I painted a small pastel painting to replace the small painting that was sold at Art Connections. I ordered the frame and set out to do the painting. I intended on ordering a 6 x 12 frame the same size as the other. Guess what? I ordered a 4 x 12 frame. That is rather small for me to paint on and also a looooong view for a landscape. I planned on a windmill and added the barn to have a complete scene for the format. The painting is available at Art Connections (address above).
Papalote Cuatro
Pastel on Colourfix Pastel Card
12 x 4 inches $150.00
Here is Papalote Cuatro framed against UV protected glass. A little reflection on it as it sits on the easel. It has a hanger and also a support to sit it on a table.
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I did not post about the first small painting. I painted it just before the February Show started and didn't have a chance to post about it. I painted in long format to frame as a triptic. I wanted to do a small painting and this was the only frame available other than a 5 x 7 format.
Lago Lindo
Pastel on Colourfix Pastel Card
12 x 6 inches
I did not get a picture of the painting in a frame but this gives you some idea of how it looks. I'm very pleased it sold to my friend and collector, Marlene. Thanks!
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Something I need to try:
Richard McKinley showed how to make a surface and underpainting with Liquitex Clear Gesso in his latest blog. Very interesting to add texture on watercolor or other surface that can be wet to accept the texture.
http://goo.gl/VkTHZf
Is it cold where you are? It is in the 30s here today. Very cold for our part of the world. I plan on painting outside at Art Connections on Saturday, see previous post or above for details. If it is too cold to be outside, I will be there to visit, sketch and maybe paint inside.
5 comments:
its very windy here :/ but its better than snow :)
really like Lago Lindo framed like that, really nice composition :)
The 4x12 turned out nicely. I like the three Lago Lindo, too. Breaking it up into three really added to it.
Jennifer and Bag Blog, thank you. I liked the challenge of painting small. The "sort of" triptic was interesting. I painted the one painting like it was three, so the overall view did not have great composition without the dividers.
I think we will all be happy to see spring this year!
I like the papalote and am still amused at the story on the size of the frame. :-)
Thanks, Joanna. I still am not sure how the smaller frame happened. Maybe the wrong number on the dropdown or it just sounded nice. Ha.
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