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This is an introduction to my art blog. I have wanted to do this for a long time because between commissions and large gallery paintings I do little oil sketches of ideas for future paintings or just small things of beauty that strike me at odd moments. Because I paint every day, after a while, these little canvases add up. So I thought I would share them with you. I will be sending them out about every week or two. If you enjoy them, please forward them to friends on your email list. If you do not want to be bothered, no problem just cancel the blog.
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Sunflowers and Lemons
5/18/2021 8:56:47 AM | By Nancy Paris pruden | Comment on this
THE BEST LAID PLANS
Every Spring, Trader Joe's sells daffodils for a song, and every year I buy bunches to celebrate the season! Naturally, this year I wanted to paint them in my new antique pitcher, but not so fast! The daffodils I bought just died before they had even opened (not once but twice) so I went back a third time to Trader Joe's thinking I would paint them FAST but RATS, no more Daffodils! So I bought Sunflowers, but again, NUTS, the pink pitcher didn't look right with the more casual sunflowers so, in the end, I had to switch out the pitcher as well. Sigh! The lesson here is to be flexible and just go with what works. It's also a good trick to decide where you want to focus and just suggest the rest. My focus was on the front sunflower and the antique pitcher so I blurred the back flowers and put the lemon in shadow. So much, however for the Best Laid Plans... A Quote from Philosopher David Hume, "He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper but he is more excellent who can suit his temper to any circumstances."
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