Monday, October 15, 2012

Surprise!


sold

Imagine receiving this little box during tea with a good friend. Ok, imagine having tea first. Having, like, high tea is something I've always wanted to do. With little crumpets? Not that I know what a crumpet is. And since I don't eat wheat I probably can't have crumpets. And don't crumpets sound like something muppets should have? Wait ... I think I got off topic.

15 comments:

Shirley Peters said...

Wouldn't this make a great wedding present?? (or engagement!) The limited palette, the white on white.
Love it.

Kelley Carey MacDonald said...

SO inviting! And if you ever decide to have a little bit of wheat... crumpets with butter and jam are EXACTLY what you should have! Great job on the teabag, too, my favorite part. What does that say about me? Shouldn't it be the present?????

martinealison said...

Une peinture qui en elle-même est déjà un très joli présent...
J'aime la délicatesse de sa composition et du choix des couleurs très joliment nuancées.
Gros bisous

Bruce Bingham said...

Is that a Tiffany's box? You know what they say about small packages... Love everything!

Jerry Stocks said...

What a delightful arrangements of components. And I, like Kelly find the reabag fascinating. I have had high tea once on a cruise ship, and it was an experience to remember.

Liza Hirst said...

Really love this painting, Carol! The limted palette with those beautiful colours - perfect!

Barbara Pask said...

A beautiful painting. Love all of the elements of this and those whites. Love your sense of humor too :) A pleasure to stop by.

Camille LaRue Olsen said...

Mmmm, the color nuances are just YUM!

The Artist In Me said...

Another great painting! I really love your technique!

Valérie Pirlot said...

Fantastic painting!I love the subtleties in all the tints of white. And the tea and tea bags are simply fantastic. Lovely rich colour. A real master's painting! I would buy it if I had the money!

Ulrike Miesen-Schürmann said...

Love your painting and your text below O:-)

Karen Werner said...

I LOVE this. The arrangement of shapes, and the PERFECT tea color, the darks of the teabag and spoon, then the delicate minty top of the box. The whole thing is genius.

Mary Sheehan Winn said...

Just fantastic painting of Whites. You are the master. Love it!
These paintings NEVER get old!!

Chris Bingle said...

Dear Carol,
if you ever come to the UK,it would be a pleasure to offer you a real afternoon tea; little sandwiches, fresh scones with clotted cream and jam, and crumpets, which are wonderful toasted, hot and dripping with melting butter. Yes wheat, Yes Carbs, Yes calorie-damage, but once in a while, just perfect!
Let me know when you're on your way, and I'll put the kettle on!!

douglassimonson said...

whoa, you totally GOT the color you see when you look down into a cup of tea. great!