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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
Congratulations on your new blog! What a lovely painting to begin with. I'm a fan!
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