Wednesday, February 09, 2011

"The Crew" - SOLD

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I've been a bit blocked this week, but I'm very excited about this one. I find the most important thing about a block is to just keep painting, and work through it. It's very easy to get discouraged and want to quit, but eventually, if you keep painting, you'll come out the other side.

13 comments:

Denise Rose said...

I love the different colored bottles together. Really nice! And the orange and yellow just look great with those shades of blue and green!

Roxanne Steed said...

Painting orange slices has gotten me unblocked lately! Yes, it's so true, you have to just keep painting no matter what! Love the colors here!

Pearson Report said...

I feel the same way about my writing.
I'll be on a roll and then suddenly I hit a cliff and roll right over it.
When I land in the ravine, at the bottom, I'm too disoriented to get back to my writing - not good.

But, your Blog has motivated me - I am trying to focus, even if it's just in 10-15 minute chunks. It's working!

Great colour and balance of "the crew" in this piece.

Jenny

Keith said...

Amazed at the sense of transparency you have managed with such simple, broad brushstrokes. Genius.

Steve PP said...

Stay with it Carol! All blocks pass! Sometimes, they are ways of telling you what to paint next!

claire christinel said...

You don't seem blocked any more! Love the glass bottles. As always your glass is so translucent.

julie davis said...

This hit home today for me, Carol. It's so fascinating to me that I can paint something I'm very proud of one day, and completely hit a wall the next. But I do think it's the keeping on that's important--thank you for the encouragement today. :)

Amber L. Bailey said...

Your blocks are successes in my book, but this come back painting is killer too. Nice work, this one really caught my eye.

Sonya Johnson said...

Love the contrast of the orange slice against those two bottles! Your ability to handle glass and render its transparency and shine so well always amazes me.

You are so right about working through a block, even when you don't want to. I've found those blocks sometimes lead to creative or technical leaps later.

Jeff Oxley said...

You get discouraged about painting? You pulled yourself out of it rather nicely. This one's a beauty.

Douglas Clark said...

The glass looks great, the blues and orange make a striking painting.

Frank said...

Hi Carol: I really like this painting. This is just an idea but it might be interesting to try a similar painting using a rosebud instead of a black eyed susan. The shape and color of the bud would close nicely with the shape and color orange slice. - Cheers, FC

Robie Benve said...

Wonderful, amazing, I'm never tired of coming back and looking at it.
Love how you make reflections so realistic with straight-forward strokes.