Saturday, October 10, 2009

Before & After Flower Painting

It's confusing trying to figure out what to salvage and what gets put on the burn pile. I've had a few pieces returned, unsold. My paintings are getting better and looking at the old work confirms that. After much internal debate and a little sadness, I will watch a few go up in smoke. This one here just needed a little tlc: More highlites and some cool browns to tamp out the neon looking undertones. Painting is oil on paper and measures 22x22.

5 comments:

  1. JonathanOctober 10, 2009 at 3:44 PM

    Thanks for the comment Diane! I am glad you like my work and also glad to have seen your work too, beautiful paintings your doing! I love this blogger networking, you just get to really discover great artists!! Thanks again!

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  2. Joan BreckwoldtOctober 10, 2009 at 3:49 PM

    Hi Diane,
    what a great post, I need to make a little burn pile myself. So hard to do though! I like what you did to the painting, somehow there is a nice airiness behind the vase now and that breathes more life into the painting.
    Joan

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  3. Loren McCraneyOctober 11, 2009 at 6:48 PM

    Diane, I love your new photo in front of your painting! That to-die-for auburn hair! ;o) Your Carmine Daisy & Daffodil painting makes me so happy to look at! Yellow and red is one of my fave color combos! ;o)

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  4. Gwen BellOctober 14, 2009 at 11:37 PM

    My heart skipped a beat when I read "burn pile". All of your work is so beautiful that I can't let myself think about that! This one you've shown looks like an entirely new, happier version. Can you hear it pleading for it's sister paintings... "Please don't burn me!"?

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  5. Mary Sheehan WinnOctober 16, 2009 at 8:13 PM

    I want to have a burn fest in my mother's backyard, but it's gotten really cold here.

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