The Challenge this month is courtesy of Suzanne Berry. She named a camera as our subject and I thought, "No problem".
Boy, was I ever surprised how difficult it is to paint a camera! I do like a good challenge, though, to push myself.
(left)
"Study"
Original oil on canvas
5"x7"
©2011 Diana Moses Botkin
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And even though my painting is more a serious study of delicate light, I love everyone's playful take on our subject this month. They're all so fun.
(far left) "Photo Play" Oil on canvas 6"x6"
©2011 Ruth Andre
(left) "The Camera" Oil on canvas 20"x16"
©2011 Suzanne Berry
(far left) "Photo Play" Oil on canvas 6"x6"©2011 Ruth Andre
(left) "The Camera" Oil on canvas 20"x16"
©2011 Suzanne Berry
(left below) "Bite Me" Oil on canvas 8"x10" ©2011 Vicki Ross
(right below) “Sure Shot” Oil on board 5"x7” ©2011 Sharman Owings
(right below) “Sure Shot” Oil on board 5"x7” ©2011 Sharman Owings
11 comments:
Diana, If there is a winner to the May Challenge I think you win. I love your lady in the painting holding the camera. The wisps of hair are beautiful too.
Diana, you continue to amaze me with the detail you capture in such a small painting! Very nice.
Haha, Ruth... shall we have a Viewers' Choice award from now on? Thank you for the thought; you've made my day!
Vicki: As I was working on this I thought to myself "Now WHY couldn't I have chosen something SIMPLE for this Challenge!?" It IS a bit crazy to work this detailed on this scale.
I suppose if the painting were larger though, I'd want to put in every wisp of hair! At least this way I can leave a little to the imagination... good training for me.
no, smooth away! i love smoothing! your painting is just amazing!! i LOVE it!
I love yours. I can't believe you get that much punch into a 5 x 7 - beautiful!
Suzanne: I love the texture of unsmoothed work, but yes, most of the time I want to make it so detailed an realistic like the Dutch painters that texture usually gets smoothed away. Is there therapy for me, do you think?
Jane: Thank you!
Diana, the therapy is....drum roll...step away from the painting :D
I think we all have this problem. These are great paintings and choosing these subjects really gets you thinking doesn't it?
Good reminder, Mary! Thank you.
I love this challenge and yours is sooo beautiful. Great light!
The level of finish without being stiff or fussy in your small figurative paintings is amazing. I also love your dancer in red. She is exquisite.
Mary and Shirley: Thank you for dropping by and leaving your good words of encouragement. Happy painting to you both!
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