40x30x1.5 inches
Oil on hand stretched canvas
An afternoon spent walking through the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris inspired the Dans le jardin series. Hovde pulled apart the gardens that he visited and painted with a heavy oil texture. The beginning of each painting shows the movement of the flowers on a breezy day, along with the background of vines and leaves, eventually exposing the garden for what it is - nature. Finally the last layers are added: bright, bold oil color to show the petals of the flowers.