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Oct6

Dripping & Squirting!

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I ran into this video, and couldn’t help but use it for a Daily Post!

It has always been a dream of mine to paint like a three-year old, you know…Paint with Wild Abandon!  That is exactly what Aelite Andre is doing.  She must have an artist for a parent, and she must have been watching each time they painted.  Aelite has way too many toys to paint with, and is having way too much fun doing it.  Her parents are very special people!

What is the lesson here?

Could all this creating she is doing be giving her self-confidence.  Certainly it’s giving her the love of creating.  She loves to get her hands into the paint, just like many of us.  Maybe this love goes way back to when we were children…

Finger painting is one of the most fun things I can think of to do while painting.  I’m usually covered in pint when I get finished for the day.  Somewhere, somehow it isn’t a painting if there isn’t paint all over the place.

How about you?  Is finger painting part of the way you paint also? Do you see a little of yourself in Alita, or are you neet and clean when you are finished for the day?  What does this say of out personalities?

Jul30

Thursday Time Out For Art

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I thought it would be fun to see just what one of my favorite abstract painters do in their own process. This artist always puts a smile on my face, and I have secretly wished for a space large enough to paint on this scale.

Bottom line……Let go!

Jul16

Thurdsay Time Out For Art

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Rise and Shine

Rise and Shine

Inspired by my first rooster FogHorg-LegHorn, who lovingly woke us up each morning about 4:30am.  We had to be up shortly after that anyway, and we did live in the country……he never seemed to be a problem to anyone.

I’m sure early farmers trained roosters to crow at 4:30am, so they could get a start on their day….It worked!

After painting FogHorn, and loving him in his own simple form, I decided to have a little talk with him.  He felt that I was simplifying him to much, and he needed to be adorned just a little more.  (Roosters are funny that way!) That’s right, my painting spoke to me!   My solution for all this artist talk was to show a little sunlight on his breast, and put written music on the canvas.  He seemed to be happy with this, and that has made me happy as well.

What do you think?   Is FogHorn singing his song now?

Thursday Time Out For Art is hosted by Zebra Designs & Destinations.  They are located in Equator, and have wonderful posts full or adverture, and inspiration.  Always something different, and interesting.

Jul8

Wordless Wednesday

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LaRetta Small-Zamora's front gate

LaRetta Small-Zamora’s front gate

Jun23

Tuesday the 23rd.

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FogHorn LegHorn

FogHorn LegHorn

Many years ago we had a little farm with fifteen chickens, and two roosters. Our first rooster we named “FogHorn LegHorn,” and I never minded that he awakened us each morning at the same time…..EARLY.

We had many other animals on our small farm, but this is really about our first rooster.  A friend of ours built us a huge, really nice coup where all the hens & rooster lived at night.  I don’t remember ever having trouble with the rooster when they were in the pen, but when they were all out pecking around, eating worms, and free ranging the rooster was so much fun to watch.  Of course, he did what all roosters did even though he wasn’t old enough to make a difference.  We had friends show up on our front doorstep with a six-pack of beer, and munchies just to relax on a Sunday afternoon in the back.  They would sit all afternoon chatting, munching on goodies, and sharing beer just to watch FogHorn LegHorn and his hens.  Those were fun days, and the memories of them are worthy of many short stories.

I’ve always wanted to paint chickens, or a rooster, and finally I took the leap. Since I’m not really fond of realism, I decided to paint an abstract rooster.  To tell the truth, this little canvas (10″X 24″) was given to me as a challenge, and I didn’t have a clue what I would do with it.  So the other day I primed it in orange, and then it began to speak.   Before I knew what was happening, I was roughly sketching out a rooster.  The next thing I knew I mixed up a light version of Cobalt Teal and began negatively painting.

It isn’t finished, but I’m having so much fun that I had to show all of you the possibilities of a challenge.

FogHorn LegHorn will be back. He won’t change much but he will be changed, and this is where abstract is going for me at the moment.

Jun11

Thursday Time Out For Art

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Molly Moo the Free Cow

Molly Moo the Free Cow

Next Up

Next Up

After finishing Molly Moo last week, I’m going to start another abstract painting.

 

 

 

Even though Molly was more realistic, the next painting I’m planning with any luck at all will be more abstract!   I just can’t seem to help myself..

The next canvas is long and narrow, so I’m thinking it will help me create a little more extreme art.   We’ll see! It’s also got at least four paintings underneath, maybe that’s the key!

First the sides,  I hate doing the sides.  I always start shaking and can never get them straight, so they go first.

Inspiration comes from everywhere.  I’d like to suggest checking out a couple of sites that might help with creative energy and inspiration,  Zebra Designs & Destinations, and On the Easel.