Two Oil Paintings
Gem
here are two I've finished, one I hurried through in about two hours and it's
obvious, heh.
I'm going to try a portrait next... if it doesn't come out, I'll claim Picasso
as my influence.
anyone else love Georgia O'Keeffe?
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cpg
wow. impressive Gem. I love the colors in 'fiery flowers' -- the whole
canvas has warm glow to it.
looks like fun....cpg
fdoyle
You bet! One of my favorite painters. I don't know if I'd put these in a
Georgia O'Keeffe genre, though. You'd need to focus more on the flowers in
close-up. I love that her paintings were so influenced by photography and
used "extreme close-ups" and detail to visualize things that had never been
seen before.
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Gem
>You bet! One of my favorite painters. I don't know if I'd put these in a
>Georgia O'Keeffe genre, though.
Oh no, no, not at all! My apologies, I meant that comment as an afterthought.
:)
jeez, mine aren't anything like her work. [!!]
I was studying some of her work last night and happened upon some of her
landscapes and crosses. So remarkable for the simplicity and impact! Also, I
gave her flowersand landscapes closer scrutiny. Interesting how she combines
the human form with more earthy forms ie: landscapes where the folds of the
hills resemble a body in repose. Lovely work.
>I love that her paintings were so influenced by photography and
>used "extreme close-ups" and detail to visualize things that had never been
>seen before.
Exactly. Such a wonderful new angle on familiar objects and places.
*sigh*
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Gem
Gem
>wow. impressive Gem. I love the colors in 'fiery flowers' -- the whole
>canvas has warm glow to it.
thanks, cpg! :)
Yes, that background came out very nice, I felt. Soft wide brush and about four
colors, dark to light. Blend dry with short seesaw strokes.
>looks like fun
it is!! It's great! I could do this all day long!
[of course, that could be the fumes of oils in a confined space... but I like
that smell...lol]
have you had time to work in your oils again lately?
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Gem
speed
speed
artonio7
with warm regards,
Tony
http://artonio7.com
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cpg
I've never done oils actually. I've played with acrylics a couple
times lately. I received the highest praise ever when my two year-old
insisted on hanging one of them in his room, right next to a painting
he did. ;-)
cpg
Dan
I like "Fiery Flowers." It has passion and drama. I think it needs a touch
more highlighting on the right, to keep the image from being swallowed by
the background, although that might just be a limitation of the jpeg and
monitor.
The technique on books and lamp is good, but you've accidentally framed
negative space. Stuff something in there!
Dan
http://www.FreelanceWorkshops.com
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Gem
thankee!
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Gem
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Thanks, Tony! Glad you liked it. I found that it's easier for me to paint in
our crowded painting class at school than at home.... less distractions, hehe.
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Gem
>monitor.
Yes. I had a hella time taking photos trying to capture the subtlties there.
Sorry, that's the best I could get for the web. lol
Thanks for peeking!
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Gem
Gem
>I received the highest praise ever when my two year-old
>insisted on hanging one of them in his room, right next to a painting
>he did. ;-)
That's so sweet! :)
Our children see us in our very best light, don't they, at that age. If only it
could/would last through the teens...
You should give the oils a shot.
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rosserx
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> here are two I've finished, one I hurried through in about two hours and
it's
> obvious, heh.
I really like the lighting on the flowers. Are you into Caravaggio? He's one
of my favorites.
> anyone else love Georgia O'Keeffe?
I like her Cow Sculls!
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Melissa
I love Georgia O'keefe too!
Some day, I will get my paintings back up on my website.
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Mads Pedersen
Must admit I can't see which one you hurried, though :-)
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Carolyn Gill
thrilled when my current painting class was in oils rather than acrylic
*yippee!* . Love your work and hope to have some new pieces soon to share
The only thing that makes it hard to work at home is "when are you going to
be done with the 'art sh*t' and get into the more useful classes? (meaning
bus.ad stuff I guess)." I keep having to explain what working towards a
B.F.A. means while trying to finish the latest ad work that pays my bills.
:)
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Gem
>I really like the lighting on the flowers. Are you into Caravaggio? He's one
>of my favorites.
Thanks!
I just checked out some work by Caravaggio. WOW. Fantastic. Fascinating how
little color and paint is sometimes used to produce the human form or face.
Lovely work.
>I like her Cow Sculls!
me too! more than the flowers. I really love her crosses and mountains. One
favorite:
http://www.artic.edu/artaccess/AA_Modern/pages/MOD_4.shtml
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Gem
Gem
>Some day, I will get my paintings back up on my website.
Thanks, Melissa.:)
Post a link when you put them up, ok.
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Gem
>:))
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thankee, woods! :))
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Gem
>Wonderful!
>
>Must admit I can't see which one you hurried, though :-)
Oh Thanks Mads! :)
The books and lamp one was the rush job, heehee.
I'm going to try some mountains and one of these georgeous sunsets soon.
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Gem
>Gem , you are awesome. I really admire your talent!
*blush*
why, Thank you Val! :)
Hey good luck at school!!
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Gem
Gem
>I love oils but haven't had the time & space until recently so I was
>thrilled when my current painting class was in oils rather than acrylic
>*yippee!*
Yes, me too. Oils are different and produce richer results, imo, although
acrylics can get that glossy look going. oh yeah, and then there's clean-up....
but actually, my oils clean up pretty good with dish soap and water.
> Love your work and hope to have some new pieces soon to share
Thanks very much, and please post some of yours soon! How do you feel about
still life compared to landscapes or abstracts? Who are some of your
influences?
Do you like to work in watercolor?
>work at home is "when are you going to
>be done with the 'art sh*t' and get into the more useful classes? (meaning
>bus.ad stuff I guess)."
LOL! That's funny! Mine is the opposite. I have an arty family and they cringe
at the biz classes, [heh, so do I] ;)
Thanks, for looking, Carolyn and good luck in school!
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Carolyn Gill
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> ...How do you feel about
> still life compared to landscapes or abstracts? Who are some of your
> influences?
To look at - I like them all, but I love portrait work and tend to blend
fantasy/sci-fi type images for landscapes and the romantics for portraiture
(something like Canty mixed with Waterhouse and Rossetti).
> Do you like to work in watercolor?
Not as much but I usually use watercolors for light washes over pen & ink
which gives my prof fits in class..."saturate your colors!" It's just not
something I'm used to but I suppose I'll learn to deal with it. :)
rosserx
> I just checked out some work by Caravaggio. WOW. Fantastic. Fascinating
how
> little color and paint is sometimes used to produce the human form or
face.
> Lovely work.
And his life was insane, I think he was the original rock & roll bad boy. He
was an out of control bi-sexual drunk with a wild temper. Hung out with all
the princes, dukes and jet setters of that time. He even got into a street
fight once and killed someone (in self defense) went into hiding, all this
crazy stuff. In the 1500's with all that religious reform stuff going on,
its pretty amazing. And throughout all that insanity he produced the most
amazing artwork. Yeah Caravaggio's cool. But I don't recommend you get real
drunk and have a street fight, ok?
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Gem
I love that look. Do you have any you want to show?
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Gem
Gem
>drunk and have a street fight, ok?
>
oops. too late....
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