Okay... true confessions.. in addition to my "treasures" , I also have my rocks. I love my rocks! I have piles outside around the house of rocks I found that I like... and a few piles inside the house as well.... yes, my husband deserves sainthood! So here are three of my favorite rocks.. the one on the left I like because it looks like a potato... the other two because they are so round and well... just because I do! :)
This painting took a long time because I had forgotten how to stretch and prime a canvas! I found these stretcher strips and canvas.. (I believe left over from Cat's pre-college program at MICA two years ago) and thought, "I remember how to do this". Yeah. I didn't prime it well enough and it ate up tons of paint... I really like buying them pre-stretched and pre-primed... is that bad?? :/ Oh well.. 52" x 54" titled 'Trinity'
3 comments:
Neat rocks! I can see why you're so fond of them. I really like using pre-stretched and pre-primed canvas, but I always feel this vague sense of guilt about it. I'm not sure why. I don't truly believe that one is more authentically an artist if one builds the canvas by hand, but I think that's the message I've been getting from others. I wonder why this is.
I really like this painting. You completely capture the weight of the rocks. It makes me want to reach out and hold one in my hand. Great composition!
Thank you both! I really liked painting the rocks and would like to do more. I find myself wanting to paint bigger and bigger too, so soon I may be painting boulders!!
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