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May 18th acrylic on canvas 42″ x 29″
I just got back from an intensive ten day painting workshop. I came back a better painter. When I went back to the studio and started painting, I had a new vocabulary. The old favorite colors came back in a new context. I knew what I wanted to say. This brought me back to my familiar warm palette, but the variation of color and shapes changed. It’s now very exciting and intriguing for me to paint. I have given myself so much more to work with. May 18th was painted on Friday. It might be finished or it may tell me, hey, where did you go? You need to work with me. What do you think? Is the painting finished?
I have always loved your colors, finished or un.
Sara
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Thanks Sara. The ones here are the old favorites.
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I think its finished and it is GORGEOUS!!!!!
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🙂 Thanks Linda. I’m excited and ready to continue these guys – see where it goes.
C
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joy and vibrancy are never finished, they are a state of being. Good for you!!! You found a new place.
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Hi Alex
Yes, I have. It will be interesting to see what happens next.
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Wonderful work Carla. I personally didn’t think you needed it but workshops sometimes give us a different perspective. Finished – to me!
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It was a great ten days.
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Feels finished to me. Glorious painting, Carla. 🙂
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Thank you Nicole. I went back and looked at it and it still looked finished 🙂
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It must have been so enjoyable to work on this painting. I try to imagine the process…but then I can’t really, so I just enjoy the colours, shapes, and the intrigue!
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I hope to talk about the process with one of my new paintings. If I’d stop long enough to take notes about what was my head saying.
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Carla, I agree it was an amazing 10 days. I sit in my studio now and ask myself where do I go from here. Can I pick up from where I started in Calistoga? Keep sharing your work.
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Hi Poppy I’m doing the same thing right now!
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Carla, This painting feels so very strong. It’s very structural, like a beautiful Inca stone wall, built to last, and with color that loves life.
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I feel it’s quite structural, too and color is flying out of me right now. I like the Inca wall idea. I see Morocco in there.
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I wouldn’t change a thing. It must have been quite a 10 days!
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It was – now I’m going every which way !
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