Belief Is Magic
I am doing something a little different for this year's 5" X 7" Art League miniature exchange. I'm already done. The painting looks like a gift-wrapped box. It's a wrapped canvas that is an inch and a half deep.
The back cavity is deep; and I will include a small, wrapped oyster shell that I have painted with a little starfish in acrylics.
This piece is about looking toward the holidays. There might be a show coming up where this would be appropriate. I had it in a halfway stage for quite a while. It's interesting that if I don't get right back to a painting, I sometimes loose the motivation. I had to get to this before that happened.
This piece is just a quick thing to use up some round canvasses I've had for a while. The idea is along the lines of stained glass with the black outlines. I don't know if it's clear; but there is a light texture on the canvass under the acrylic.
Newest art - acrylic - 16"X12" There is a local show coming up in December with the theme of winter. I hope to get in with this.
After fighting with this piece - and sharing it with a few friends; I have made changes. Someone suggested making the figure more transparent. And three people didn't care for the way I did the eyes in the original version. I consider it finished now - mainly because I am tired of it.
Comparison: New on the left.
TSK! I guess this one is done. I'm going to live with it for a while and decide. "Zephyr" means a gentle breeze. My art group has a show coming up based on the elements: earth, air, fire, water. Guess this works for "air".
I started this next piece after seeing the first figure on the Internet. It's kind of a cross between a painting and a drawing. I thought it was an interesting concept.
My work: Iridescent copper, burnt sienna, Iridescent Gold, Dioxazine Purple, Interference Gold and a bit of Titanium White.
I was given a couple of black canvasses a while ago. Thought I'd try something different. This is a limited palette: Titanium White, Carbon Black, Iridescent Pearl, Cerulean Blue, and Interference Blue. The eyes really glow in real lighting due to the interference blue. Doesn't show up that way in a photograph. This is our kitty. She is actually a flame-point Siamese, but I didn't add the copper colors.
The Art League has a once-a-month art event. This month is to do a monochromatic study - any color and white - any subject. This is 12" X 16". Not sure what use it will be later; but it was fun to do.
12" X 16" <acrylic>
This is the first substantial painting I've finished in the last year and a half; and it's not all that large. I'm starting to feel like doing things again. I've even been to two art league meetings lately. And I've neglected my websites too. I have plans for those.
I think every painting holds a challenge. In this case, it's the backlighting.
Sigh...I am desperately trying to get back up to speed with my artwork - and a lot of other things in my life. The knees still aren't 100%; and it's hard to concentrate on normal things when body parts hurt. This is my first creative thing for the year. It's nothing special -- but I acquired four 6X6" free canvasses and wanted to put them to use. "The Seasons".
