Tuesday, 17 January 2017

30/30 January Challenge #17

Yesterday I managed to get two paintings done which is great because today seems busier than ever.
#994 - Getting Ready to Fly! - 5 x 7 watercolour
I really liked this image from my miscellaneous file; the sun shining through the transparent kite and glistening on the ocean while the boy waits in anticipation for the wind to grab his kite and take it flying. Of course, he is dreaming that he is will be up there flying too.

There are some really great pieces being shared on Leslie's 30/30 page today, so go and check them out!

On another topic - does anyone using Blogger use hashtags and if so how do you do it? - thanks I appreciate any help.



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10 comments:

  1. Sheila17 January 2017 at 15:55

    Gorgeous work Val! Everything about this just sings :) Love that kite, the sky, the sparkle on the sand and in the water! Wonderful!

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    1. Mellowood Gallery17 January 2017 at 15:57

      thanks Sheila. I ws really happy with this piece - glad you like it too.

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  2. Nelvia18 January 2017 at 05:38

    Just love this piece. Don't think I have seen you do anything like this subject-wise. As Shelia says, great light on the water and coming through the kite. Just a super piece Val.

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    1. Mellowood Gallery18 January 2017 at 07:52

      Thanks Nelvia. You are right this is not a subject that I do often . Generally painting people doesn't interest me but this one is not a specific person, it could be any child and the image can evoke wonderful memories. I'm glad you like it.

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  3. Laurie Mueller18 January 2017 at 12:13

    I love this. You NAILED the transparent kite material! Same with the goldfish. Very nice work.

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  4. Joan Tavolott18 January 2017 at 19:21

    This is really lovely!!! I love the shine on the kite and the transparency of it.

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    1. Mellowood Gallery18 January 2017 at 19:31

      Thanks Joan. Thankfully there are lots of staining and transparent watercolours - lol

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  5. SharonKullberg21 January 2017 at 08:40

    My friend Lavivia Wiggins is using this with her Facebook posts:
    #30paintingsin30dayschallenge
    Will it work on a blog? Not sure, I'm social media challenged.

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    1. Mellowood Gallery21 January 2017 at 08:59

      Hi Sharon. I am not sure - I am pretty challenged myself. I know that some people post to the 30/30 challenge from the FB pages and some from other sources. If you are talking about hastags #, I know they don't work with Blogger although you can use labels which will connect people to your other blogs about the same subject. On FB and Google+ a hashtag will connect you to other people's posts of the same subject. The only way I know to connect with the blogs of other artists in the challenge is to click on their posts on Leslie's page. I hope that helps.

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