Showing posts with label still life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label still life. Show all posts

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Orange crush. Lydia Host daily painting a day 8x6

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Okay, enough with the Zinnias already! But this is my last bunch...they are on the wane. Went with the board today, I really like that it looks almost like chalk or something. As I struggle and strive to paint pictures that express things in the way that I'd like to, I try and remember that a professor from college who I admire greatly, and who is a fantastic artist, once said " I am just trying to paint one good painting..." several of us stood there with our mouths open in shock, stunned to find that our idol didn't think that he was there yet. It was a defining moment for me, and I try to remember it when I feel like a schmuck with a brush. L.

Monday, July 13, 2009

Tuscan Lunch. Lydia Host 8x8

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Wouldn't we all love to have this veiw for our lunch time? I have been to Italy one time, Florence, and Milan, and it was grand. Tuscany is a goal for the future. My Parents went to a cooking school for a week, and learned all sorts of delicious things and had this sort of incredible veiw daily. I enjoyed painting and dreaming today. L.