St Marys Museum's Early 20th Century Vases

My latest painting subjects are two lovely vases discovered when visiting our town's museum. Like two porcelain princesses, they stood prettily upon an old oak buffet, over delicate little crocheted doilies. Highly decorative, the pitcher on the left is in the Art Nouveau style with gold accents and a finely painted branch of berries. The footed vase on the right is more in the Arts & Crafts style with lush magenta rose blooms. Although different, they coordinate nicely against the warm tones of the wallpaper, reminiscent of the William Morris aesthetic movement. 

The St. Marys Museum is located in a lovely old home sitting on a hilltop in a park at 177 Church Street South. It was constructed from locally quarried limestone. In 1856, when George Tracy built it for his family, it was by far the largest home in the small village of log shanties. Almost immediately, it was nicknamed the Castle in the Bush. It has been the location of the St. Marys Museum since 1959.

Below are progressive shots.

Base coats and defining wallpaper pattern.

Lace doilies and base coats of vases.

First vase/pitcher completed.

For this vase, I made the doily smaller so it would fit nicely within
 the width of the canvas.

Second vase completed.

Two 5" x 10" acrylic on canvas - St Marys Museum Early Century Vases.

 Visit your local museum for a wealth of inspiration.