Success! I've completed—at least for now—the self-inspired and -directed exploration of neutral thinking and painting with neutrals that I started two weeks ago, and I have a series of ten postcard starts at hand to bring to the point of being 'streetable,' i.e. ready to be seen in the light of day outside the studio. I plan to tidy, edit, or otherwise gussy up each postcard and select an accessory of prose poetry.
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And fabric!
Big square wicker baskets
lined up on deep wall shelves
and full of solid or printed
cottons,
silks,
batiks,
woolens,
blends—
you name it,
I had some.
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And fabric!
Big square wicker baskets
lined up on deep wall shelves
and full of solid or printed
cottons,
silks,
batiks,
woolens,
blends—
you name it,
I had some.
Elizabeth Berg, The Art of Mending
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| The Sort of Day Where It Never Gets Properly Bright 4 x 6" postcard; acrylic, latex, pencil, and collage abstract 2020 |
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| before makeup |
6 comments:
Amazing what a few outlines, added color and texture can do! BRAVO!
Thanks for your feedback, Carol. This next step is also an exploration, a learning excursion.
Wooohooo! those final touches make all the difference...maybe I'll put on make-up today?
LOL. Way more fun and satisfying for me to put make-up on a painting start than on myself. In my recent deep decluttering of a file cabinet I found a folder labeled 'style file' that had info and torn-out bits from magazines with tips and products for gussying-up basics. You'd have to have known me in person for a few decades to know how funny it is that I EVER created such a file (which I completely forgot I even had until last week); it represents a sweet reminder of a few years of interest in having some smidgen of a fashion sense in my 60's (late bloomer; short-lived blooms!).
Love the touch of beauty spots! Delightful. :) Congratulations!!
'Beauty spots'! Always love your observations, Sheila!
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