Change
These are some items I brought home from Italy. A little pear juice bottle, a small glass dish and some Euro coins.
I hadn't finished any paintings since July. The room that I paint in is small, with very little storage space. And since I have problems with throwing stuff out, my room had gradually become so cluttered and crowded that I would drag my paints out to the dining room so that I wouldn't have to work in here. Then I decided to get the room cleaned up and not do any artwork until it was finished. If you have the stomach for the squalor I was working in you can see it here (as well as the after pictures).
Acrylic paint on an 8 by 8 inch board.
posted by Jaimie @ 5:49 PM
21 comments
21 Comments:
wonderful painting, love the bold colors!
So our stories are identical! I stopped working in my studio in July and started going through all of my piles and I just finished painting my newly cleaned room on Sunday! It amazes me that one can just create piles of stuff and not really see it until there is hardly any room left. Sounds and looks like your goal was acheived and I love how you make everyday objects look beautiful! Glad yer back to making art again and me too!
Good to see your back again! This is a lovely way to capture your trip to Italy. And it was fun looking at your before and after photos. Your studio looks like your paintings ~ bold, creative and fun!
Well I'm really glad you're painting again, I've missed your work, and this is gorgeous.
Spectacular! Now keep that room clean so you can keep making great art!
lovely!
great subject and composition and good sneaky way to get 'change' in there!
bravo!
and as you know, i am insanely jealous of your room! it looks great!
It's good to see you back again, and with such a vibrant painting! It's fun to see your treasures from Italy. Funny...I just finished clearing out my studio/office space this weekend. The couch that had been taking up half the room (and was covered with paintings, books, and cats) was finally relocated after we did some rearranging, and I actually have a whole little area for my painting gear...It's great!
Jaimie: have you ever thought about painting on cradled wood panels, and painting the sides (the 1.5" deep are best) black? Your work would be so perfect for that kind of presentation.
Yes, squalor indeed! I think I saw dust bunnies the size of my foot in there.
Gorgeous painting, slore!
And I agree with Andrea about painting on the sides. Those would make your already brilliant paintings even more fantastic.
Thanks for all your kind comments, everyone. It's great to be back participating in IF.
And if you would like to see that I usually do paint the sides of the boards, go here http://tinyurl.com/gaefx
I think I'll take Andrea's advice and try the thicker boards though. Thanks Andrea.
Hey Jamie welcome back!
Love the painting and love the look of your studio now. Wow, now i need to tackle mine.
Andrea has a good idea about the cradle wood or the deep canvases.
Hi Jaimie!
I saw your comment on my former blog. I'm honoured that you visit mine and have kindly allowed me to link your blog on my humble literary abode. I've dropped the new url via email as requested. =)
It's always exciting to see your new piece unveiled. Your works are nothing short of fantastic in my eyes! =p
Cheers,
from singapore
Daughter, Dear
Beautiful, as usual!! I live just 7 miles away, and I haven't seen those items from Italy! : ) Glad you painted them! (I see you sneaked in a Fall Harvest element in the upper right corner.) Lovely!
And so are you!
I love your colours - as always - and welcome back
An amazing looking room of clutter, great looking hot pink walls, but glad you got it all sorted out.
I love this piece. Each object placed with care and those beautiful vibrant colors. Wow!
H'lo again. Good to see those rich colors back on the screen. Nice take on the theme. Coins ocurred to me somewhere in the process. And the whole idea of cleaning and organizing spaces coincidently has consumed me. My garage is being whipped into shape. Next: the office room.
beautiful!! Love the color and the composition!!
amazing colour.
pSpectacular colours, as so many have said, but from a European perspective:
A paltry haul of coins, a pretty dish:
in lira I could be a millionaire
and struggled still to pay for all of this -
the weight of coins could juice the hardest pear.
But euros, more reliable and staid,
as current now in Rome as in Madrid,
make every new transaction that we made
no more nor less than any that we did.
great coolage effect and composition and the colors are always wonderful. glad to see u back
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