Sunday, 17 January 2016

2016 Day 17

Well I managed to do something with the second painting I started yesterday. It isn't wonderful but I think it turned out okay considering it was a bit of a mess.
Silent Forest
Before Christmas I bought a bunch of small acrylic 'Folk Art' paints from a box of items donated to the Art Club. Yesterday I decided to try them out. This painting started out with Plum, Rose and White. The intent was for a flowing abstract like the green piece I did, but what I got was purple mud. I sprayed, blotted, sprayed again - nothing seemed to help. Finally I decided to just paint over the whole mess, so I grabbed a deep purple and slathered it on, then scrapped away with my palette knife. Once the whole thing was dry I added some white and a little bit of blue and ended up with Silent Forest. The painting is a 6 x 10 acrylic on mat board.

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10 comments:

  1. Sheila17 January 2016 at 20:00

    Val what an awesome save! High five! This is darling, looks like a wonderful illustration for a children's book. I want to read this book! Also, kinda reminds me of that creepy forest in The Princess Bride. LOL.

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    1. Mellowood Gallery17 January 2016 at 22:07

      Thanks Sheila -I always figure that most 'mistakes' can be fixed - you just end up with something different that you first planned. glad you like this and thanks for the high five.

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  2. Laurie Mueller18 January 2016 at 04:08

    I can't tell you how many times my paintings start as one thing and end up something completely different! This one shows really great perspective and a definite mood. It's great!

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    1. Mellowood Gallery18 January 2016 at 07:50

      Thanks Laurie. I think one thing that being an artist teaches is the need to be open to change - the need to be flexible. Thanks for stopping by.

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  3. Nelvia18 January 2016 at 10:21

    Another super creative solution. I like the Looks of this. Just well done Val. Well I have been down for the count with computer issues. Finally pulled the trigger this morning and got a new one and am hoping no more virus issues. The old one to be unloaded and off line if it still works and Paulie can use on the kitchen. Good bye finally to vista, I have suffered enough.

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    1. Mellowood Gallery18 January 2016 at 10:35

      Thanks for your lovely comment Nelvia. too bad about the computer woes. I am lucky that my husband is VERY adept with our computers as I have tech support on hand 24/7 - lol - good luck with the new system.

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  4. Joan Tavolott18 January 2016 at 15:31

    This is so different! I love how you continued to change it...and it came out so good! It looks like an illustration for Red Riding Hood with the deep, dark forest!

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    1. Mellowood Gallery18 January 2016 at 15:39

      Thanks Joan. some days continued effort works. I like the reference to Little Red Riding Hood and the deep,dark forest. thanks for stopping by.

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  5. Win Dinn, Artist22 January 2016 at 11:01

    Wowza, Val - LOVE this!

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    1. Mellowood Gallery22 January 2016 at 11:04

      Thanks Win -responses like that are great and will keep me from throwing things away - lol

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