Three Flower Vases 2015

Bernadette Resha made this beautiful artwork, Three Flower Vases, which depicts three vases filled with flowers of different shapes and colors. Imagine Resha standing before the canvas, brush in hand, deciding on each colour, carefully applying layers to the support, maybe a little bit of trial and error, intuition and happy accidents. I love the colors she chose for this piece; they are very vibrant and playful. The dominant colours are yellow and turquoise. It's a pretty colour combination. I wonder about the way she has arranged the vases. It kind of reminds me of Mondrian's geometric partitioning, and the background pattern of swirling lines is very lively. It makes me think about the dialogue and exchange of ideas that artists engage in across time. Painting is a form of embodied expression and, in a way, this piece communicates a feeling of happiness and warmth.