Original oil painting by Lidia Wylangowska
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size: w.40" x h.36" (91.44cm x111.76cm)
material: oil on engineered wood, hanging hardware is included.
year of creating: 2025
catalog number:#445
A large wooden bowl filled with hay and ripe fruit begged to be gazed at and captivated by its beauty. And so it was. This wonderful blend of colors, shapes, and scents became the seed for a new painting. When I begin working on such a complex composition, I ask myself: but how do I do it?
I then start with a small fragment. That leads to another. A little, just like in life. You have to take a small step.
#445 "Scent of Apples", original oil painting
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The technique
The technique I use is oil painting. I apply the paint in thin layers. Where I need to return to lighter tones, I remove the previously applied layer of paint. There is no white paint on my palette. White and light result exclusively from the white background. I think that in this way the painting gains exceptional light and purity of colors. The second color that I never use is black. The reason is similar to the above. I look for pure shades in which the colors interpenetrate, from which I create the deepest tones.
I like to find in the textures of the background and the painted object something from a world that has already passed away, and yet exists in the structure of my painting.
I am interested in creating a painting that has something timeless in it. That is probably why I reach for the good old traditions of the painting craft.
I think that taking care to continue this knowledge and skills enriched with a modern perspective on art gives my works uniqueness. This feature is reinforced by finding a very personal point of view of reality. Observing it and transferring it to the language of painting.
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