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created by repurposing unloved and forgotten items to give them a new life of beauty. If you're a Tree Hugging, Recycling, ReUsing, Repurposing Individual, you'll love this art.Art and Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05220383935453346074noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831852985759976901.post-26083304914966096582013-10-09T20:47:00.000-07:002013-10-09T20:49:46.093-07:00Painted Upholstery Chair: New York City theme<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Could you paint New York City chair for me, was the request from Thina. Her only stipulation was that the chair should have a New York taxi cab on it somewhere.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Statue of Liberty, deli sandwich and a bowl of Kosher pickles</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">King Kong, Les Miserables Playbill, a little van Gogh-ish <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Starry_Night" target="_blank">Starry Night</a> ... and a hot dog</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I want to be a part of it ... New York, New York</td></tr>
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Art and Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05220383935453346074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831852985759976901.post-91432107237226391972011-09-09T18:50:00.000-07:002011-09-09T18:50:27.585-07:00Chagall Inspired Chair (Back Panel)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The back panel of the chair is a tribute to the <a href="http://www.casaisrael.com/chagall_windows.htm">beautiful stained glass windows which Marc Chagall created at the synogogue of the Hadassh-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem, Israel. </a><br />
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After pouring over photos of the 12 windows Chagall created (one window each for the 12 tribes of Israel), I decided to use the Reuben Window as a model in honour of my late father, whose first name was Reuben.<br />
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Blue is the predominate colour in the Reuben window and it has a "water theme to it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="body" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In our life there is a single color, as on an artist's palette,<br />which provides the meaning of life and art. It is the colour of love. <br />- Marc Chagall</span> </span></b></td></tr>
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While outstretched hands reach up towards the sun, the source of light; the peace dove flies underneath it and the "Colour of Love" in Hebrew appears on the sun. Lily of the Valley bloom mysteriously under the sea this this world.Art and Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05220383935453346074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831852985759976901.post-16231790890352809222011-07-21T15:20:00.000-07:002011-07-21T16:05:22.201-07:00Chagall inspired Chair (side panels)<div>Here are the two side panels...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9NaBakgtjvY4INXmbD3BwMtJBf4XC5uwSajG2oR4K2hQSOPrWBf-PEenGKhYVglUnjfQ7Jug-FYGgA7-IdIZSoyYtQta8UqXMyumVfgC082k1ZzgQHvf1iK9CFKySg6DC4DAPrMffig/s1600/Chagall+Chair+Side+Birthday+Closeup.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9NaBakgtjvY4INXmbD3BwMtJBf4XC5uwSajG2oR4K2hQSOPrWBf-PEenGKhYVglUnjfQ7Jug-FYGgA7-IdIZSoyYtQta8UqXMyumVfgC082k1ZzgQHvf1iK9CFKySg6DC4DAPrMffig/s320/Chagall+Chair+Side+Birthday+Closeup.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631938670123128194" /></a><div>The first one shows a stylized couple. If you look closely, you can see that the wallpaper behind them incorporates the weave of the chair's cloth.</div><div><br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6MRZqDc2ln2k3_v2bO5_LfleU_pSpvHlsRPU-2VVnq-3zOvea1dCWHo8S5KKZ_PB5A0_AVYhYePzgFaNyB6m6LQVrLNjFIR6i3aEOm_auyZvAXhHqAqVCjAREBQWb3itRmPDYn-CTkA/s320/Chagall+Chair+Side+Bride+%2526+front.jpg" /><br />This panel features a bride and groom as well as a violin player, peace dove and 3 candlesticks ~ all common elements in Chagall paintings.</div></div>Art and Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05220383935453346074noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831852985759976901.post-43245629008712205672011-05-24T18:57:00.000-07:002011-07-21T15:20:50.223-07:00Chagall inspired Chair (front panel & cushion)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPeYe16QvLoWxj-XzP5ym7Otp8A57y3vKFqFtc2_8ne18CQ-F3EN2aCKRqVYX36q9HJ_mrFRSqmFO4vvlfAGdFdvmMkp2zz2t-VL_BCMINlU66KKKSOsAYdnf-y1aGPIrE5x4AcJebA/s1600/Chagall+Chair+Front+on+Writing.