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| Bird on a Branch 5.5 x 6" oil on canvas paper Well hello there. How are you? First off, thank you hugely for your great and very helpful comments on my last post. After all your remarks my confidence to leave it as is went up 10,000 notches. So THANK YOU! Right now, I am head-down in my art room working and soaking in as much "art education" as time allows. I'm in the "art zone". Do you ever get that way...where you devour videos and books and the like in order to learn and be inspired? I have been very busy painting...lots of works on paper so that I could play with some ideas in my head without the expense of wood or canvas. I have used Julie Ford Oliver's fracturing technique some more. All the oil paintings in this post were more attempts at her technique which seems to give some surprise results every time. It is really fun to do. I still highly recommend the tutorial. On her blog she has been sharing several other artists' works that are also trying her technique. It is really fun to see all the different styles. The two mixed media pieces below are in my own "whatever" style...no fracturing. Again, the oils are attempts in "Julie Style". |
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| Come Here Sweet Kitty Acrylic, oil pastel, and charcoal on approx 6x9 canvas paper in Etsy |
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| Gerty Bood page, gel medium, acrylic and charcoal on approx 6 x 9 " canvas paper in Etsy |
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| He's Done 5.5 x 6" oil on canvas paper very little fracturing used here |
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| No Waiting Approx 9 x 6 " oil on canvas paper Done from a vacation photo of the fantastic pizzeria Grimaldi's in Brooklyn, NY....(but there is ALWAYS a wait) This week this image caught my attention which led to watching the documentary on Alice Neel (1900-1984). Alice was an unknown and troubled portrait artist who lived in New York City most of her life...until... Her life story will probably interest many of you so here's the trailer if you want to check it out. The video is available on Netflix. |
Have a great rest of the week!
♥ Lisa
♥ Lisa
Well hello there to you too, Lisa! You are one of the hardest working artists I know. You seem to be on a mission (learning and exploring and painting) and it's wonderful to watch via your blog. Have fun! xo Carole
ReplyDeleteLove this new painting Iisa, you nailed your new technique here! xox
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Lisa, i love Gerty!! you non stop!! :)
ReplyDeleteoh lisa, the film about alice neel touched me so deeply when i watched it...
ReplyDeleteyes, i do go through spells when i devour books, films and images. then i feel filled up for a while; until the next attack. but i'm pretty ravenous most days... ; )
love everything here - of course.
xoxo
Lisa, I truly love all your creations this week! Wow, you have been busy! Is there anything you can't paint??? ;o)
ReplyDeleteYour work with the fracturing technique is wonderful, Lisa...very impressive..!! I, as well get consumed in Art...I read a lot of art books and pastel journals....that is what we do!..LOL I can't wait to see your next painting...!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Alice Neel-- she was well known in her art circles and had a retrospective at the Whitney during her lifetime.
ReplyDeleteyou do such a great job with your blog.
Always Love the people you create and I LOVE the tree with the bird. Really nice Lisa!
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOODNESS! You are on a roll! The first one is my favorite of all. It's wonderful that you are so prolific. Don't stop. Hope you are well and happy. Tsup!
ReplyDeletei love all of your work - and the cat is sooo cute! i love alice neel too!
ReplyDeleteHello, Lisa, hello, Bird! xxx
ReplyDeleteOh what busyness...you are an inspiration. Thanks for sharing and inspiring!
ReplyDeleteThe bird on the tree is my personal favorite. All the paintings are marvelous and Come here sweet kitty is my next fav. I love your story telling paintings and the white cat really could be a series...starting with it licking its lips looking at the bird in the tree...joking!
ReplyDeleteAnyway the awesome proof of your "art zone" is showing my dear.
Thanks for the mention- you are very generous and it makes me feel great seeing the results.
Hi Lisa! love “come here kitty” so much. So good to see you are enjoying learning new things; i have enrolled in a pastel class which i can wait to start actually… will let you know my progress :)
ReplyDeletehope you have been well, xo sandra
Loves of fabulous work here my friend. I really love the "Bird on a Branch". It really shows off the fracturing technique. I love it. Wishing you a happy day..
ReplyDeleteHugs~
Love that your in your "art Zone"....good for the soul...and good for our eyes :)
ReplyDeleteawesome! It's true haven't seen you put much painting up here in a while, but really sweet!
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