Ah. This is lovely. Your apple painting reminds me of a beginner artist who asked, a month ago on her blog, "Why paint?, How many ways can you paint an apple?, and what does it mean?" She was having a rough day.
My response was, "...everything. If the image of an apple can make you weep with admiration for technique or expression...well, isn't that reason enough?"
You've done this here, with this painting.
Your work is evocative, no matter what the subject.
Painting is a passion similar to someone motivated to throw a perfect fast ball or win a marathon. It takes some natural abilities and a whole lot of work and determination to get it just right.
My inspiration to paint is from the beauty I see in my day to day life. Sometimes that amazing beauty is discovered in a simple bin of onions purchased from a farmers market, or the inspiration is found traveling through the southwest, beachcombing on the Jersey shore, or exploring through Spain. Regardless of where I am, there is always something wonderful to paint. As a result my paintings are mostly created ‘en plein air’meaning, on site and from direct observation, not from a photograph. During very cold winter months I will take my smaller plein air paintings and use several to create a larger piece. The common relationship shared between my plein air and studio paintings is that they were inspired from the simple beauty of our lives.
I feel quite blessed to have a loving family who overlooks my messiness while I am absorbed in a painting and on a quest to make one stunning piece of art.
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Ah. This is lovely. Your apple painting reminds me of a beginner artist who asked, a month ago on her blog, "Why paint?, How many ways can you paint an apple?, and what does it mean?" She was having a rough day.
My response was, "...everything. If the image of an apple can make you weep with admiration for technique or expression...well, isn't that reason enough?"
You've done this here, with this painting.
Your work is evocative, no matter what the subject.
wow, I'm going to cling to that, "evocative" the next time I feel like throwing in the towel. Thanks!
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