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPeYe16QvLoWxj-XzP5ym7Otp8A57y3vKFqFtc2_8ne18CQ-F3EN2aCKRqVYX36q9HJ_mrFRSqmFO4vvlfAGdFdvmMkp2zz2t-VL_BCMINlU66KKKSOsAYdnf-y1aGPIrE5x4AcJebA/s320/Chagall+Chair+Front+on+Writing.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610479298908342066" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><div style="text-align: center;font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">In our life there is a single colour, as on an artist's palette, </span></div></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">which provides the meaning </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">of life and art.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; ">It is the colour </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; ">of love.</span></div><span class="bodybold" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; "><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/marc_chagall.html" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: normal; ">Marc Chagall</a></div></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKBiFMKDsh2V0rHjHSyr5ZpuGA8KlgmVhvT68uUbZPe8_0KyNxkSRg2fMajsbKK2vS8CZvbDxaDPVJ0Ri_sLE1FYBOYPpro1DV_6I8ZvOG0yYgO6RdUWFZhDSq4IjnO9L5FLCS_UDAA/s1600/Chagall+Chair+Front+on+Flowers.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKBiFMKDsh2V0rHjHSyr5ZpuGA8KlgmVhvT68uUbZPe8_0KyNxkSRg2fMajsbKK2vS8CZvbDxaDPVJ0Ri_sLE1FYBOYPpro1DV_6I8ZvOG0yYgO6RdUWFZhDSq4IjnO9L5FLCS_UDAA/s320/Chagall+Chair+Front+on+Flowers.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610479293503807394" /></a>In the past year, life has certainly got in the way of my art, as a result, this chair has taken me over a year to complete. Yes, family and health take priority over such things such as art, so this project has taken a long time to complete. In the end, I am happy with the final result, and maybe because it was a struggle to complete this piece, it is somehow sweeter.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUHeXAhv6CrcrxdGtzb8tSUpGenNm7-UVUWs6_OsVVmz2B1q1kIJ7MC95KqSu7VJNKQFw1eN7FcAGnCNKJmBKKJPHP4IePuI2E1KZGvrxRkUJMa7abtl_u0DTQWPawT9gJmJn2yDTGQ/s1600/Chagall+Chair+Flower+Cushion+Closeup.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUHeXAhv6CrcrxdGtzb8tSUpGenNm7-UVUWs6_OsVVmz2B1q1kIJ7MC95KqSu7VJNKQFw1eN7FcAGnCNKJmBKKJPHP4IePuI2E1KZGvrxRkUJMa7abtl_u0DTQWPawT9gJmJn2yDTGQ/s320/Chagall+Chair+Flower+Cushion+Closeup.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610479286613511538" /></a><div><div>There is plenty of Chagall-like symbolism here. I included an Eiffel Tower ~ one of Chagall's trademarks on the front of the chair. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>The seat cushion is reversible. One side is predominately blue and features a heart-shaped bunch of flowers. On the other side, I included a quote by Marc Chagall which reads: "I work in whatever medium likes me at the moment."</div></div></div>Art and Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05220383935453346074noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831852985759976901.post-9438672888572582212011-03-09T22:30:00.001-08:002011-03-09T23:11:21.179-08:00Silent Auction Chair: Back panel<div style="text-align: center;">And here is the back panel of the Silent Auction Chair ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitOq9aRFPhR0l8FNss7ZvsIOdlypsfxY_qQX8RRNmmt1bsYKpO2icqZe99efBWuPPHmM16bnfZNwOhTtBi9cbI7Yk0Edtd5H5yIwmTm38rsJsxsUaxvTXF_OTgUw8cqchHvQ31CZf-Kg/s320/Back+Panel+The+Sower+1+closeup.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I painted it after Van Gogh's The Sower which was after Millet's The Sower.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This painting may look simple, but it wasn't.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtX2Ja7BTsf_Za3DCICfzRPNLlv-T9bG4cjZNXYKfb0lbpG1dE4BRCTRhYhdySHhEUy2pFbADYDNXhXZHt9Zj39M5irfdDOnjqjklHoQAqTZq5UmcKtOeh96XSWAaGpe7miwUd00zhA/s1600/Back+Panel+The+Sower+2+full+shot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtX2Ja7BTsf_Za3DCICfzRPNLlv-T9bG4cjZNXYKfb0lbpG1dE4BRCTRhYhdySHhEUy2pFbADYDNXhXZHt9Zj39M5irfdDOnjqjklHoQAqTZq5UmcKtOeh96XSWAaGpe7miwUd00zhA/s320/Back+Panel+The+Sower+2+full+shot.