Artists’ Gardens – George Van Hook

Inspiration Shut at Hand

Artists’ Gardens

George Van Hook

Iris          30 x 24″          Oil          © George Van Hook

   In reaction to our “Inspiration Close at Hand” simply call for paintings established in artists’ gardens or other particular spaces, we gained these 5 visuals from artist, George Van Hook. Though inspiration can be discovered far and broad, a lot of of us have uncovered “diamonds in own backyard”, in particular all over the confinement of the pandemic. There can be wonderful artistic positive aspects to painting a additional intimate and own planet in the course of the alterations of mild and year.

The Flower Farm          12 x 16″          Oil          © George Van Hook

   George wrote to us, “I ordinarily invest a great portion of the summertime months portray the determine in the several lovely flower gardens that encircle our household in Upstate New York. We’ve lived below for nearly thirty 5 years, and from the incredibly beginning it was our intention to make the surrounding landscape a haven  for painting. That, coupled with the delightful presence of our have 3 daughters, and with their lots of mates, meant that I would never ever absence for topics or models!

   I have extensively loved the several years of operate, and, looking back above the a lot of paintings that I have finished below, it’s a pleasure to observe the progress of each the gardens, and the excellent family and good friends that have provided me so numerous hrs of inspiration.”

In the Garden          30 x 24″          Oil          © George Van Hook

Afternoon Reading          30 x 24″          Oil          © George Van Hook

A Quiet Moment          30 x 24″          Oil          © George Van Hook

   You can see far more of Van Hook’s do the job at George Van Hook Fine Art, or read our previous job interview with him at Voices of Knowledge – George Van Hook.

   If you have paintings of your have backyard garden landscape spaces that you’d like to share, drop us a line.

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