Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Carol Marine's Painting a Day - "Orange You Gonna Ask?"

  

 CAROL MARINE'S PAINTING A DAY
  "Orange You Gonna Ask?" - 6x6 in -  click to bid
Orange You Gonna Ask?                     
Last week I had a lot of trouble with compositions. That's why I've been posting some old work. Nothing was seeming to gel and I was getting more and more frustrated. It happens! I have learned to accept it as part of the process, though the acceptance comes and goes too. : ) Anyway, I did this painting as I was clawing my way back out of the valley of doom. It seems a little floaty to me, but there is a simplicity to it that I like.

-Carol

 

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Tuesday, 4 December 2012

Carol Marine's Painting a Day - "Called to Order"

  

 CAROL MARINE'S PAINTING A DAY
  "Called to Order" - 6x6 in -  click to bid
                   
And this one is 6x6 feet! Just kidding. : ) We're back to small. Someday I would love to find some giant brushes and paint a humongous panel, but that will have to wait until I have more presence of mind. And some good brushes. And I suppose I'll have reinforce the back of the panel... So much to think about.

-Carol

 

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Monday, 3 December 2012

Carol Marine's Painting a Day - "Hippo Watching"

  

CAROL MARINE'S PAINTING A DAY
"Hippo Watching" - 12x24 in -  click to bid & to zoomify
                
I had this idea forever ago of taking the video camera and taping a scene in order to be able to pick and choose the particular still to paint. Often with a regular camera I miss the best shots because I can't shoot quick enough! So I took the video camera to the zoo when we still lived in Texas. I quickly learned the trick was to stand still! But I got some great shots in the hippo room (do you see him?). I painted this once before but it was one of the paintings I lost in the fire, so I painted it again because I really liked it.

-Carol

 

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Sunday, 2 December 2012

Carol Marine's Painting a Day - "Tea Time"

  

 CAROL MARINE'S PAINTING A DAY
  "Tea Time" - 12x12 in -  click to bid & to zoomify
               
This is another larger painting I did earlier this year. I remember when I arranged it, I had everything but the red tea bag and felt it still needed something. I think I tried every single other object in my studio before I realized a tea bag would be perfect! Luckily I have a whole slew of tea bags in all sorts of colors.

-Carol

 

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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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