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582338196688413778" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A short video clip of this chair follows ... </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >(Please excuse the sound of the hockey game between Canada and Germany in the background)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dya1JXiyXDSElzb1jsUUd7jkZu2uLmn-_kFcqkwYB8uXfnajXN_5YKTW3KQn5CZMdL9IVlrc5gcvnYb9wpd1Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Final Selling Price: $700</div>Art and Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05220383935453346074noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831852985759976901.post-53724662935740170882011-01-01T10:45:00.000-08:002011-01-01T11:32:08.999-08:00Silent Auction Chair: Side panels<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-9fHLtLBOFf5XCQap7tHCKu0giig6xqGk7nsGX4Hv1UShBLRbJfo-R_XfJb9TDJTrDAmJEUx1CyUIIWXfkLUhydU2XsemHI_sEB3bN28r5-qlV0XNSJC86Z3F7AZI3d3SsLnaZ15Czw/s320/DSC03501.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Side panel: a single iris (after The Iris, May 1889)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnc_2CEWIbc7gS-IylEBmfC6uDsEMO7rLDdehGzP3lHk_6rbUYHT-nnhnOIY_G-fr4aowb4Q6otsgQptA8JZalISa6DcThYcEZgd11882sdJkkxgMAktC14wEez1vSmkkd3dRbzxW8pg/s1600/DSC03502.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnc_2CEWIbc7gS-IylEBmfC6uDsEMO7rLDdehGzP3lHk_6rbUYHT-nnhnOIY_G-fr4aowb4Q6otsgQptA8JZalISa6DcThYcEZgd11882sdJkkxgMAktC14wEez1vSmkkd3dRbzxW8pg/s320/DSC03502.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557294468897142658" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This panel is based on the July 1888 painting entitled</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>The Painter on His Way to Work</i></b> ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCLI0QdzA87kneLMUMsDGjSdZSHWmcjUNJKfcB3lRtPxlII38meUbDRDT_6b8OUPWKvUg2EGx3SSubhJdkxiBxJNF_r6zj9eKTEK-hBFzlxddJX22AFkwqI1i_kH5tkmAoPv7l1MZvg/s320/DSC03496.JPG" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Unfortunately, the original painting </div><div style="text-align: center;">was destroyed by fire during World War II.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNbG1tcXfyiTnQNYfXo3XEMzpnnHHm3nsL2qlpocZdKyzKyMHhbyjFz1coSppIPlZLodE2BHkBEmHPqF9LRenS7a0x4qsKZFDZwH1el3GF_m0mtqXXrCHPjMrLYKsudWPH1MKLICq4w/s320/DSC03497.JPG" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thankfully there was a coloured photograph of the original.</div>Art and Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05220383935453346074noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831852985759976901.post-68608432500337412802010-08-25T15:22:00.001-07:002010-08-31T22:23:06.525-07:00Faux Gogh style for Silent Auction<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:15.8333px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbCraPXMDWZ4t9iOCFBTshCuwN7kmFqbBZBUQG3mzLSYckEph49nfqINGD85v1J9QU9jq1zNBjR2d03n9-5Uv0pzOrWvNyBDiJaISFtz2YLL7hRcKZyuJLgjDWXOlNtGsb9g0cPEudQ/s1600/Auction+Chair+Starry+Night+painting.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 384px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbCraPXMDWZ4t9iOCFBTshCuwN7kmFqbBZBUQG3mzLSYckEph49nfqINGD85v1J9QU9jq1zNBjR2d03n9-5Uv0pzOrWvNyBDiJaISFtz2YLL7hRcKZyuJLgjDWXOlNtGsb9g0cPEudQ/s320/Auction+Chair+Starry+Night+painting.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511803968816004050" /></a></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:15.8333px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This chair (#3) was painted for a silent auction that my son's university choir was hosting. And again, I chose a V<i><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">incent</span> Van <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Gogh</span> </i>motif.<br /><br /></span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwiShLVImzSNgbCr3HvPPnzxz2II5Ocbiujr1M-lTmN8XRl-4xHRrEndxN-tZgUxhs1O6H7sLC79vm7r6Et8IJw6X90qDHIDmUy6h1pF9rdczoNHQa5jwkUmh70sRZP3ry9aUi589fQ/s1600/Auction+Chair+Sign.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 384px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwiShLVImzSNgbCr3HvPPnzxz2II5Ocbiujr1M-lTmN8XRl-4xHRrEndxN-tZgUxhs1O6H7sLC79vm7r6Et8IJw6X90qDHIDmUy6h1pF9rdczoNHQa5jwkUmh70sRZP3ry9aUi589fQ/s320/Auction+Chair+Sign.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511803960522052066" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:15.8333px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The first panel was another Starry Night. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">On the cushion, I painted "Three Sunflowers in a Vase" (1888). </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">On the flip side of the cushion, I painted it simply green which makes it</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">appear like a continuation of the Starry Night panel.