Fun format, eh? Our local arts organization (40 North 88 West) is putting on a contest where selected artists will have their work displayed on billboards around town during 2012. Information is here. Since I like to work with chubbier rectangles and couldn't bear to cut down existing work to fit the 10x30 billboard format, I came up with a new watercolor for the contest. It's pretty small at 5x15 inches, so the painting only took a few days to finish.
This is another take on the glass gems painting I made back in July (below), and I think it's better.
I bought a new bag of bigger gems at the dollar store and stacked them next to my studio window. You can see blue semi-rectangular shapes at 9 o'clock on several of the gems--that's the window's reflection, and it contains an overcast sky and some apple trees. The large white ovals are from one of my lamps.
This is another long-shot--who knows what people are looking for, right?--but I think this would be fun to see somewhere along I-74. Wish me luck!
I love love love! Thanks for making my day brighter!
Posted by: Kendra Hollidqy | December 22, 2011 at 09:41 AM
You're adorable and too kind, Kendra. Thank you for the card!
Posted by: Kelly | December 22, 2011 at 09:48 AM
Definitely even better than the first glass gems, though I can't put my finger on why I think that . . . It's like visual umami. SOMETHING IS BETTER.
Posted by: Caroline | December 27, 2011 at 09:04 AM
Just beautiful! I can't imagine a better piece of art for the contest. I just adore glass (and had a 'go' at lampwork glass beads a while back)- and this painting just adds to the love. Hope you win!
Posted by: Lou | January 02, 2012 at 04:13 PM