Parallel Parking

 

CELBRATION STORY

 This painting is a little different from most of my others. It has a little more of a graphic feel to it. One of the artists of the past that I admire the most is Henri Matisse. The thing I love most about his work is his use of pattern. I enjoyed adding pattern to the vases in this painting to add interest.

PERFECT TIME

 I haven’t posted in quite a while.Painting and solo and group shows have taken up a lot of my time. Plus Life in general. I do enjoy taking a little time to talk about a single painting though. Along with flowers I do love chairs. The combination is perfect. Wouldn’t you love to come home to a basket of beautiful flowers waiting for you in your favorite chair? A perfect time

Where Will You Go?

 I do florals more than landscapes; but my landscapes often have some florals in them! This landscape has  some mystery because of the path that disappears into the darkness. No one knows exactly where it goes- it  is up to the viewer’s imagination.The path leads the viewer into the picture plane and all around it. The colors chose add to the calm feeling of the painting.

Carlotta

 Sometimes the title for a painting comes to me after a painting is finished. As soon as I fnished this; the name Carlotta popped in my head. She is a character in a book series by Linda Barnes about a private investigator who solves various crimes. She is a colorful redhead who invokes the kind of colors present in this painting. The neutrals are only present in the greens and background, allowing the flowers to pop!

Kindness

 I chose bright , light colors for this painting with very few darks. I was trying for an upbeat , happy feeling for the painting. Everytime I use aqua in a painting that seems to be the outcome; I don’t know why. I guess because it is a kind of blue but with a little kick to it by adding the green. Kind of like a fun day at the beach. I would like to audit a good color theory class some day. Not for a grade; just to absorb some of the knowledge. There are so many things to learn; so little time!

SPRING UPDATE

 
 I haven’t posted in a while. I misunderstood that the blog was going to be discontinued. It was just the mailing list. In the meantime I have still been painting every day. Last week my Instagram account ( @libbybob) was hacked by a bitcoin hacker making it seem that I was asking people to invest in bitcoin. I am trying to resolve this but in the meantime I have opened a new account named @was_libbybob

So please follow me on that account; no bitcoin allowed!