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:15.8333px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNp18CdIOtZi9E9rup0nkZ9nu5DwS03246omd6thb5A8wrf3_tbJmz3vauej1SUNOz-3UHICjAmL1hklGDrG834WYKgTdn8o1Bo1KRU7DinfdRNR6JvariBcy3JlV7xD_xJ8R_A-aYjg/s320/Auction+Chair+Full+front.jpg" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">At the very front of the chair, I paid tribute to </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Van <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Gogh's</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; color: rgb(41, 48, 59); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Wheatfield</span> under Clouded Sky" (1890)</span></span></div></span><div><br /></div>Art and Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05220383935453346074noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831852985759976901.post-32231820765420893202010-06-20T16:22:00.000-07:002011-07-22T08:00:31.171-07:00Vincent Van Gogh meets a Painted Purse<div style="text-align: center;">First I added a little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">gesso</span> ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbFQalZpjjAF5lDDrYM6Pha0WzdZup_LHtLPKPaTuevZNDzm_Ec7wv_jj2dgQFxLH1pIgpj0ZjrZG1vbVi34DbROXD-ub-mwl8mQnC87fU4e0a0Qc4-UK94cAumvkjgQFgU0Y2lWoXw/s320/Purse+1.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I painted the front: Starry Night-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ish</span>...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WVOUtA08cQZRiWXJ5rR6B4X__Ndp5mc6HriGr6xLPvGN3Z-RXWcNF2B7C6Wy_RN2CYtO0bGmBVxueDX5bn4q3KCZCRaE3CKHOL8jLGls_OHxtPKiYUqk0wjirMOF6FcislB8GyV5hQ/s320/Purse+3.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And the back: Quote from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dipFMJckZOM">Starry Starry Night</a> ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6at5RG5tND_SE4ovo4ENSb0RKDz5NCshzfW-nzcCzfJnX5-yZcDiA88ekcB4zuBv_knDO9Ii2fVQ8IW8VY3-GWP1wcV8Td7Fjcg5MB4ZSIo-TMYQNQtJj2s4Ea-91yrNJrV-J7P5tA/s320/Purse+4.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And gave it as a birthday gift ...</div><div style="text-align: center;">to a dear friend who happens to love Van <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Gogh</span>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DJ3BIX1STKpOtScEJu75ywWL4iZdafudrsB_N0C9Z1a9j4uBe1TA5HcAYqxSOIT0ueLXbb5tqJNO2ThU09bTmM6xtMT7hAeWtQ6_g_TsZ1Z6E3UrbSGyNiC5VTuy2uWqB0MYtIyk1A/s320/DSC00416.JPG" /></div>Art and Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05220383935453346074noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831852985759976901.post-73546195030080810372010-06-20T13:10:00.000-07:002010-06-20T13:21:30.230-07:00Chair 2: Irises panel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3zGM90v01vt-Rf9EBH7S6GRZ1NT9PTJtim-DycejqSVhyphenhyphenuQ3zuFGV0QdENTyMUoQCs1Owun_ZpU70TfpMsyJGfkkyCn-HkZKw3BknK7m95nM-yjJE_JB1m0FSvxeFdfwT4PVMo1l1A/s1600/chair+4th+panel+d.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv3zGM90v01vt-Rf9EBH7S6GRZ1NT9PTJtim-DycejqSVhyphenhyphenuQ3zuFGV0QdENTyMUoQCs1Owun_ZpU70TfpMsyJGfkkyCn-HkZKw3BknK7m95nM-yjJE_JB1m0FSvxeFdfwT4PVMo1l1A/s200/chair+4th+panel+d.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484952215482053874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbSW-12szW_QN2OHdLeAjh9Q3Nvxq6EJo04OTB7DQ9AdSYvNlCcHlWzvTLxGYq-QZVMv3r_WxWd6yEtUfQz9HBPqNAj_Hrb3o_xDvcsYnGhSbwnTPHChOolBWzcY69kVvuU8DwKwVYg/s1600/Chair+Back+Irises.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbSW-12szW_QN2OHdLeAjh9Q3Nvxq6EJo04OTB7DQ9AdSYvNlCcHlWzvTLxGYq-QZVMv3r_WxWd6yEtUfQz9HBPqNAj_Hrb3o_xDvcsYnGhSbwnTPHChOolBWzcY69kVvuU8DwKwVYg/s200/Chair+Back+Irises.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484951903676169298" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is my favourite panel on this chair.<br /><br />It's spectacular.<br /><br />It's bright.<br /><br />It often goes unnoticed simply, just because it's on the back panel of the chair. But what a pleasant surprise it is to the viewer, when they discover these irises.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-qq7BgkKnEDAwj12VUdO9tl9QvMFp1O5LdGKvYPbv6uz93mQ9T4xPacE2kuUfKVlBgXpJzlc_lfuVNSWge4UBx9m63ayNT3u0y3hNN3lR2hOtKdlPZKkIweIF0dtOCNv05DvF6S-Tw/s1600/chair+4th+panel+f.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-qq7BgkKnEDAwj12VUdO9tl9QvMFp1O5LdGKvYPbv6uz93mQ9T4xPacE2kuUfKVlBgXpJzlc_lfuVNSWge4UBx9m63ayNT3u0y3hNN3lR2hOtKdlPZKkIweIF0dtOCNv05DvF6S-Tw/s200/chair+4th+panel+f.