Untitled I
Acrylic on hardboard 6" x 12"
Just practising with broken colour and glazing. This one reminded me of the earth in orbit and a small piece has broken off containing the germ of life and is winging its way to another planet. You can tell I have been reading Richard Dawkins can't you. By the way this painting can also be viewed vertically but with the earth at the top. It doesn't work for me the other way round.
(ps - or is it a huge jaffa orange being rolled along by invisible elves)
posted by Sheila Vaughan at 10:48 AM
8 Comments:
Oh! I truly adore this. Btw, "adore" is a word I almost never use, but no other would do. I found this painting to be deeply touching. Reassuring, in a way.
Gee thanks Sam. I actually spent ages on it although it looks like I spent no time at all.
It's definitely elves. What else could it be?
Great take on the subject with the curved splinter breaking off. I love the sun and the powerful effect it has on us. You just gotta try to paint how you feel about it.
I always found Dawkins so disappointing for he was only telling me what I had already knew. Still there must be some benefit in that.
David, funny that I should say "earth" and you "sun". In the early stages of the painting the round orange globe was definitely more burnt and sienna-y. As I glazed with raw sienna it became lighter and more fiery. Interesting.
Dawkins - yep, he says a lot and he makes for compulsive reading (for me anyway) but is he really saying all that much more than Darwin said and implied? (I think Darwin thought more than he actually wrote but he knew he was in a tricky situation).
Ha! An awful lot can happen between reading the blog and clicking over to leave a comment. In the blink of an eye all is forgotten and the subconscious has it's way. Very interesting.
Not naturalistic but more intriguing now that I look at it as "Earth" with the orange-peel splinter drifting off into space.
See what conversation a small but intense painting can generate :o)
I am best pleased if a painting of mine can stimulate someone's subconscious to have its way so I'm not complaining David!
When I miss a few days I come to your blog and think genius at work, and I missed it.
What a brilliant work.
XOBarbara
Thanks Barbara
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