Friday, January 10, 2014

Angel Mama

    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:

mimi boothby said...

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!!!!

Sharon L. Graves said...

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!

Meredith Adler said...

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?

Terri Buchholz said...

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!

Anette (Ahlholm) Power said...

This is really great Meredith! I love the simplicity and flat shapes! Reminds me of one of my favorite artists - Mark Daniel Nelson!

Bill Whitworth said...

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.....

Bhavani said...

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.

Anonymous said...

Nice! I like your people. Do more. :)

Stefanie

Meredith Adler said...

:) Thanks, Stef...do you recognize these people??

Anonymous said...

I thought maybe I did. Perhaps that's why I liked them. :)

Stefanie

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