Trying out a little experiment connecting the
blog to Daily Paintworks. Essentially,
it’s a test to see if I understand how things work “behind the scenes.” Wish me luck.
The Art Club challenge this month was to paint some
Bling – That’s right, jewelry. This is
really hard and I had to over-complicate since I apparently think I have too much time on my
hands these days. So here it is, Bling
Four Ways. These are all actual pendants
that I love and wear, especially those given to me as gifts. I think the reason it is particularly hard, is even in its 3x3 square, the object is larger than real life (by a lot). For some reason, painting actual size or smaller seems "natural", but painting small to bigger just begs me to go back and ask Alice in Wonderland, "How does that all work again?"
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| Bling Four Ways |
Oh - before I go, we had a great art club
get together at a delightful home in Middleburg VA. Amazing food and camaraderie. The table was gorgeous and gifts (handmade pottery by hostess GL) are adorable. A very talented artist in a variety of media! As a
special event, we all headed over to The National Sporting Library & Museum to see Sir Alfred J. Munnings’
exhibit Out in the Open. Some wonderful
paintings of landscapes, livestock and fox hunting. It is on display through September 15, 2013
(free).
Life
is joy you make one moment at a time. . .
