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| Saturday, October 06, 2007 |
| Child Pastel Portrait, 15x17, IF OPEN |
 Child's ability to look at the world with the eyes wide open, sweet innocence and sophistication, acceptance of the world. I am listening to: Akon "Don't Matter" Labels: Pastel Paintings, Portraits |
| posted by Angel @ 11:46 AM
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| Friday, September 14, 2007 |
| 16X20 pastel painting on canvas, nude "The Mask" |
It seems like eyes are a recurring theme in my paintings. Eyes in this painting are one blue, another one green which was hard to capture with the camera(the colors in real painting are even more brilliant). When I started the painting, it occured to me that I wanted to see her eyes; of the things I considered were mirrors in the background; then bubbles(the soapy colorful kind that shine like Swarovki's) with her reflection in it; and then came "mask" which allowed me to transfer the intensity, strangeness, depth, and of course, the passion.Labels: Pastel Paintings |
| posted by Angel @ 2:43 PM
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| Thursday, September 06, 2007 |
| Cupid - Sweet Little Baby Angel - Pastel Painting |
 11x14 Pastel on watercolor paper; framed.
Lovely Pastel Cupid Painting, on Arches watercolor paper. I just love his fluttery violet wings! I find myself returning to this particular violet color again and again (in portraits, and in backgrounds).
His mouth and eyes are wide open; he seems surprised; maybe my Cupid is contemplating his next victim, or maybe his arrow just unexpectedly shot somebody unintended. In heart matters, there are many surprises and our little Cupid has a lot of work to do!
Definition from Encyclopedia Mythica: Cupid -- The Roman god of love and the son of Venus. He is a small, winged boy, carrying bow and arrows. The arrows, once struck the heart, makes the victim fall in love. He is also portrayed as a young man with his beloved Psyche, with Venus or with a small group of winged infants (the Amoretti or Amorini). Some traditions say that he was born from a silver egg.
His Greek equivalent is Eros. The name is derived from the Latin cupido, "desire".Labels: Pastel Paintings |
| posted by Angel @ 5:10 PM
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| Saturday, August 04, 2007 |
| Pastel Paintings - "Loving Dolphins" |
Did I tell you that I fell in love? Only you and the whole world! Pastels have been there for me whenever I was on the go, suddenly inpired, tired, or curious. Unlike Oils, they don't take 6 -8 hours to complete; they are a pleasure to work with; they are pure colour that feels like an extension of my hand; and they always seem to run out on me.(Yikes!) I say "pastel paintings" because you can't call it drawings - the process looks more like sculpting - I lay out a series of masses and shapes, layer them, glaze them, and "sculpt" my creation as if I really felt every grove, bevel, texture and form; I am like a blind person that is touching every inch of surface and recreating it in their mind; sometimes I don't even have to look up at my subject. I will try to cover my technique on another occasion.
Loving Dolphins - I know for sure that dolphins can love; but more than anything they are very playful, interactive creatures who are as happy as can be in their element.(Kind of like me? ;-)) I wish ,my friends, rather than constantly complain, people around would joyfully flip their fins/arms and shared this "I'm the luckiest creature in the world" mood with one another!Labels: Pastel Paintings |
| posted by Angel @ 12:09 PM
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