Finally finished one of the two paintings I'd been working on before life got so frenetic. Must finish the other one so I can start an illustration job, due end of June. THEN (or sooner, depending on how the illos go) I can turn to my koi series --- I'm getting closer every day! Bit by bit, we work through that great To Do List called life! May I just say that I've never been so glad to say 'this thing is finished' than I was earlier today, when I said of this swimming-pool-with-two-butterfly-chairs painting, 'This thing is finished.'
Acrylic on board 16" x 20."
I made some quick sketches of bits that were washed to the ground after a sudden rainstorm this morning. I love the way fallen twigs, leaves, and petals make a kind of found calligraphy on street surfaces. I am sure their messages are worth deciphering. Don't you wish we could?
Oh, how wonderful your supportive comments are! LOVE them! I do wish you could see the painting in person---the overall texture hangs together really well in real life. Thanks again, you buddies!
Posted by: Laura | May 31, 2009 at 04:35 PM
Wow - I love this Laura! I'm sort of speechless - sitting here hypnotized by the beautiful textures and composition, not to mention the gorgeous colors in this painting.
I can imagine how beautiful it is 'en vrai'. I hope I get to see it some day.
Posted by: Casey | May 29, 2009 at 09:15 AM
Fantastic painting Laura. Colors are perfect. Great composition.
Posted by: Amanda Kavanagh | May 28, 2009 at 08:13 PM
I LOVE that painting of the chairs by the pool.
Posted by: Chris Bonney | May 28, 2009 at 05:56 PM
What beautiful pieces you show us today! Wow! I love this acrylic, the reflections on the water, the dark background, the appealing chairs, the shades and lights... and I love the sketches, they definitely have something of calligraphy to them! and to think they were just things swept away by the wind... I'm speechless!
Posted by: Cathy | May 28, 2009 at 08:48 AM
Well, it was worth waiting for, sweetie! LOVELY. And DONE, hooray!!
And ahem, Sketching in Nature blog for those calligraphy bits?? *G*
Posted by: Cathy (Kate) Johnson | May 27, 2009 at 10:51 AM