September 7, 2014: 30 Paintings in 30 Days

Golden Rim

7"x5"

Oil and Cold Wax on Gessoed Watercolor

mounted on Ampersand panel

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Inspiration.  Where does it come from?  The answer is as varied as the variety of artists out there.  For me it is usually based on color.  Second to that is shape.  I can find these things in the oddest places.  Maybe it is the corner of photograph I see on Pinterest.  I have a photo of Johnny Depp and Tim Burton saved on my Color Inspiration board.  I am sure most people will think it is posted on the wrong board.  No, not for me.  I keep looking at the color and marks in the upper left hand corner.  One of these days it will become something.

The Gold Rim was inspired by a piece of pottery that I saw on Pinterest.   It is a lovely bowl with a goldish, copper edge.  The body of the bowl is a lovely green, a little more blue than my painting.  It does not bother me one bit that this painting is different.  The photograph was a starting place.  It leaves me with the possibility of revisiting another Gold Rim at a later time.

And Whoohoo…the color pallet changed. 

I am happy…..  

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