop us a line.

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