Sepia Winter

"Sepia Winter"
6" x 8"
Oil on Hardboard
I'm coming to grips with grey sticks poking into the sepia sky.  Not really. My hands ache at the thought of serious cold. My body shivers and my eyes aren't adapting to so much darkness. Soon enough, on my birthday, in fact, we'll reach the pinnacle of darkness and begin the descent down the light side of the slope. 

I was compelled to get this one out of my system. It happened almost like a dare. Do it. Just paint the trees and the lake and the dismal sky in sepia and burnt sienna.  Do you ever listen to your inner voice?

Carol

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Tree of Life

"Tree of Life"
18" x 24"
Acrylic on wrapped canvas
My Tree of Life curls just like life itself.  You never know from one minute to the next what will change and how that change will impact your life. "Buckle up," I say, "It could be a wild ride."  

This is my attempt at making a Tree of Life style with paint, instead of with fractal-generating software.  The background is troweled-on plaster and faux finished like I used to do on walls. It's very textural, both visually and to the touch.

I'm happy you are here with me today.
Carol

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Moose

"Moose"
6" x 6"
Oil on hardboard
A moose took up residence with me in Studio B a few years ago. He's my fantasy friend, my confidante, model, and sacred animal totem.  He stands watch over me as I paint, helps choose subject matter, and reminds me to clean my brushes... with soap!  Aren't I the lucky one?  Who needs a muse when you've got a moose—with such a sweet face?

Moose, here, is plastic; nine inches tall at the tip of his rack and twelve inches nose to tail.  I'll be painting other oddities from my studio this week.  Moose gets the honor of being first in the series.

Thanks for visiting with me and moose today.
Carol

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Bittersweet

"Bittersweet"
12" x 12"
Oil on wrapped canvas 
Have you ever longed for something so thoroughly, dreamed about it, wished and hoped for it to be exactly what you wanted, counted the days, the hours, the minutes ... only to find out that it was not what you thought it would be?  It's Lent.  When I finally get what I've longed for, it almost never lands spot on the target.   


I'm going to paint chocolate for a few days.  I'm going to combine it with another favorite item, suggested by a friend. Let's see how THIS experiment goes!

Thank you for looking in on me today.
Carol

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Ooey-Gooey

"Ooey-Gooey"
6" x 6"
Oil on hardboard

Chocolate was not its own "food group" when I was growing up in rural Michigan. We had a hollow Easter bunny in the spring and a couple brown Necco wafers at Halloween.  Not until I was well into adulthood did I acquire a taste for this brown delicacy.  

Here's another in my series of single-bite chocolates.  I had painted the morsel, but pondered what would be on the pink background.  A curtain of dripping chocolate seemed pretty theatrical.  

Thanks for dropping by today.
Carol

Sweets for Milady

"Sweets for Milady"
6" x 6"
Oil on hardboard
The velvet pouch at my place setting was cinched with a satin ribbon and tied in a bow. I knew who had placed it there before I gathered my petticoats and flounced them over the bustle chair. 


I got chocolates for Valentine's Day—an abundance.  They beg to be painted, so here is the first in a series of the various shapes and colors of the goodies.

Thank you for sauntering by today.
Carol

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