"Simply Peonies" is the latest body of work by artist and peony farmer Gerri Martin. These oil paintings showcase the peony flowers, from the field to the vase, depicted in their variety of true-to-life vibrant colors. Martin's exhibit coincides with the Homer Chamber of Commerce's annual Homer Peony Festival that kicked off July 1, with weeks of art activities and events, workshops, farm tours and flower sales that celebrate the dozens of peony farms in and around the Homer area.
"Peonies are a delicate, fragrant and long-lived plant that can bloom for generations, and I enjoy painting them because of their depth and colors," Martin said. "For many, it's a sentimental flower and people just love them."
Her painting, "Sun-Kissed Peonies," is a 20-inch-by-20-inch oil painting on canvas that was done from a photo she took while standing on her deck, where a vase of flowers was backlit by the afternoon sun.
"This particular peony is a 'Krinkle White' and what we call a single, with fewer, more delicate petals," she said. "My hope was to capture that translucent look that the light created."
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