About the art: another inspiration image from the AI bot that launched me into another world of paint exploration. I asked for one thing, received another and then created something further afield than that. Beginning with a very old acrylic painting on arches watercolor paper, I sketched the figure and began laying in the background colors loosely, allowing one color to blend into the next for an ombre effect. Using light washes thinned with walnut oil, it takes a LOT of layers. I embraced some hard shadows on the figure - skeletal? Cyborg? Alien? Who knows? But she likes her fancy clothes and isn't afraid to wear them with a helmet. Using a small rubber wedge, I carved back into the wet paint layers in the dress to expose a bit of the underpainting. I cannot help but wonder what she's thinking... The October Reader Giveaway begins today! Leave a comment on any of this month's blog posts to be automatically entered. One (or more) lucky commenters will win a piece of original artwork - FREE! Now that's a treat for your Halloween bag. :)
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Dorothy Seiter
10/7/2024 09:39:45 am
Lola, your substrate contributes dramatically and effectively to "Certain"—it caught my eye immediately! And THE SHADOWS are striking and captivating. This whole piece jumps right off the page (that exquisite arches watercolor paper with a very old acrylic painting as a starting place) and makes me laugh with giddy great delight, saying, OMG, lucky me to be witness to this certain interior expansion!!!
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lola
10/8/2024 02:52:18 pm
Dotty!!! Hooray! Thank you for noticing the substrate and for sharing your giddy, great delight! Huzzah! Now I am grinning ear to ear! xo
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Gretchen Reid
10/7/2024 10:56:53 am
A helmet? When I saw it I interpreted it as a cyborg beehive! Maybe that provides a level of protection too.
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lola
10/8/2024 02:53:11 pm
Gretchen!!!! ha ha! A cyborg beehive is much, much better than a helmet! She's delighted, of course, being quite fond of insects of all kinds. xoxo
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