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Geraldine Girvan
Cornflowers
Orange Lilies
A feature of some contemporary still life is the idea of background becoming of equal importance to the subject. Perhaps this can be read as a reflection of a new way of seeing the Self as a continuum. Bright colours are used for the backgrounds, rather than the traditional shadowy neutrals.
Jo Self
Idea for genre combination:
Portrait of artist painting other genre.
Pattern of clothes. Dark hair.
Colourful palette
Huge canvas: 12 foot by 7 foot
Self's background colours are unusual -
often very bright or dark - a break from the
neutral backgrounds of traditional still life.