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484953130862626274" border="0" /></a>Art and Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05220383935453346074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831852985759976901.post-10261388362686349582010-06-14T10:24:00.000-07:002010-06-14T13:03:34.734-07:00Chair 2: Rest from Work panel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTWGHMxLGo1rBcoQ1gcf1gCIUEF7eriQWXFC5adbv3VrlSB7qlCRXfl77r3W2tLTHR8y7keTm7TQ4HGFuzjxmG_wPy_Hjd0VGFA-uKxL5fq1XqeaLAF0jNqNeuMm71juJshrN1B-IwQ/s1600/Wheat+Field%27s+Dawn+Noon+Sleep+panel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaTWGHMxLGo1rBcoQ1gcf1gCIUEF7eriQWXFC5adbv3VrlSB7qlCRXfl77r3W2tLTHR8y7keTm7TQ4HGFuzjxmG_wPy_Hjd0VGFA-uKxL5fq1XqeaLAF0jNqNeuMm71juJshrN1B-IwQ/s200/Wheat+Field%27s+Dawn+Noon+Sleep+panel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482691598231281282" border="0" /></a>Some may have a problem with the fact that I often paint from Van Gogh's paintings. Obviously, I am not trying to do exact replicas of his work, but rather, from using his paintings as inspiration, I glean a lot through reflecting upon his techniques. Oh, and I'm not the only one copying from other artists.<br /><br />Vincent also did it. For example, his painting Noon: Rest from Work was after <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_Millet"><b>Jean-François Millet</b></a>. Millet's painting was entitled Noonday Rest. Compare Millet and Van Gogh's work below. There both beautiful in their own way. Van Gogh completely copied while retaining his style.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGeVvsS1VFdeWZzfeBLcp1kcGIN20AFouHhKqnmc8dXQjJUmAT4atzImmRU3mqBjEAG2nintJ9nHnHIfLclCuFodC8MS-_a7AQNunHSQs5BPyqFO6bzvpxkGveLBiAzpcje8VpZ1WKA/s1600/Noonday+Rest+Millet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGeVvsS1VFdeWZzfeBLcp1kcGIN20AFouHhKqnmc8dXQjJUmAT4atzImmRU3mqBjEAG2nintJ9nHnHIfLclCuFodC8MS-_a7AQNunHSQs5BPyqFO6bzvpxkGveLBiAzpcje8VpZ1WKA/s320/Noonday+Rest+Millet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482686871698708450" border="0" /></a><br />Many of our favourite Van Gogh paintings were studies of Millet's work. Some of the paintings included <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Vincent_van_Gogh_-_First_Steps.jpg">First Steps</a>, <a href="http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.vggallery.com/painting/f_0647.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.vggallery.com/painting/p_0647.htm&usg=__PZhpPZP3oWIUUfp__tAdqCqZhYQ=&h=470&w=550&sz=49&hl=en&start=7&itbs=1&tbnid=_8WMOwjha-QR-M:&tbnh=114&tbnw=133&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dvan%2Bgogh%2Bpaintings%2Bafter%2Bmillet%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26tbs%3Disch:1">Evening: The Watch</a>, <a href="http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.1st-art-gallery.com/thumbnail/45783/1/The-Sower.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.1st-art-gallery.com/Vincent-Van-Gogh/The-Sower.html&usg=__-D-3hHa2cftNdji_1ot2adg3XV0=&h=485&w=600&sz=117&hl=en&start=1&itbs=1&tbnid=iTasA5TtcELAmM:&tbnh=109&tbnw=135&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dvan%2Bgogh%2Bpaintings%2Bthe%2Bsower%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26tbs%3Disch:1">The Sower</a>, and <a href="http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://www.vangoghgallery.com/catalog/image.aspx%3Ffn%3Dimages/0700.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.vangoghgallery.com/catalog/Painting/399/Peasant-Woman-Binding-Sheaves-%28after-Millet%29.html&usg=__vQn56_XN9nAI4t5F25-zsbKp9kg=&h=997&w=750&sz=145&hl=en&start=3&itbs=1&tbnid=jcTegIVlzLQblM:&tbnh=149&tbnw=112&prev=/images%3Fq%3DPeasant%2BWoman%2BBinding%2BSheaves%2B%28After%2BMillet%29%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26tbs%3Disch:1">Peasant Woman Binding Sheaves</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0wSLe1KUWbNhYyS3ZQ9pptMdzSuDcFrZtN60mZNW-Ayg_h8ssCBYCSGyiZ9CO2CuL1nYzitqJhoJumVljz9IBOskrGtmYtl5S3ttc12wDWFWmJUXuOw7UFPpDn7zaOa4_TnhfkrFeA/s1600/Rest+from+Work+Vincent.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0wSLe1KUWbNhYyS3ZQ9pptMdzSuDcFrZtN60mZNW-Ayg_h8ssCBYCSGyiZ9CO2CuL1nYzitqJhoJumVljz9IBOskrGtmYtl5S3ttc12wDWFWmJUXuOw7UFPpDn7zaOa4_TnhfkrFeA/s320/Rest+from+Work+Vincent.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482687654895241938" border="0" /></a>As long as there is nothing new under the sun, artists will continue to glean from other artists' work. As long as they give credit where credit is due, it's all good.Art and Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05220383935453346074noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831852985759976901.post-60109025305483287842010-06-10T09:10:00.000-07:002010-06-10T09:46:24.656-07:00Chair 2: 3 Poplars panelAs I've mentioned before, painting chairs constantly presents me with "shape challenges". How do I configure the side panel paintings' compositions when I am not working with the typically shaped canvas. In other words, they are just odd shapes.