This painting is available in my Etsy shop
Betty
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Monday, February 3, 2014
Feeling Blue
When I start a bird painting I'm not sure what is going to happen. I work from photos of seagulls that I took at the sailboat marina near my home in Southern Illinois. Lots of photos of the seagulls in different postures, turned different directions, head up, head down, eyes open, eyes closed. I start with the photo and change it around and try to let that particular painting evolve. When I am able to do that, the bird really develops his own personality. Some are sweet and soft, others not very nice guys. Some are sleepy, others very alert. This little guy seems to be feeling blue. Not exactly sad, there isn't anything thing really wrong, things just aren't right. Just feeling blue.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Day 9 Thirty paintings in 30 days "Lunch at work"
Well, this is day 9 of the 30 paintings in 30 days. This painting came along by chance after my lunch which included a banana! I didn't have a plan when I laid the banana peel on my palette, just in a hurry to get back to my painting. Later I noticed it by chance and yes, I had to paint it. So there it is, day 9.
This painting is available in my Etsy shop
Betty
Thank you for sharing this little slice of my life
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Day 6 - Thirty paintings in 30 days "washed out blonde "
Today is day 6 of the thirty paintings in 30 days challenge that I am doing during January. It is not unusual for me to paint at least one painting each day, but this pushes me to paint one that I feel I can share, that is the challenge for me. Today I have done another version of the Pellegrino bottles that I did on day 3. Really letting my hair down with these bottles, #1 was "hairy carrie" if you recall, and this one is "washed out blonde". I have to say I am looking forward to the next one. Washed out blonde is made up of just 3 paint colors. The soft Aureolin yellow is the blonde and Cobalt turquoise light is the watery color. Indigo sets the stage for the two colors to stand out. I hope you like this painting, and like me are looking forward to the next one! Leave a comment for the name of a "let your hair down" painting, I will try it!
This painting is available in my Etsy shop
Original has sold - prints in Etsy shop
Betty
Thank you for sharing this slice of my life
Saturday, January 4, 2014
Day 5 of thirty paintings in 30 days "You say peony, I say piney"
This painting is very special to me. Peonies were my Mother's favorite flower. We had big pink blooms covered with big black ants at the side of the house every summer. I have picked many bouquets to be stuck into a mason jar. A mason jar of peonies were often taken to the cemetery for my grandparents' grave. We used mason jars before mason jars were cool! I was an adult before I heard this flower pronounced as "peony". My Mother was from Arkansas, and she said "piney"!
"Go pick some pineys" she might say. Well, I know now most folks say peony, but me, I say piney!
"Go pick some pineys" she might say. Well, I know now most folks say peony, but me, I say piney!
Mom, this piney is for you!
This painting is available in my Etsy shop
Betty
Thank you for sharing this little slice of my life!
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