Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Kokeshi Doll DPW 10-minute painting challenge!


"Kokeshi 10"
12"x9" oil on canvas sold

I couldn't help but admire the submissions to Carol Marine's DPW challenge to painting a small painting for 10 minutes and do it 8x.  I haven't been to the store due to inclement weather we've been having in Northwest Arkansas, but I wanted to paint something red.  So this is why I chose my nodding kokeshi (Japanese wooden doll) for my subject.  
 

Above was the first half.  I am left handed so I had to start at the bottom right.  The 2 hours I allotted for the process didn't work out because I had phones calls which I ignored, and a neighbor dropped in on me which I didn't ignore.  Then I had to run to an appointment!  So I finished the rest when I got back.  I found I was more effective when I wasn't so rushed and overwhelmed by time.  So I took a short break after each rectangle to finish the rest of the painting and told myself I was approaching the canvas for the first time :)  Cleaning the brush to dip into another color was the worst part of it because it took over a minute sometimes!  I was happy that some of my watercoloring habits did help me paint it :)

10 comments:

  1. The colors in this make it a very vibrant and interesting piece. It's interesting to see it as a wip. Great job.

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  2. CUTE x 8! Good for you! Oil for a 10 minute challenge? Zowie! Great work - love the WIP photo.

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  3. They are precious! Congratulations on the sale!

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  4. Very nice, and SOLD too! Yahoo?

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  5. hi Maddyrose welcome to my blog!!! I must admit I am relishing this piece and feel a small whining inside me that I have to ship it away. But it will be hanging in a little girl's room who is a blooming artist :D

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  6. Hey Tootsie Roll thanks baby! What do you? We should try it in watercolors and see what kind of a puddled mess we can create???? :)

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  7. Welcome to my blog Arianna! Yea I hope buyer sends pic in her daughter's room :)

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  8. Very cute Kokeshi paintings with eight different views! I have a few of those Kokeshi dolls.

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  9. Hello dear friend! I started my Kokeshi collection when I met Fuji-san from Hakone, home of some beautiful woodwork! So good to see you!

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Thank you for taking the time to comment ~Erika