"Clementine Tangerine" 2.5x2.5 oil on very mini canvasI was so unimpressed with my caramel painting so I had to redeem myself somehow. Here is another still life on a dinky 2.5x2.5 canvas I did in less than an hour. It's not a contest on how quickly I can paint something discernable (that would be a very silly reason and would make any serious artist roll their eyes) , but more a race against my attention span waning on me. I'm glad we're having some sunny moments lately so maybe my brain can continue to thaw out. I was also SO READY to eat that fruit! Dear Theresa Rankin is blogging about some wonderful still life so I can thank her for the inspiration. How she finds time to be so generous as she prepares for her upcoming show is amazing!
Thanks so much to Gail H. Ragsdale for the Lemonade Award for Positive Attitude Blog! I think any artist who is continuously creating and pursuing their highest potential deserves this notice so I award all fellow artists who are creating along with me! Thanks again Gale!
So my self portrait was also awarded in the EBSQ Self Portrait show YAY for my Member's Mention award! Mark Satchwill complimented my painting and encouraged me to enter it in the show even though it wasn't done based on what I call a piece ready for primetime viewing lol But see it here along with a description about why I painted it. Also see other entries, they are fun to see! :) http://www.ebsqart.com/ArtShows/cmd_195_Exhibition_Entries_2_2_G.htm
Thanks so much to Gail H. Ragsdale for the Lemonade Award for Positive Attitude Blog! I think any artist who is continuously creating and pursuing their highest potential deserves this notice so I award all fellow artists who are creating along with me! Thanks again Gale!
So my self portrait was also awarded in the EBSQ Self Portrait show YAY for my Member's Mention award! Mark Satchwill complimented my painting and encouraged me to enter it in the show even though it wasn't done based on what I call a piece ready for primetime viewing lol But see it here along with a description about why I painted it. Also see other entries, they are fun to see! :) http://www.ebsqart.com/ArtShows/cmd_195_Exhibition_Entries_2_2_G.htm
Erika, this tangerine looks delicious. You've done a great job on such a small surface and in one hour!! I also love your self-portrait as a nun. Very cute! :)
ReplyDeletewow... serious art on such a mini canvas! I love that Mark (whose art I adore) urged you to turn in a self portrait. It is very Asian looking (the style) and you of course...lol. but most importantly, it is beautiful (the style) and you of course!
ReplyDeleteThanks Akiko, I'm pleased that the painting turned out pretty good too. lol about "cute" thanks :)
ReplyDeleteHi Sheila, is it very Asian and not just because of the model? Thanks so much, this is me of course lol
ReplyDeleteDelicious looking tangerine, Erika, and wonderful self portrait!
ReplyDeleteA WHOLE 2.5"? I'd have more orange on me than the canvas...lol! Congrats on the self-portrait...it is a keeper, and so are you!
ReplyDeletewhat a great subject for the cold months. The juicy fruit reminds me of warm summer days. I love the intense color of the fruit sections poking through the skin.
ReplyDeleteHi Edward, the tangerine was delicious in my mouth! Thanks so much for your comment :)
ReplyDeleteLOL yes Vicki a whole 2.5 square canvas WHEW glad I got through it before I ran out of gumption lol You're a keepah too REDBUGREDBUGREDBUG
ReplyDeleteHillary interesting thought, I'm glad the tangerines are around during this long winter we're having so I can eat and paint and eat more of them hehe I showed my Mom the painting and her consistently candid response was "WHAT THE HELL IS THAT???" lol
ReplyDeleteWow Erika, I can't believe you can paint on such a small canvas! Now I know what to do with small scraps of canvas. Love your tangerine colors!
ReplyDeleteYou totally captured the oranginess of the orange, or the Clementininess of the Clementine. Now I know what my old college design teacher the late Robert L. Levers Jr. meant when he was trying to explain to us about "the thingness of things." Cause you got it there. Beingness of an orange.
ReplyDeleteOhmigawd, that was a TANGERINE!!!! Boy howdy, do I feel juiced.
ReplyDeleteYum! Tangerine, caramel...I say paint your food then you get to "have your cake and eat it, too!"
ReplyDeleteExcellent little mouthwatering morsel, Erika :D
Thank you Carol! Yes absolutely, small works can be so much fun, they are so intimate!
ReplyDeleteTheresa, I had to relish your comment for a few days, I love "the thingness of things" I love it! You sure know how to compliment an artist, Mz Artiste!
ReplyDeleteLOL Lee, now if only I could eat flowers too hmmm don't put it past me! Thanks tootsie roll!
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