Well
somehow a whole week has flown by and not much to show for it. I’ve been trying to focus more on the
“marketing” side, handing out business cards and such. Need to find a way for the biz brain and art
brain to co-exist so we can all have a good time! I love my new business cards and a big fan
of Vistaprint and you-know-who doing the design, prototyping and final prep
work.
Now
about the painting - I started two a week ago, but I was not happy with either
of them. I guess it was just an "off" week. Yesterday I finally got a
chance to perform emergency CPR – Creative Painting Rescue – hoping you agree
it worked!
The
one I'm posting today was for a DPW challenge (okay, I know late again). Goal is to create
a painting which is mostly white using warm and cool tones, texture,
brushstrokes, etc. just make sure that light (nearly white) is dominant. At the art club brunch, I served these cuties
in my flamboyant martini glasses. In my
head, shrimp are basically white, so I thought this would be perfect for the
challenge. The glasses are clear and
have frosted stems. How perfect is
that? Since I am addicted to “bold”, I
could not help but put a swath of orange across the bottom. Guess what, shrimp are rather orange / red
and caused a lot more color than I expected.
Worked to cool everything down and despite everything, declaring “challenge
met.”
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Shrimp Cocktail - Paint It White Challenge
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This painting has been added to the DPW auction and will run through May 5th 8:00 pm CST.