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijr78mBEkg0cyfkdr60GYEx_sGhvXbvNS8r_kDbwk8G_AoLKQ0wOS-EqveNYyCUONrGKsNDANEinuFpnK1yPKEoqabNbFwSuCZLimhJe76P6VSDsK8SY6si-NA3tOMXlQWDHyRGBQDNA/s1600/Faux+Gogh+Chair+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijr78mBEkg0cyfkdr60GYEx_sGhvXbvNS8r_kDbwk8G_AoLKQ0wOS-EqveNYyCUONrGKsNDANEinuFpnK1yPKEoqabNbFwSuCZLimhJe76P6VSDsK8SY6si-NA3tOMXlQWDHyRGBQDNA/s320/Faux+Gogh+Chair+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481179046708086338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUyX89SWQ3xgLDVQlUayo70YL8I7Rd6V91oliMm6MJN7auxLkGSib7Cenzfk8T-Cx34bS_2aqQl3aRhLrKGES5Z-oM2ZjMUbipvUeuwtC8ACPvrQP4R67aL-WrJziSl7ywjuTtCjV2Q/s1600/3+poplars.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBUyX89SWQ3xgLDVQlUayo70YL8I7Rd6V91oliMm6MJN7auxLkGSib7Cenzfk8T-Cx34bS_2aqQl3aRhLrKGES5Z-oM2ZjMUbipvUeuwtC8ACPvrQP4R67aL-WrJziSl7ywjuTtCjV2Q/s200/3+poplars.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481186659398840258" border="0" /></a><br />Because I was painting this chair as a Faux Gogh, I had to scrounge the pages of my trusty reference book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Van-Gogh-Paintings-Ingo-Walther/dp/3822850683/ref=pd_rhf_shvl_1">Van Gogh: The Complete Paintings</a>. There I found Two Poplars on a Road through the Hills (1889) which became the inspiration for my 3 Poplars panel.<br /><br /><br />Truthfully, I must admit that I don't feel that I ever completed this panel. I could go back and add more layers. Maybe I will someday; or not. But since is the chair that I've kept for myself, I have the luxury of leaving it as is, or working on it again ... someday.Art and Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05220383935453346074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831852985759976901.post-89880369103352544912010-06-04T11:03:00.000-07:002010-06-04T11:24:34.057-07:00Chair 2: Dawn panel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8sNn7Ki99hZyRaR4ALJl7BPId9whEEXy99DOCEOhyphenhypheneQNVFCpslR4j8i8sjYC1MO5iYRZYjnWn5JMIiC_eoK0S6_nffdEGZ27FQForTc_tRA6wGWsV9kNAhlA_VC4awz0OO5sOWE9fxg/s1600/Chair+Two+Panel+1+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8sNn7Ki99hZyRaR4ALJl7BPId9whEEXy99DOCEOhyphenhypheneQNVFCpslR4j8i8sjYC1MO5iYRZYjnWn5JMIiC_eoK0S6_nffdEGZ27FQForTc_tRA6wGWsV9kNAhlA_VC4awz0OO5sOWE9fxg/s200/Chair+Two+Panel+1+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478982781040464338" border="0" /></a><br />The second chair I painted, I painted for our home. I thought it appropriate that I do a tribute to Van Gogh's paining, Enclosed Field with Rising Sun, 1889.<br /><br />I call it Wheatfield's Dawn.<br /><br />Bright, sunshine-y colours are used on this panel ~ one simply <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0opmDOITC-0tUWS4mWuzpAzzM-aPreKQ2c3X6J0bHmha6l-a-b5JnES-kCQZKVGpjzb2aVsgLWiIczA__u9kqvIhPMtm7yixEoUtcxtURXvpD4m8p8SAR4BW_l6xDTSOUF2qr1C_Pgg/s1600/Bee+chair+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0opmDOITC-0tUWS4mWuzpAzzM-aPreKQ2c3X6J0bHmha6l-a-b5JnES-kCQZKVGpjzb2aVsgLWiIczA__u9kqvIhPMtm7yixEoUtcxtURXvpD4m8p8SAR4BW_l6xDTSOUF2qr1C_Pgg/s320/Bee+chair+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478984955058389842" border="0" /></a>cannot sit in this chair and feel sad.<br /><br />It's always fun to watch a person who hasn't seen this chair before. They always pause and then ask: "Can I sit in this chair?" When they find out they can, it always brings a big smile to their faces. I like that moment.Art and Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05220383935453346074noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831852985759976901.post-81759617603580386242010-05-27T08:30:00.000-07:002010-05-27T09:11:33.529-07:00Chair 1: The Vincent Panel<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitr-KOZBSol8UppcZXvAWsSuJnHX_TkTh5wUNB4sh5zi-sqBmv6fpOQtA0cEy5QggHW3HjwX-frZc8OWoucqgXZotimmgN9c7kyZ8eXcUMCEaPsT3fhwdircyNwssBLPLY_6uZKnmRUw/s1600/Arlene's+Chair+Part+IV+July+4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitr-KOZBSol8UppcZXvAWsSuJnHX_TkTh5wUNB4sh5zi-sqBmv6fpOQtA0cEy5QggHW3HjwX-frZc8OWoucqgXZotimmgN9c7kyZ8eXcUMCEaPsT3fhwdircyNwssBLPLY_6uZKnmRUw/s320/Arlene's+Chair+Part+IV+July+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475979749157269362" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love this panel and enjoy calling this portrait of Vincent, a "happier, better looking version" of a Van <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Gogh</span> portrait. This panel was so much fun to create.<br />I always like to do a little something special on the back panel of a chair ~ mostly because people often don't walk around to the back of the chair to see the back.<br />Maybe they think the back panel is left unpainted.<br />It's my little happy surprise for the viewer.