Acrylic, 5x7"
(I am editing this post to say I woke up feeling I could just cry about how this image of this painting came out. I don't want to cry at all when I look at the original painting, so I know the problem lies with the reproduction! I wonder why the scanner does a great job of representing some paintings and abysmally at others? It isn't just the skin tones throwing this off, as I mention below in the original post, it is kind of the whole thing is off. I worked in Photoshop Elements doing everything I know to make it look more like the painting, but it was not meant to be. I may try a camera shoot with this one. I'll let you know.)
To answer my own question from the other day: what do you really want to paint? I really want to paint humans in motion, in relationship, in emotion. In thinking about this question this morning, I remembered that I also want to paint birds. Over the summer, I had intended to work on birds and flowers, but only got to the flowers. Coincidentally, one of my artist friends posted a lovely bird painting today.
This is another one started long ago. After much photo-editing, still don't have the skin tones true to the painting...sorry...
I am figuring out it is sleep that is going to be suffering for my art. How about everybody else? It's way past my bedtime...goodnight.
10 comments:
this is very fetching. I hope you redo this when you have more time and put in the faces (if that's what you want to do)
I am not suffering from loss of sleep yet. But it's early in the month. I AM suffering from lack of exercise... don't have time to do it all. AUGH BALANCE!!!!
You're braver than me. I keep saying I want to paint people, but so far, not one single painting has emerged. I love the way this momma is down on the child's level. Very important!
Thanks, Mimi and Sharon. Sharon, I really like your observation about how the Mom is down to the child's level. And Mimi, thanks for sharing about the exercise. It's a good point. We would all do better during the rest of our hours if we make sure we are sleeping and exercising! So far, I don't do faces. If people want to see faces, they will just have to skeediddle over to your blog. Does anyone know how to spell skeediddle?
Meredith I like how this painting presents as a bold graphic and the minimalist style works well for it. It doesn't really require features I think since so much is said through the body language.
I thought of you tonight when I was fussing over photographing a painting. I'm finding it frustrating as well since somewhere between the camera and the posting, important details are lost. It is a mystery to me how to do it well. I guess that would be a good 2014 goal!
This is really great Meredith! I love the simplicity and flat shapes! Reminds me of one of my favorite artists - Mark Daniel Nelson!
I really like this one. Sorry you are having trouble with getting good reproductions.
I want to be able to paint people as well. Not the itty bitty little people like I have been, but big people. Canvas filling people. I have photographed my daughter for 9 years, now I want to paint her!
There are several artists whose style I will use for inspiration, but one in particular. I first fell in love with the work of Lisa Moore at a gallery in Blue Ridge, GA. Her oil paintings of children and dancers are amazing.
I have a whole shelf of oil paints just waiting for me to get up the guts to give it a try.....
Hi Meredith, you have certainly captured a moment, the emotion of the mom and child interacting in the painting. I like it a lot. Even if you dont want to paint the faces, maybe you can add some shadows. Just a thought. Hope you don't mind.
Nice! I like your people. Do more. :)
Stefanie
:) Thanks, Stef...do you recognize these people??
I thought maybe I did. Perhaps that's why I liked them. :)
Stefanie
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