There is something about these old bottles which I love. It's also interesting to compare and contrast acrylic handling with oil handling on the same subject. For me, the acrylics allow me to see the negative shapes as being the same weight as the positives. They also lead to more control over colour as I can keep layering till I get the subtle harmonies I'm looking for. The oils on the other hand give an air of mystery and do provide for luscious darks in a way that acrylics struggle with. For the time being I'll keep switching between the two.
Oil on board 8" x 8"
TAGGED - I decided that if I was tagged I was just going to ignore it and hope it would go away. However, it was that nice man and fine artist, Peter Yesis who tagged me, so what can a girl do?
5 things about me you might not know:
1. I shall be revisiting Ethiopia next year to work with urban and rural project managers (nothing to do with painting but I might try and get some sketching in).
2. I am quite deaf which can be both hilarious and frustrating (for me and for other people around me) (I have strategies planned for the Ethiopian project managers) (the deafness is not to do with my age; I inherited it from my dad).
3. I am quite old but in my head I'm around 29 I think.
4. It was my friend David Smith who in 2004 when we were sitting in the garden of a rest house in Kenya encouraged me to paint again. I said I had this urge to mix colours so he said "well go mix them then".
5. I sometimes read newspaper articles backwards.
The 5 other bloggers I would like to tag are:
Paola Mazzola
- a tenacious and talented young lady from Milan, Italy who just keeps putting them up there. She shares with me the notion that this is a learning process and therefore has no need to stick to one style or subject. She loves colour and design and is not afraid to express herself and her surroundings in a very personal way.
Shawn Kenney
- is a young painter from Providence, Rhode Island who has pushed acrylics as far as anyone I have seen. He uses luscious colour schemes and goes for big impact. He donates a portion of the proceeds of his sales of food paintings to organisations working towards hunger relief.
Rob Ijbema
- Rob is Dutch but has lived in the UK for 19 years or so. His beautiful paintings show the rest of the world just what the mistiness and dampness of northern Europe (especially England and Wales) looks like and feels like. Good on you boyo.
Materese Roche
- Materese is a Pennsylvania lady; a fine painter who puts so much time and care into her work. Like most of us she struggles with the "daily" aspect of blogging but boy when they go up, are they brilliant!
Chris Chappell
- when I first started this blogging lark I joined Squidoo's Painting a Day list and the person above me in the list was Chris. He had just done a very good painting of his toilet which I thought was hilarious amidst the roses, apples and various other genteel paraphenalia the rest of us were attempting. Seriously, his urban landscapes are quite awesome and uncompromising. He will probably totally ignore this tag.
I like this one - warm and moody, the bottles could have been left there for a long time; it makes me wonder about the surrounding interior.
ReplyDeletethank you - those bottles are pretty old I think but the surrounding interior on this occasion is my bedroom which makes me smile as it looks something like a junk yard at the moment! (I paint mainly in my attic but sometimes set up still lives in other rooms because of changing and interesting light conditions).
ReplyDeletewonderful work Sheila!
ReplyDeleteCheers Edward!
ReplyDeleteHi Sheila, I like the oil version better, because of the mysterious mood. Cheers from Vienna...Nue!
ReplyDeleteYeh, thanks for that Stefan. It's a strange and interesting journey!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful warm painting full of interest. Speaking of interest Shiela, I have tagged you on my post today. I hope it generates a lot of interest your way.
ReplyDeleteI am TAGGING you to post some things about yourself on your blog and tag some other bloggers. Come to my site to see what it is about and why you were tagged.
Hi Sheila,
ReplyDeleteI just discovered your blog via Peter Yesis' tagging you via his tagging Tracy Helgeson. I really enjoy your work. Your compositions appeal to me and especially the way you handle and move the paint.
Thanks Peter.. I have been a good girl and complied! Thanks Indigomar (what a nice name) for stopping by and for your generous comments on my work
ReplyDeleteHello Sheila, sorry if I bother you with this foolish question, but I wanted to know if I can tag someone who was just tagged. Thank you for your nice words and I found really funny your 5 things about you! You're a very smart person, and a wonderful painter, of course.
ReplyDeleteAll my best, Paola.
Hi Paola! I don't know the answer to your question because I did not set the rules but I do believe some people have been tagged more than once. It's not too serious I don't think! You can do what you want really, so please dont worry about it. Some people just choose to ignore the fact that they have been "tagged". By the way, please don't tag me again. It took ages to think up the 5 things :)
ReplyDeleteHi Sheila, thanks for leaving a comment on my blog. I've heard your name before but have somehow never visited your blog. Your work is lovely.
ReplyDeleteI lived not too far from your area - in Pateley Bridge - many, many years ago when my dad was stationed there, working for the US Airforce. Gosh I guess it's been over 30 years now. Beautiful country.
It's me again. I have visited your site before. I just looked at your other blog and recognized some of your work. It made me nostalgic looking at paintings of England. :) I bookmarked your site so I'll be back to view more in the future.
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