Recent creations
#1
Posted 10 February 2009 - 03:26 PM
(They look a bit funny as they are photos of the canvases themselves):
I started painting as a way of relaxing, since I have problems with anxiety. I've found it very soothing and have produced about 17 pictures so far. I've moved away from the swirls just recently, and my last picture was of a swallowtail butterfly I photographed in Greece.
And remember, never leave a naked person unattended.
"She was pining so much, I said to her - phone him! But don't mention me, not after that business with the baguette!"
#2
Posted 10 February 2009 - 05:18 PM
I've never worked with watercolours, acrylics or enamels but the result seems really nice!
PS: Where did you found a swallowtail butterfly in Greece? It's a little rare to find one in the cities... Please upload! I love animals!
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#3
Posted 10 February 2009 - 07:38 PM
Butterflies scare me a bit. A monarch kept following me home from the bus stop for an entire block several years ago. It was unsettling.
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#4
Posted 10 February 2009 - 09:16 PM
I'd like to see all your work, if you don't mind uploading.
#5
Posted 10 February 2009 - 10:18 PM
Edited by Kellen, 10 February 2009 - 10:19 PM.
"She was a fire, and I had no doubt that she had already done her share of burning." - Lord Firael Algathrin
"Most assume that all the followers of Lathander are great morning people. They're very wrong." - Tanek of Cloakwood
we are all adults playing a fantasy together, - cmorgan
#6
Posted 11 February 2009 - 01:37 AM
#8
Posted 11 February 2009 - 06:36 AM
#9
Posted 11 February 2009 - 06:47 AM
This first one was done as a sort of experiment. I had run out of large canvases and found these small ones at the pound shop, so I thought I would give it a go and make one picture on four tiles. I'm not completely happy with how it turned out.
This one is a lot smaller than it looks, it's only about 8" x 8". I'm not totally happy with this either, it feels a bit sloppy or unfinished.
Here is the butterfly.
And for comparison, here is the original photo, which I took on the greek island of Zakynthos - one of the Ionian Islands.
This was meant to look like a whirlpool but it all went horribly wrong. I just tell people it's abstract! Heh.
This one was washed and redone about six times. In the end I threw a lot of gold enamel at it and hoped for the best.
This last one remains my absolute all time favourite. I began it with the circles, which were drawn round the bottom of Lush pots and then just let my imagination run riot. I was worried about it right up until the last brush stroke, and then I fell in love with it. It's the only one I flat out refuse to sell.
And remember, never leave a naked person unattended.
"She was pining so much, I said to her - phone him! But don't mention me, not after that business with the baguette!"
#10
Posted 11 February 2009 - 08:43 AM
#11
Posted 11 February 2009 - 09:50 AM
"She was a fire, and I had no doubt that she had already done her share of burning." - Lord Firael Algathrin
"Most assume that all the followers of Lathander are great morning people. They're very wrong." - Tanek of Cloakwood
we are all adults playing a fantasy together, - cmorgan
#12
Posted 11 February 2009 - 12:03 PM
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#13
Posted 11 February 2009 - 01:16 PM
#14
Posted 21 February 2009 - 02:23 PM
And remember, never leave a naked person unattended.
"She was pining so much, I said to her - phone him! But don't mention me, not after that business with the baguette!"
#15
Posted 23 February 2009 - 05:34 AM
oO My DA Gallery Oo
oO My Artcorner on SHS Oo
oO "Ask the Betrayer" parody comic Oo
oO My other parody comics on SHS Oo
(and no, I'M not egocentric!)Oh, and Epantiras, you're simply Epantirastic.
I Hate Elminster! (proud member of the We Hate Elminster club)
#16
Posted 25 February 2009 - 09:34 AM
Yeah, I'm no better at constructive criticism than Epantiras.
"She was a fire, and I had no doubt that she had already done her share of burning." - Lord Firael Algathrin
"Most assume that all the followers of Lathander are great morning people. They're very wrong." - Tanek of Cloakwood
we are all adults playing a fantasy together, - cmorgan
#17
Posted 03 April 2009 - 01:29 PM
Forgive the bizarre look on my face. Someone off camera was trying to make me laugh. As you can tell, it didn't work. That'll learn 'em!
Anyway, I painted the top half when I was drunk as a skunk! (Can you tell?) The reason I was so... inebriated, was that the results of a housing needs survey I helped analyse recently were being launched, and we (the trust) had booked a conference room in a local hotel. When the launch was over we went through to the bar, and many, many rounds were bought. I walked home with Maman, across a playing field in the pitch dark. (I mean pitch dark as well - we live in the good ol' countryside, and there ain't many street lights). Me being vain old me, had to wear high heels, which sank into God knows what with every step across that field.
All feedback and criticism welcome (of the painting, not my drunk and disorderly-ness).
And remember, never leave a naked person unattended.
"She was pining so much, I said to her - phone him! But don't mention me, not after that business with the baguette!"