Flowers 1955

Andre Bauchant made this still life of flowers in 1955, and it's a charmer! I mean, look at how the colors are dabbed on so carefully. Each little petal seems to have its own gentle hue. It's like he's trying to catch the light as it dances across each bloom. The texture is flat, almost velvety, and that vase? So solid and simple! Then there's this pale, ethereal blue in the background that makes the flowers pop. There's something about the way the colors sit side-by-side - they create a gentle kind of harmony. Bauchant was a self-taught artist, and you can really see that in the way he approaches the canvas. He's got this directness, this lack of fussiness, and it's refreshing. It's like he's saying, "Here are some flowers. Aren't they wonderful?" It reminds me a little of Henri Rousseau. Both artists were drawn to the beauty of the everyday world, and found a kind of magic in simplicity.