Northern California flowers inspire this 24 inch commissioned reverse hand painted glass chandelier by artist Jenny Floravita.
This hand painted glass chandelier is titled Northern California Flowers and it has some similar concepts to Dreaming of Spring in a certain section as they were painted within the same time frame but over all, it is a very different work of art. I’m showing the full round glass bowl for this hand painted glass chandelier which is 24 inches in diameter and you can see more images in one of my Floravita hand-forged chandelier fixtures in my painted Chandeliers section.
One section on this hand painted glass chandelier has soft violet colors, hydrangeas and other purple and blue wild flowers. Another section has a beautiful wild peony bouquet surrounded with pink red roses. A soft blue sky peeks out around the edges here and there where I’ve allowed the composition in the painting to be open and have space. Another prominent section in this gorgeous hand painted glass chandelier has a flury of pink wildflowers. All along there are white accent flowers that are painted to bring accents into this new painted chandelier.
Broad green leaves are painted with great movement and gesture. When I was in college year ago, I took a full year of advanced drawing even though only a quarter was required. I knew it was very important to embrace and master the art of gesture drawing and I’ve used it ever since. And actually, my introduction to gesture drawing began when I was 16 at an intensive school of the arts in the summer for gifted artists. This was the California State Summer School of the Arts.
Gesture is so important in art and painting. It helps to determine the artistic voice of an artist. But back to the flower selection, these are flowers and colors you will see in flower pots in Northern California and even further north all the way up to the top of Washington state. My family has lived in Northern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, for two generations. When I was a small child we would drive up to Mendocino frequently and that is where my first memories of the ocean were created.
