At the Museum after Klimt

Standing in front of one of Klimt's landscape paintings is a transformative experience. I greatly admire Klimt's later works of landscape and particularly enjoy this floral scene of his painting the Flower Garden painted in 1907. You can see his love of pattern and design in the shapes he creates of the grouping of the flowers.

When I paint one of my museum paintings, I feel as if I am in a conversation with the artist. I start to see what he was after. My cow Lucy was chosen for this painting for her color and mood. I know she would enjoy munching on all the flowers and walking through the garden. Here she simply asks the viewer to engage with her in the painting.