Peonies. Strength is added to this harmony of pale pink peonies by the deep wine red of the flowers in the foreground. The luminous delicacy of the petals is suggested with undefined shadows in an atmospheric violet-blue.
Detail is kept to a minimum. The cool pinks consist of alizarin crimson with a great deal of white. The warmer blossoms at the left were painted with white and vermilion. Alizarin crimson and ultramarine produced the deep red. There is a touch of Mars violet in the darkest shadows.
The background is kept evanescent, using chiefly white with some Prussian blue and umber. For the bowl, ultramarine is the principal color.
Primulas. In early spring, a pot of white primulas was set in a pale pink bowl. The graceful upward thrust of the long stems from their thick bed of large, green leaves formed a lovely natural design that cried out for paint.
The plant was painted just as it stood. It needed no changes to make an interesting composition. The blossoms are pure white with a little greenish shadow. Some strong white impasto was added with the small palette knife.
A soft pinkish background, made with burnt sienna and white, created a pleasant harmony. Stronger values in the foreground were produced by adding a little Prussian blue to the burnt sienna.
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