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Hi Folks!
Finally I got a project finished and am so excited to share it with you!


What is this?  Not a painting exactly- more of a mixed media piece.
Those are real dried grasses that I glued on to that canvas.  Tons of glue!

Its the same picture, three times over.  I was trying to capture the dimension of the piece but its so tall that I can't get real close and get the whole thing in the frame.  Maybe you can enlarge it?

 It took a ton of paint to get that background but finally, finally I was satisfied, today at noon, that it was finished and I could put down my brush and get in the shower!  Whew!  And by the way, if you ask me "how" I painted I have decided to answer "intuitively" which really means I just kept painting and painting until something came of it!  Yep, intuitively.

Comments

  1. WrightStuffMay 13, 2012 at 1:13 PM

    This is a fascinating piece. I want to come up and touch it (very carefully of course and with clean fingers!).

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  2. MelanieMay 14, 2012 at 8:43 AM

    That is one of my favorite pieces yet. I absolutely love it. It would look rockin' in my living room if you get sick of it!

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  3. LauraMay 14, 2012 at 9:49 AM

    That's so beautiful! Awesome Work!!

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  4. Nichole ReneeMay 14, 2012 at 4:43 PM

    This is beautiful!! What a fabulous creation!

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  5. C.May 15, 2012 at 6:24 AM

    Thank you, ladies. I'm hoping to make more to sell in a local design studio so I appreciate the encouragement!

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