I thought my painting of the rocks was finished and I posted it here, so happy that I had actually finished a painting. Well ....... I looked at it on the floor here in Angel Fire and all of a sudden I could see a face. It reminded me of a monolito from Bolivia. That doesn't work in a painting and sometimes happens when painting rocks and clouds. I tend to start painting the actual rocks and then revert to rocks in my memory. Not a good idea! One of the rocks that was a part of this scene does look like a llama or camel head and I avoided that one on purpose.
When I paint, the problem with "faces" or "animals" in clouds or other mistakes like where two edges kiss/touch, is that after you see it, that is all you see. If you have seen a painting that disturbs you or that you just can't figure out, this may be the problem.
So, here is the face/rock painting, do you see the face?
Just in case you can't see it....
And the change because the face really bothered me:
Hanging On
Pastel Plein Air, 9 x 12 inches, Pastelbord
We walked by there to look at the rocks again so I think this still qualifies as plein air. I did revise it while painting on the porch. My painted rocks are not exact, but I think that they now are more representative of the scene. I be happy, as son, Larry, used to say.
Art link:
Reading blogs today, I came across the one below. I have a thing about mistakes in writing and especially in e-mails that I receive. Take your time when you write. I try to proof read my work, though not always successful I know.
I am linking to Carolyn Henderson's post today, it made me smile and ponder.
Serously, This Haz Gawt to Stopp
by Carolyn HendersonConsidering that we are communicating with the reader for some reason -- we want something, we are introducing ourselves, we’re selling something, we’re providing information -- we don’t want anything getting in the way that doesn’t have to be there. And misgivings about our intelligence, organization, competence, or vocabulary acumen -- brought about by something as simple as a typo -- are an unfortunate, yet avoidable, issue. [...]
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4 comments:
I didn't see the face until you pointed it out, but your revision is excellente! Now I'm going to go read the link.
Speaking of spelling mistakes: At the baby shower Jesse put out these little cards with the beginning of a sentence, like "I hope you learn... or I hope you always...." People were suppose to fill in the blanks - sort of wishes for the new baby. After the "I hope you learn..." one of the younger girls wrote "French." So it read " I hope you learn 'French', but she misspelled 'French' and crossed it out. Then she wrote, "I hope you learn 'to spell.'
I like this new pastel. Jo.. The design is great! It's a funny thing about ROCKS, we artists love drawing them.. I know I have had ROCKS in my head for years! Ha!
Bag Blog, thank you!
Cute story about the shower. I don't think spelling is taught much now. I guess people don't need it with spellcheck. It is the same with penmanship. Sigh....
Rae, thank you so much. I agree about the rocks! Well, not in your head! They are fascinating to paint, see and climb on.
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