11" x 17" acrylic on paper
I haven't been able to make any local art classes work in my schedule in a long while so I've decided to try an on-line class this summer. I've enjoyed the classes I have tried and I've been anxious to learn more about painting with acrylics. I signed on for Get Your Paint On with Lisa Congdon and Mati Mcdonhough. This is my first piece. This was meant to be an underpainting for a different sort of work. My son kept swinging by the table as I reached this point telling me it was finished and that I needed to stop working on it before I took it too far. This after he told me it had great variety but needed some emphasis. Uh, he's 8, soon to be 9. Apparently he's been listening to his art teacher at school better than I thought. It may still go on to become a different sort of painting but I'm leaving it for now.
I'm pleased to discover I could explore this theme of quilts/patchwork quite a bit more. I just can't stop thinking about other ways I could have taken it. Looking forward to the rest of the class a great deal.
this is AMAZING!!! Keep it up! And your son is very perceptive!
Posted by: Gwen Delmore | Sunday, June 19, 2011 at 09:05 PM
Tina, this is FAB-U-LOUS! It's sort of modern but also sort of folky at the same time. I really, really love it.
Posted by: Lelainia | Sunday, June 19, 2011 at 09:31 PM
I love the piece. I really like the bright and vibrant colors and the wonderful playful shapes.
Posted by: Shelley Whiting | Monday, July 11, 2011 at 01:18 PM