As I considered this morning’s musings, the sun was brilliant and the sky was irresistably blue. A perfect time for Jenna and I to head out for our dose of Vitamin D! One of our usual routes takes us past a tenacious little catnip plant that has somehow survived the aggressive weed spraying that still goes on around here. This tough little plant has provided many moments of wild feline abandon for Sydney and my daughter’s cat, Berlin. But I didn't pick any this morning, it seems just about dormant even though everything is still such a fabulous vibrant green. The kitties may have to wait until the spring for their guilty little pleasures.
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If you read my post yesterday, I was determined to finish both à la Klimt paintings. And if you read my post today…
It’s becoming apparent that if I intend to continue with this à la Klimt series, my “Painting A Day” project may have go on hold.
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Even though the Romantic as of yet angel without a title is still unfinished I've started another large canvas that I hope will work as an à la Klimt piece. I had originally envisioned slightly more abstract figures but as I worked, the faces became more traditionally feminine. I plan to use plenty of Klimt inspired metallics and shapes in the background. This is a large piece, 28 X 36 inches and I have a feeling I’ll be returning to it all week.
I woke up to the sounds of light fall rain. Although I miss the natural light, I always feel like painting on a day like this. I'ved dabbed on the first bits of colour for an angel...not sure where it's going from here.
I’ve used my scanner again for the finished shot of today’s "Painting a Day". As I worked away this afternoon, I realized that this painting would not become a “Klimt” Madonna after all. Instead I chose a more Byzantine approach to complete the painting.
I just about forgot to mention this painting will be listed on eBay tonight.
I’ve used my Epson 3170 Scanner to capture a shot of today’s Painting a Day. I scan everything that will fit on the screen at a high resolution. It takes some fiddling with photoshop to ensure the colours are true. But it’s quick and I’m happy with the results.
I expect I’ll complete this Madonna today with plenty of metallic gold. I may use art deco style again for her halo and background. It may be that a more traditional approach to the metallic works better, but I'll have to see as the work progresses.
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."
~ Albert Einstein
I've painted this Klimt inspired wooden ornament in
rich acrylics and metallic gold. The ornament is made of two pieces of wooden ply; the Frida painting is done on on the oval and is encircled by the wooden frame. The back is painted gold.
Your little Art Deco, Art Nouveau Ornie will arrive ready to hang with a little
gold cord.
“Whoever wants to know something about me - as an artist which alone is significant - they should look attentively at my pictures and there seek to recognise what I am and what I want.”
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Painting a Day à la Klimt
“There are many things in life that will catch your eye,
but only a few will catch your heart...pursue those.”
~ Michael Nolan
It’s already past my bed time and here I am still working. I just put down my paint brush after a long day of à la Klimt. I’ve finally finished the Adele piece but I’ll save that for tomorrow.
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As I approached the keyboard this morning with more than a touch of trepidation, I realized that for this artist, making daily blog entries holds the same terrors as does speaking before a crowd. Although, I may not be blushing uncontrollably, I do feel my fingers starting to stutter, my palms are damp and I have a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. And then it came to me, to conquer my fears; I should employ those well-worn speaking hints learned in high school. So, I shall write as if there is only one of you out there (which may well be the case, given the number of hits so far), choose one to make direct eye contact with, accomplished figuratively, I suppose. And finally, my personal favourite, I will consider that each one of you is naked as a jaybird.
“Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need;
the remainder is needed by others.”
St Augustine
This little painting is on 8 X 10 inch gallery stretched canvas. I worked on it today as a little break from the Klimt inspired piece I’ve been painting all week. You can find this piece at auction starting tonight on eBay.
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“Life beats down and crushes the soul and art reminds you that you have one.”
Stella Adler
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I woke up to a perfect early autumn morning here, all blue skies and sunshine. Hubby is on the golf course and the house belongs to me and the animals! I share every day with Jenna, our big goofy Malamute and Sydney, our old orange cat. Syd wasn't ready for the cameras this morning...couldn't quite wipe the sleep out of his eyes.
And I’m headed for my paints; even the most productive days are never long enough.
Today is a large canvas à la Klimt! I simply can't resist Adele!
Of The Soul
“Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.”
For Mothers' Day, 2005 my daughter gave me a lovely big book The Secret Language of Art by Sarah Carr-Gomm. Oddly enough it didn't even mention any of that Da Vinci "code"! But happily, it did reintroduce me to the work of Girolamo di Benvenuto (1470-1542). With any necessary apologies to you art historians, I see folk art in the work of early renaissance painters. So as a sort of humble homage to these earlier artists, I've painted this Madonna, with a nod to Benvenuto's St Catherine of Siena.
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