White and Blue Pot

I recently finished this painting, White and Blue Pot, in which I took inspiration from home interior magazines to find an aesthetic that communicates the idea of 'good taste' and modern design whilst staying true to the genre of Still Life.

My previous still life paintings have contained potted plants that are placed separate from one another and little interaction happens between the plants. For this painting I was interested in placing the pots in an environment where their organic forms overlap each other to see what that would do compositionally and how that changes the perspective of the objects.

This is also the first painting in which I prepared the canvas using Rabbit Skin Glue. My normal route is to use white emulsion to prime the canvas but for the purpose of experimenting I decided to give Rabbit Skin Glue a chance. During the painting process I noticed that the surface tension of the canvas remained tighter with the Rabbit Skin Glue which seems to make a difference to the quality of the finished piece. Now that I know how to prepare a canvas with Rabbit Skin Glue I will definitely be using it more frequently as I believe it helps achieve superior results.

The white and blue pot has now become one of my favourite motifs because of its slightly more unique aesthetic so you should be seeing it pop up in a few more of my paintings.

I love how White and Blue Pot turned out and if you are coming to the XOXO exhibition you will be able to see it in the flesh!