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| "Losing My Marbles" Oil on panel 16" x 16" |
It seems appropriate that my first blog post is titled "Losing My Marbles." I must be out of my mind to commit to another responsibility. Yet I write and paint every day, so I may as well combine the effort and go public. I plan to enjoy it, I hope you will, too.
I photographed this tea cup with a some hand blown marbles tumbling out of it a year ago. Meanwhile, it's been sitting in queue waiting to be painted. There was so much glazing in this piece that it took longer to paint than I anticipated. I use water soluble oils, with no medium, so drying time is a bit faster than with traditional oils, and I can glaze over particular areas with sheer layers of color to add depth and color. That's a technique borne of my watercolor background. The translucency of the tea cup in shadow shows the exterior design of the bone china cup.
I photographed this tea cup with a some hand blown marbles tumbling out of it a year ago. Meanwhile, it's been sitting in queue waiting to be painted. There was so much glazing in this piece that it took longer to paint than I anticipated. I use water soluble oils, with no medium, so drying time is a bit faster than with traditional oils, and I can glaze over particular areas with sheer layers of color to add depth and color. That's a technique borne of my watercolor background. The translucency of the tea cup in shadow shows the exterior design of the bone china cup.
Thank you for visiting.
Carol