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25VyubccAWBqbMvmDwFo-2E9F5BQ0UE4lQ7giVTUSig0MRhNrS6WapWpdkWwvMLCJgL1LhM-CQ9eTWgvBRPgn2fLRk9qcfT5YT4iic9kMKznntYsnaSPZ8oYRzvUXU8FU3qVIggNDYA/s1600/Arlene's+Chair+Part+IV+July+6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25VyubccAWBqbMvmDwFo-2E9F5BQ0UE4lQ7giVTUSig0MRhNrS6WapWpdkWwvMLCJgL1LhM-CQ9eTWgvBRPgn2fLRk9qcfT5YT4iic9kMKznntYsnaSPZ8oYRzvUXU8FU3qVIggNDYA/s320/Arlene's+Chair+Part+IV+July+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475980281211187378" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Oh! and if you look closely,<br />you'll even see my initials painted into the background swirls!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Art and Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05220383935453346074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831852985759976901.post-28511432371269555282010-05-19T21:50:00.001-07:002010-05-19T22:02:46.810-07:00Chair 1: Sunflower panel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtI8P0lOmfz64Oi7yTPHUAC-FrLp1_Ie4Y126w5B5m2I9hmzxktMI2kJ1Luw6wXbfvGahE5JMU2PyYnM5cz2raYF-nPxUVNXNj64qWbZ_uq3UIxycIcNoZXTv9tP-ELVKlTjrCPehL-Q/s1600/Chair+outdoors+Sunflower+panel.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtI8P0lOmfz64Oi7yTPHUAC-FrLp1_Ie4Y126w5B5m2I9hmzxktMI2kJ1Luw6wXbfvGahE5JMU2PyYnM5cz2raYF-nPxUVNXNj64qWbZ_uq3UIxycIcNoZXTv9tP-ELVKlTjrCPehL-Q/s200/Chair+outdoors+Sunflower+panel.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473212983340995346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2vcrK7Kk5kqQgtWar2xAVIAhbxG9Fqj4FRXiIbz_RpUEnvF9U2myDvrBANORn24gUMVuwMtG7DQhYaIl-yG8XY23MT1-sAS7zGlcGJ40LrIqdL-WbinEg4wD5dYv9_mIPByz-neFSA/s1600/Chair+outdoors+3.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2vcrK7Kk5kqQgtWar2xAVIAhbxG9Fqj4FRXiIbz_RpUEnvF9U2myDvrBANORn24gUMVuwMtG7DQhYaIl-yG8XY23MT1-sAS7zGlcGJ40LrIqdL-WbinEg4wD5dYv9_mIPByz-neFSA/s320/Chair+outdoors+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473210831527953378" /></a>Not everything turns out perfect, does it?<br /><div>I admit the sunflower panel on chair number one is not a fave of mine.</div><div><br /></div><div>I don't have much else to add to that. Guess when one creates art, it's okay not to love <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">EVERYthing</span>. You just have to keep plugging, and hope you will make more things you like than things that you do not.</div>Art and Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05220383935453346074noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831852985759976901.post-38120370375099203482010-05-01T10:49:00.000-07:002010-05-01T11:06:25.570-07:00Chair 1: Cafe panel ~ shape challenges<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYJbYr5fO_4qjo03DJJPOni7GJpe9jnPpDTPU3znAssJpHX8rZAv7tf4eoX4BZ4H_2uZFW3XibW7N_EitiOtwzxCNptd0fKCt_BX7RIJKH0zJK4cVGIH-v1RJAtvk-Le7yPV6C-y9UQ/s1600/Arlene's+Chair+Part+III++March+2008+Back+Side.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYJbYr5fO_4qjo03DJJPOni7GJpe9jnPpDTPU3znAssJpHX8rZAv7tf4eoX4BZ4H_2uZFW3XibW7N_EitiOtwzxCNptd0fKCt_BX7RIJKH0zJK4cVGIH-v1RJAtvk-Le7yPV6C-y9UQ/s320/Arlene's+Chair+Part+III++March+2008+Back+Side.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466361159916025218" /></a><div> Chair 1 was to be a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Faux</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Gogh</span> ~ a tribute to Vincent Van <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Gogh</span> with my interpretation of several of Vincent's paintings. </div><div> </div><div> My son commented once, that my painted chairs are paintings, but they're also sculptures because the viewer of the work has to move around the chair to see the entire piece of art. </div><div><br /></div><div> And painting Chair 1 presented me with my first taste of the shape challenge aspect of painting a chair when I got around to painting the side panels. I had to find paintings that I could adapt to the odd sized "canvases" which I needed to paint. And then I needed to skew them accordingly. I admit, I was surprisingly pleased with the final result. Sometimes it is difficult to paint into the little nooks and crannies, but for me the challenges these works bring me are half the fun. If you ever witness me painting, you'll likely hear me whine and complain about the shape and how much easier it would be just to paint a simple oblong canvas. </div><div><br /></div><div> But really, I wouldn't have it any other way.