A Select Assortment

"A Select Assortment"
12" x 16"
Pastel on canvas panel 
There was no occasion to put them out, but I did it anyway; a dozen or so select pieces of chocolate placed randomly on a plate. 

I'm learning to paint with my little chunks of pastel with gloves on. I plan to use up at least one box of a hundred blue gloves before I decide if it's for me or not. 

Carol

Chocolate Covered Cherries

"Chocolate Covered Cherries"
5" x 5"
Pastel on hardboard
A friend send a photo of chocolate covered cherries in a heart-shaped silver bowl.  My son sent three cases of Nitrile gloves to me so I can continue to paint with pastels without my skin cracking and absorbing the toxins in the pigments. I feel loved at a time when I'm more than a little insecure. 

Carol

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Something For Everyone

Something For Everyone
12" x 12"
Oil on wrapped canvas 
I've been doing everything but painting for more than a week.

I have a guest artist residing with me for ten days.

I've made a new website. Carolkeene.com

I've revamped my blog.

And I've placed an ad on page 94 of the April issue of Southwest Art Magazine.

I'm being creative and artsy, just not in my customary way.

Please forgive me for not posting.

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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