The Finished Oil Painting

As some of you know, I began oil painting again, after only painting on silk for the last 12 years.
And I fell in love with it all over again! Hello, old friend!! 
I took a ton of photographs, trying to get at least a few good ones, for this post.
I do believe this is the one that most resembles the actual painting.
I think.

Or maybe it's closer to this one.
Not sure.

I know it's not this one.
But I kinda like it.
I guess the actual colors in my painting are somewhere between all three of these photos.






I have three cameras. All three were used. The painting was photographed outside in the shade, in the sun, laying down, tilted and straight-up.
It was also photographed inside my studio, in the kitchen, under a light-source, with natural light.
None of the photographs are spot-on. Not because I didn't try! I wore myself out, trying!
I can honestly say that the hardest part of my painting experience was not the actual painting-process itself, but trying to take a decent photo of it!! Grrrrrrr!!
There has got to be a trick to this! Besides paying a photographer thirty-five bucks per painting!! (Although, that doesn't sound too bad, right about now!)

Here are my cameras -

This little guy took picture #1.

This one took picture #2.

And this one, my most expensive camera, took the worst picture... picture #3.

I didn't set out to buy all Canon cameras. How'd that happen?!

I've started another painting and I'm having a ball! But, I'm already getting that uneasy feeling about the photography-session that looms ahead. (Heeelp meeee!!)

To my new friends, if you'd like to see this painting in progress, in my studio, please peek here;

Oil Painting Again - And Loving It

By the way... how are you guys liking the new Blogger set-up? Yikes!! Another learning curve!! Just what I needed!

I'm trying to figure it out and it's not too easy, is it? What's that old saying, "Why fix it if it aint' broke?"

I'm almost afraid to push the "Publish" button. :)

There are SO many things to love!

I love "Followers" and comments too!

Thank you.

Signing off for now,

gabriele

Luscious Moss - And The Urge To Paint it!

I love moss!!

I was so happy to get these pictures, on a recent trip to Oregon.

It had stopped raining and the sun was peeking through.

But I was really cold. (I'm such a wimp!)

I began with this gorgeous view from a window, before I put on my layers of clothing and braved the cold outside. (Wimpy, wimpy, wimpy!)

No words necessary ~

Lalalalalalaaa... oh, sorry... I can't shut-up for that long.

Glorious moss!!

What wonderful paintings these would make!!

As some of you know, I paint silk accessories now, like this scarf.

I used to paint fabrics for dancers as well as for the stage. A ton of fun!!

This is my granddaughter as a kid, wearing one of my pieces in "Firebird".

She just turned eighteen!! Slow down, girl!!

But before I became a silk-painter, I painted in oils. Here are some of my paintings.

I've also painted landscapes on silk, using silk paints. This is one of them.

So, not only do I have to decide which photographs to use as inspiration for a painting,

but also which medium to use. Decisions, decisions!!

But fun decisions!! I'll let you know the outcome. ~

"A single rose can be my garden, a single friend my world."

- Leo F. Buscaglia

"A garden is a friend you can visit anytime."

- Unknown

"A little garden in which to walk, and immensity in which to dream."

- Unknown

"I have a rock garden. Last week three of them died."

- Richard Diran

There are SO many things to love!

I love "Followers" and comments too!

(Thank you.)

Signing off for now,

gabriele