Friday, January 11, 2008

Test: Two studies

We just had some nasty weather in Northern California. Our house lost electricity for 3 1/2 days. Luckily, we live in the mountains, where this happens fairly regularly, so we have a generator. We started it up and kept ourselves warm and the fridge cool. And we did a lot of nesting on the couch, talking, so it was kind of nice, really.

During that time, I migrated a painting setup to near the patio doors, where the most light is. I continued playing with painting on gesso-painted cardboard and colorful backgrounds. Here are two pieces I did on one piece of cardboard:

I kind of like how the peas came out, but the photo doesn't do them justice. I might have to shoot it again. Or maybe do another painting of a plate with fork and peas.

Funny, where this painting thing takes you...
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  1. Dewberry Fine ArtJanuary 12, 2008 at 10:49 AM

    Connie,
    Love what you are doing with these. I took a very close look and find it amazing how you picked up all the reflected colors and beautiful brush strokes in such small paintings. Keep going. Your inspirational.

    dori

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  2. Connie KleinjansJanuary 12, 2008 at 11:24 AM

    Thanks for visiting, Dori, and for your kind comments. The small size (and the cardboard) are helping me stay loose. I'm hoping that translates to larger works. And, I swear, some of my best paintings are onions and garlic. It feels like you can cut loose a bit and also use wilder colors. Maybe I've found my niche! :D

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