Saturday, March 13, 2010

Cozy Up

The hardest part of this painting was the rim of the clear glass plate. In reality it is a bright and very distinct hard line. I had to balance it with value and break it up so it didn't dominate the painting.  Today was a beautiful rainy day. Monsoon like. I spent the day in the studio and later this evening I picked up my Sister and my Mama on the way to a family party at my niece's house, where we turned on the festival lighting aka Christmas Lights :D and had a great time!

15 comments:

Lorna said...

I love the idea of festive lights---I could always find something to be festive about, and I have a small but recognizable affinity to anything that glitters.
which brings me to this translucent painting. I so admire your ability.

Kelley Carey MacDonald said...

Good idea to break up the hard white line, and you did it with such pretty color! Ellipses. The bane of my existence. I so wish you were here, girlfriend - SOON! So happy you had a festive evening!

FCP said...

You did an excellent job with all of it, but the rim is my favorite part. You made a difficult task look easy!

myra anderson said...

wonderfully beautiful and gorgeous!!!

Barbara Pask said...

Wonderful colors in this piece, love how painterly it is.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful piece. I love this painting. Great job with the clear plate, especially.

Paz

Sandra Galda said...

really rich color, lovely painting...and I love the dot of fushia pink on the rim of the glass at the approx. one o'clock position!

Edward Burton said...

You did a fine job with this, Mary - Very beautiful.

Paintings by Patricia said...

This has a Florida heat to it. Lovely. We are definitely having a monsson here today.

Carol Schiff Daily Painting said...

Sweet! And you did an excellent job on that rim!

Dar Presto said...

This piece starts with solid draftsmanship and composition- good perspective, cropping, and depth of field. Then color and brushwork reveal playful abstraction and an engaging liveliness. I love it!

Jan said...

Awesome! One of my favorite!

Dana Cooper said...

This is beautiful Mary, I love the palette!

rdl said...

Cool!!

Virginia Floyd said...

Such lovely strokes! I love the colors reflected in the glass plate. Really well done!

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