Monday, July 26, 2010

Spring Orchard: Complete


Well, seriously—I thought I might go blind with this one. Got out my magnifying glass and everything…

I showed it to my Todd, and all he would say was, “Insane!” To which I responded, “Am not!...Okay, well, maybe a bit.”

For your amusement, here’s a ½ by 1¾ inch section of this 10 x 7½ inch painting. And yes, I know I went a little nuts on the dandelions…


Again, thanks To Michelle Davidson Argyle for the photo to work from!

17 comments:

  1. I'm assuming you used a single-hair brushes... I can't imagine being able to hold my hand that steady, let alone see detail that small. This is just amazing. I'm out of expletives! I love, love, love it!

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  2. Sharon--Thank You!
    I wish they made single hair brushes! I have a couple, but they weren't designed that way, and alas, they don't hold paint!

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  3. I am in step with Ms. Sharon, I am out expletives except for just palin,,"amazing"...

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  4. I love the dandelions, and the blossoms on the trees, and the idea of how much patience it took. Lovely.

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  5. I watch it progress from step to step so I see that you have a process. In other words, there is a plan and you work it. I just don't know how you do it. I am in awe. Truly. The grass. The trees. The dandelions. The woman. Her dress. Wow.

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  6. Liza & Robin: Thank you both so much for following along--it makes the whole process so much more enjoyable for me...
    ...now to go rest my eyes and my shoulders...
    :)

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  7. SQUEEE!!! I'm IN LOVE! Seriously, woman, you have got talent! I've got to go spread this around. You're amazing. :)

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  8. *me breathing relief*

    I'm so pleased that you like it! You do realize, though, that it pushed me to the brink of insanity...but don't you worry...*twitch* *twitch*...I'll be fine...
    :)

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  9. When I stop to think about the amount of WORK that went into this picture, I'm flabbergasted. I'm putting up a post now about it...

    *HUGS*

    Sorry about the insanity...

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  10. Michelle:)
    Seriously, don't worry about the insanity thing; it's pretty much my constant state of mind...I rather like it...
    :)

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  11. Laura! it's so nice to see your face again!

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  12. Thanks, B! It's good to see your face, too!

    P.S. I love the header on this blog - your self-portrait is wonderful!

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  13. Thanks, Laura—I guess I’m satisfied with the self-portrait sufficiently enough to put my giant head up there, but I have to admit that I’m not entirely comfortable with having it in my header—feels rather self-promotional. I’ve been told that us artist/writer types need to get more comfortable with shameless self-promotion, but I don’t think I’ll ever wear that too well...

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  14. This painting has a lot of stuff going on. That is my technical evaluation.

    My soul's evaluation is that it all comes together magnificently. This is one that I will keep coming back to simply for the pleasure of viewing. Oh, I guess that is what art is.

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  15. Thank you Jerry...that is such a sweet compliment.
    You made my day :)

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