“I am a colorist and this is the initial viewer impact, whether my palette consists of lush, saturated hues or subtle tones playing one color against another,” explains artist Cora Ogden. “I am most interested in creating still life compositions that ignore the picture plane and create a world within the canvas. My work often says, ‘Come, stand here with me and share this fleeting brilliant moment.’”
Susan Powell Fine Art, Lilies and Cellophane, oil, 24 x 30", by Cora Ogden.
It had been some time since Ogden had come across a bouquet of Oriental lilies stunning enough to paint. “I just had to paint them in a somewhat mystical glowing light, leaving some still wrapped in the florist cellophane, a nod to the real world,” says the artist. “My favorite part is the subtle interplay of light and color in the background as the lilies and the cellophane cast reflections of light throughout the painting.”
Susan Powell Fine Art, Spring Nest, oil on linen, 20 x 22", by Cora Ogden.
In her still life Spring Nest Ogden has chosen colors that are expressive of spring and the warm light that signals the dark days of winter are now behind us. “I have long been in awe of birds’ nests,” says Ogden. “They are the most skilled of artisan crafters. Just think what a finch or robin can achieve with only a beak, while I with 10 fingers and opposable thumbs cannot even reweave a splintered twig. How magical is a bird’s ability to create such an artful home that also withstands the fiercest of spring storms! This [painting represents] the promise of ever-renewing life.”
Susan Powell Fine Art, High Summer Meadow, oil, 20 x 26", by Cora Ogden.
For Ogden, her landscape High Summer Meadow “is an invitation to stand with me and experience with all senses, even hearing the low hum of summer insects, an intimate moment in the New England countryside,” she says. “In the distance, a winding path disappears over the hill, shrouded in the quiet mystery of the unknown.” —
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