</div>Art and Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05220383935453346074noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831852985759976901.post-35973634470582006062010-04-29T10:28:00.001-07:002010-04-29T13:06:58.958-07:00Chair 1: The Vincent panel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGaWwlGg8XdPm4_4hDLxJaW0Qq4VhzXnwKVzL_Hn2pWA_FiJ8QYFwcjK7e0PSFCF2JivxqwxAaM8-gpxdS6QX_KCCys04k0FSBCk5n2sWksvq4bsJTNRPavhvnTjnZS8VeSTkGej0qTw/s1600/Arlene's+Chair+Part+IV+July+3.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGaWwlGg8XdPm4_4hDLxJaW0Qq4VhzXnwKVzL_Hn2pWA_FiJ8QYFwcjK7e0PSFCF2JivxqwxAaM8-gpxdS6QX_KCCys04k0FSBCk5n2sWksvq4bsJTNRPavhvnTjnZS8VeSTkGej0qTw/s320/Arlene's+Chair+Part+IV+July+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465646156258197730" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/vgm/index.jsp"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Vincent Van Gogh</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> (1853-1890)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> is a constant inspiration to me.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">That is why I made the unusual choice to paint Vincent's portrait on the back of the first chair I painted. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">I like to think that this portrait is a "happier, better looking Vincent" than the ones he usually painted.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Can you find my initials in the swirls of the background?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYJ4Qh-EZyp8EMz_882UrjvLkiucOB_ncgvpYk6dt9B-XUkDTyCLJVxTTB4OVGmj-VPR9VsTsTAiOfcBD16T34IVS4mIWGWjOk7aYT8Ua8iv69EhLi24minGwy_BDvNokZeMKE5fSuA/s200/Vincent+self-portrait_dedicated_to_paul_gauguin.jpg" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Chair 1 is in a Private Collection</span></b></span></div>Art and Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05220383935453346074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831852985759976901.post-48465174670490234502010-04-26T16:04:00.000-07:002010-04-29T20:27:33.284-07:00Let me tell you how all this began ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFE9y3o079kSp_hSuppi5TMBLEIq-K92l7wqMbGwgft5zjQHilLJ7EZW8NFxYcaOpAyqhzbUpxZNBkO0uVktZlR3HIQePHydsj0zCsHUQYH9HftVuewXM0kwbHR-pw18dd8NNoeBqBpQ/s1600/Arlene's+Chair+Part+III+Me+painting+2+March+2008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFE9y3o079kSp_hSuppi5TMBLEIq-K92l7wqMbGwgft5zjQHilLJ7EZW8NFxYcaOpAyqhzbUpxZNBkO0uVktZlR3HIQePHydsj0zCsHUQYH9HftVuewXM0kwbHR-pw18dd8NNoeBqBpQ/s320/Arlene's+Chair+Part+III+Me+painting+2+March+2008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464606953344330610" border="0" /></a><br />A few years back, a friend of mine phoned me up with an idea. She had an old chair that she had purchased at a local second hand shop (for $14.99) that was truly loved by her cat.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUR4eEKc_i1Xlg9KgWLFpM7vCT4dlKprLFsVAvQackwutT5u25uaWChA588Nks8Um8aJWby3tNqvXhgSbLPq8K0irLA9AZvx9RpusoRvEQ6MvG-NbZqySmvSWS0elaTrz5c_45lV_P6A/s1600/Ar's+Chair.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUR4eEKc_i1Xlg9KgWLFpM7vCT4dlKprLFsVAvQackwutT5u25uaWChA588Nks8Um8aJWby3tNqvXhgSbLPq8K0irLA9AZvx9RpusoRvEQ6MvG-NbZqySmvSWS0elaTrz5c_45lV_P6A/s200/Ar's+Chair.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464684125799444162" border="0" /></a><br />Flipping through a magazine one day, she spotted a photo of an arm chair with an ever-so-lovely vivid sunflower with a glorious red background. Although the magazine chair was upholstered with that pattern, she had another idea.<br /><br />"We should paint my chair", she exclaimed. Of course we meant me. I was up to her challenge. So, without thinking about it, I agreed to go to her house and give this painting idea a whirl.<br /><br />Honestly, it had been years since I had painted. My mother kept telling me that I should take up painting again. She insisted that I was really good at it. Of course my mom would say that ~ she was my mom and was obligated to say such things, so I resisted. But now, I thought I'd give this challenge a whirl. I packed my paints and my smock in my car and drove the half hour trip to my friend's house.<br /><br />We discussed subject matter for the chair, and we decided that I should attempt to do a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Faux</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Gogh</span>. A painted chair in honour of my favourite artist of all time, Vincent Van <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Gogh</span>.<br /><br />To make a long story short, the chair turned out beautifully, and the idea of reclaiming old chairs was serendipitously planted in my mind.<br />And the rest, they say is history.Art and Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05220383935453346074noreply@blogger.com5