A little art for a Saturday afternoon...

[Longgrain]

Since I just spent most of the day slapping oil across a canvas...

Some of you might remember this painting I was working on...



Well here's what it looks like right now... (sorry about the glare...)



Improvement or no? I'm interested in finding out what you all think.

[Tesibria]

1. this is the SAME painting?

.. interesting.

1000 years from now, they'll be x-raying this to see the various "phases" underneath the final ... "result"

[Longgrain]

3. The yellow line is about the only part I kept from the original...

Otherwise I just turned it onto it's side...

[Tesibria]

4. i THOUGHT i recognized that line !

and I was looking for the vase in the "new" blue ... but couldn't really find it :)

[Longgrain]

18. The vase is now buried under the snow banking...

:D

[Tesibria]

2. PS

and yeah, imho, improvement - i like the second one better. Lots ;)

[Longgrain]

5. Thanks...it still in the early stages and still very wet (hence the glare)

It's a scene looking out over the snow drifts from my basement on a sunny day...

[fluffernutter]

6. i morph my oils like that too.

i definitely like the 2nd one better - more originality, more feeling. is that the view outside your window?

[Longgrain]

10. From the basement where I've been painting recently...

You might remember the picture of me sitting down there surrounded by paintings.

And yeah, I was getting kind of board with the still life, and wanted to paint something out doors, but there's still way too much snow on the ground, and little bit of a chill in the air...

[mike_c]

7. actually, I like them both, so I'm sorry that you didn't...

...simply start a second canvas!

[Longgrain]

11. I knew I wasn't going to finish the still life so rather than waste

a canvas on a painting I was never going to finish, I decided to give it a makeover instead...

[ralps]

8. WOW what a change, but I like it. The branches are the most

interesting part.:thumbsup: :hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :yourock:

[Longgrain]

12. I told another poster last night that I was actually very inspired by

Mondrian. I'm sure your aware of his early work with the tree branches against the sky. I been seeing patterns in tree branches and shadows all winter, and really wanted to paint some...

[ralps]

14. Here's a Mondrian for inspiration

:hi: :loveya: :hug:

[Longgrain]

15. Yep, that's the kind of thing I'm talking about...

Thanks ralps...:thumbsup:

[SamanthaJones]

9. I'm not an artist

but the 2nd one has more originality to it, but that's just my opinion. :)

[Longgrain]

13. Thanks, I'm always interested in what non-artists think of other peoples

art. And yeah, I like the second one better too, the photo doesn't do it any justice.

[marzipanni]

16. I like your tree branches, too... you might find this article interesting

<snip> May 17, 2004

Study finds fractals relax and remove stress

By GREG BOLT

EUGENE, Ore. - Every office worker's dream is a desk near a window, and University of Oregon physics professor Richard Taylor thinks he knows why.

It all boils down to fractals, curious patterns at the intersection of art, science and nature that may be tattooed into our very genes.

The patterns sometimes are so subtle and intricate that our conscious minds see little more than random chaos, but Taylor has found that deep in our brains we are so attuned to these patterns that just looking at certain types - such as those found in the trees and clouds seen through many office windows - can cut our stress levels up to 60 percent.
more:
http://www.timelessnow.com/FactsAboutStress/Articles/TaylorStudyOfFractals.htm

[Longgrain]

17. I know there is something calming about painting these things for me

The way music is for other people...I need the visual arts...

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

20. I know EXACTLY what that article is talking about

FRACTAL TREE (one in a series)

[Longgrain]

21. Not very far off from Mondrian's tree...

See this post...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x2920331#2920454

Very lovely indeed...

[Longgrain]

19. Kick...for the evening crowd...

:kick:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

22. big improvement IMHO

[Longgrain]

23. You mean the second one...I think so too...

I do wish I had a better photo of it tho...I was just looking at it, lots of great colors in there that don't translate well into photography...

[Longgrain]

24. Another kick....

For the uber late night crowd....

[Heidi]

25. Because Longgrain graciously said I could . . .

I'm posting a couple of my paintings. (Thanks Longgrain! :hi: )



2Words, 1Tribe
2001
8 x 12 inches
Talen's Van Gogh Watercolors on 400g, handmade paper
Private collection, Nebraska



Austin
2004
30 x 30 cm
Oil on prepared paper
Private collection, Oklahoma

[Longgrain]

26. Those are fantastic, I'm standing back in awe...

Thanks for posting...:hi:

[Heidi]

27. Aw, shucks, Longgrain . . .

You're just sayin' that cuz I'm a redhead, aren't you?

Thanks for your kind words. We can be co-presidents of one another's fan clubs, whattyasay?

[Longgrain]

28. I was just thinking the same...ya know...

We should have an Artists group here at....um, oh wait...we already do...;-)

[Heidi]

29. I'll rag on my husband tonight . . .

to do the online banking to get my donor star. I'm sorta salivating to get in your DU Artists' Group!

Here's another painting . . .


Journal Page
2004
18 x 25 cm, oil, graphite and shellac-based ink on prepared paper
Private collection, Stilwell, Oklahoma

[Longgrain]

30. Uhum...have you looked next to you name recently...

:wink, wink:

(and more great art BTW :thumbsup: )

[Heidi]

31. WTHeck?

Did he do it? Or did you? (Nobody ever pays attention to my decrees, including my cat!)

YAY!!!!!!

[Longgrain]

32. Yeah it was me, no big deal...

I usually make a small donation once a month, since I aready have a star, I usually donate it in someone elses name...

:hi:

[Heidi]

33. Oh my goodness, Longgrain! Thank you . . .

Check your Private Messages. I'm banging one out right now! Where's the hug smiley???????