Friday, 30 November 2012

Carol Marine's Painting a Day - "Angel in Heaven"

  

 CAROL MARINE'S PAINTING A DAY
  "Angel in Heaven" - 12x12 in -  click to bid & to zoomify
              
I had a little epiphany this morning while I was running. And this may seem completely obvious, but it occurred to me that there is absolutely no formula for good art. You can follow every rule of thumb you've ever heard, but you are still not guaranteed a good painting.

I did a few larger paintings a number of months ago, and this is one of them. It is 12x12 inches. It seems positively huge compared to a 6x6, yet still a comfortable size.


-Carol

 

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Thursday, 29 November 2012

Carol Marine's Painting a Day - "Tea with Persimmons"

  

 CAROL MARINE'S PAINTING A DAY
  "Tea with Persimmons" - 18x18 in -  click to bid & to zoomify
Tea with Persimmons              
This is my first size-able painting in about 6 months! I used to do them on a regular basis - about once a week  - but haven't lately. I have to admit with all the teaching I feel like I get home, paint a little, and then I'm off again, so I haven't had the energy for larger work. BUT now that I'm into it I am finding it hard to stop! This will be the first time I've posted anything as large as this for sale here. We'll see how it goes.

-Carol

 

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Wednesday, 28 November 2012

Carol Marine's Painting a Day - "Pacify the Persimmons"

  

 CAROL MARINE'S PAINTING A DAY
  "Pacify the Persimmons" - 6x6 in -  click to bid
Pacify the Persimmons             
The thing that inspired me most about this setup were the shadows. Can I say a thing inspired me and then have that thing be plural? The thing (one thing) ... and then multiple shadows? Was that a complete sentence? Am I allowed to be flexible with grammar after 8PM and one glass of wine? Please say yes.

-Carol

 

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Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Carol Marine's Painting a Day - "Persimmon Party"

  

 CAROL MARINE'S PAINTING A DAY
  "Persimmon Party" - 6x6 in -  click to bid
Persimmon Party           
 
My friend Sarah brought me these very cool persimmons, from her mother's garden. It's good to have connections. : ) Sarah painted several lovely versions herself, this one being my personal favorite.

I have been working on some larger paintings this week. It has been a nice break for me from ONLY the small paintings. I will post them soon.


-Carol

 

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Monday, 26 November 2012

Carol Marine's Painting a Day - "Helicopter Flower"

  

 CAROL MARINE'S PAINTING A DAY
  "Helicopter Flower" - 6x6 in -  click to bid
         
 
Doesn't that flower look like it could take off any minute? The oranges are high on anticipation, not to mention the fork. The orange slices though are completely oblivious -- lost in their own little world. They're probably up to something ... I wouldn't put it past them.

-Carol

 

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Sunday, 25 November 2012

Carol Marine's Painting a Day - "The Lineup" & my fourth book at last!

  

  CAROL MARINE'S PAINTING A DAY
    "The Lineup" - 6x6 in -  click to bid
         
My Magcloud book - vol. 4!  
My book is live! You can find it in my Magcloud bookstore , along with a complete online preview. Many thanks to my stepdaughter, Maddie, for finding Magcloud for me and helping me through the process of creating my book!!

Preview/Purchase

-Carol

 

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Saturday, 24 November 2012

Carol Marine's Painting a Day - "Orange But No Tea"

  

  CAROL MARINE'S PAINTING A DAY
    "Orange But No Tea" - 6x6 in -  click to bid
        
Blurb book vs. Magcloud book  
I got my book today, and I gotta say - it is awesome! The banding problem is absent, but otherwise the printing is just as good as Blurb, it's bigger, as you can see --> and it is cheaper! I call this a win-win. So I am officially recommending  Magcloud. Give me a day to make a few tiny adjustments and then I'll post a link.

-Carol

 

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