2 works in progress - pink maiden & kinder-garden

[Doreen Peri]

are they done yet? greatest thing about canvases is you can paint right on top of them if ya don't like it. lol.... i never know when it's finished and i often work on it way too long and ruin the darn thing. *sigh* ... thanks for looking

"kinder-garden"


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"pink maiden"

[judih]

i saw these first over at AC, and here i'm looking again and i find pink maiden to simply dance from where she's hanging. Such rhythm and music emanate from her.

kindergarten is a little less kinesthetic - more still life-ish.

both are good. Both exciting. (and they go with my couch! - sorry - that's a door-to-door painting salesperson's inside joke)

j

[Doreen Peri]

LOL!!! "And they go with my couch!"

hahahaha...

love you, judih.... thanks for your feedback.... and eyes

[judih]

(and surely you know i've been waiting to see these!)

a big treat

j

[Zlatko Waterman]

I like the undulating form, and the threads and ropes of color that seem to be migrating toward the head in "Pink Maiden."


--Z

[Doreen Peri]

hehe.... thanks, Zlatko... I'm giggling because "the threads and ropes of color that seem to be migrating toward the head" are *supposed* to be her hair. Her hair is supposed to be the entire background. hahahahaha

Damn... I'm not too good at this yet.... but I'm working on it... (until I decide to give up which may happen soon because I'm not sure this is my media).... I've discovered a few things. I need to designate a brush for every color. I'm using water with the acrylics. Some brushes hold more water and paint than others and you can't rinse it out quickly enough. I need to paint 2 or 3 paintings at a time because of the drying time necessary. I'm painting on the floor on top of newspapers. I have an easel but I'm way too sloppy for that. I need more space. I need a HUGE room for doing this work. Probably a warehouse. A room where I can splatter paint everywhere and it won't matter. Plus, I need large... very large canvases. The Pink Maiden is something like 14 x 18.... I need canvases twice as large as this. At least. Plus (and this is a big plus), I need 6 more hours tacked onto every day because if I'm going to do this, I need that much time every day to work on developing some semblance of skills.

I think I'm going to turn the one on the top into something else entirely.

Thanks for looking!

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judih.... you are a treat!

[Zlatko Waterman]

No doubt you know the painter's joke about acrylic, Doreen:

Acrylic has a great advantage-- it dries quickly.

Acrylic has a great disadvantage-- it dries quickly.

Good painting wishes,


Zlatko

[Arcadia]

I like the thread-munchy-pink-maiden!
The first one is very empty for being a kinder-garden, but that´s the first impression. With a second look it´s seems a good idea!

[jimboloco]

I wanna studio with a lot of space to paint and be inspired, duh, wow.

I think I got one right here

[Dave The Dov]

"kinder-garden" reminds me of Jackson Pollack. Were as "pink maiden" reminds me that it sort of has that Willem De Kooning style. Great paintings love them!!!!
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[jimboloco]

I printed a copy of your clown painting, have it up above my meditation cushion on one of my bookshelves.

I like the first abstraction it has a lot of spatial fun with swoops and curves.

the second one os a feminine edvaard munch, the dark side unearthed, I AM WOMAN! have to admit, the breasts are scintillating!

[mousey1]

Oh yes, I'd say they're beautifully complete. You artiste you!!! These would be delightful on my wall.

I see naked people. (invariably...sigh)

Just gorgeous, a feast for the eyes!