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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Glamour Girl

WIP

My fingers have been itching to create something new, but I've been so involved with cleaning out my mother's house, helping Ava move, and spring cleaning my own house that I haven't had the energy to do more that walking into my studio and sit down at the computer. My brain feels clutterd with all the "stuff" I've put my hands on this week. This is a photograph I took of a wig stand that I painted last year. Her name is Ava (as in Gardener, not my sister) I altered the color of the photograph to use as an element in a collage I'm working on, and I was intrigued with its painterly effect, after I changed the color saturation. You can see Ava in her natural state in the studio pictures below. So I'm posting it for the Art on the Darkside Mannequin challenge, Theme Thursday Glamour Girl challenge, and One Powerful Hour's circle challenge. Maybe next weekend I'll have time to work on the actual collage or finish one of the three other paintings I have in prgress.

21 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh, now this is just too much fun! Love it!

Lynn Stevens said...

bright and fun!

Sandy said...

Wow what a vibrant piece.
Really colorful. Love them.

K said...

gorgeous art!

Owl Eng said...

Vibrant and beautiful!! i love her long neck.. any jewellery will look nice on it

Nettie Edwards said...

This SO reminds me of a very dear friend! Such a lovely image x

Kim Mailhot said...

I hope the clutter gets cleared soon and that you have some creative creating time for yourself. I get "itchY" when too much time passes away from my paints and stuff too.

Love the altered photo - very cool !
Happy Thursday !

Terri Kahrs said...

Hmmm . . . sounds like it's been a LOT of work lately and hardly any "play", Alberta! This lovely lady is both clever and creative! You share similar traits! Hugs xoxoxo

indybev said...

Oh, SIGH, a neck made for turtle necks and luscious high ruffled collars. I always wanted one of those! Love the bright colors here, Alberta!

Yet said...

right on! I love how creative you are. You see possiblities in everything! My gosh, I know that you're busy but it seems like you just have a life. That's wonderful. You're helping people you love. What can be better than that? I would love to see how this photo looked before so I can compare. Have a great day.

Anonymous said...

Ava Gardner is certainly on my list of glamour-gals. This wig stand is fabulous. Love the colors.
Faye

Ralph Ivy said...

Hope I am not an intruder here (I am an old male coot artist/journal keeper/writer) but I too have long carried on a dialogue with my own Muse - who presents herself in many varying persona's. In fact I had done many pages on the subject and have even created a series. I am fairly new to blogging but I intend soon to present them there. I will post one "homage" to Her now for you to view if you like. You are a good artist. I can see immediately why your site is popular. I will bookmark you site.
Thank you.

Cathy Spivey Mendola said...

I love the painterly effect. I actually thought this was a painting you had done. Love the wig stand, I mean Ava!
Can't wait to see the other paintings you're working on.
xoxo
cathy

Anne, Bulles dorées said...

beautiful !!!!!!!!

RubyMay said...

brilliant fun piece !

BlueRidgeLady said...

She is gorgeous!!!! I love the colors! I hope you had a fun trip to see your Mom! Yall sound really busy. I feel the same way..nothing special even going on just distracted and disconnected!! What the heck is going on!?? Just wanted to say hi and come see your beautiful art to make me smile! Have a good weekend.
x0x

Kristen H said...

Always make time to create, especially when you make work this wonderful. It is always a great joy to come and see your creations!

xxx

Ozstuff said...

I'm with Bev. I would love to have a long, swanlike neck but I don't think it is going to happen. Wonderful work. Ava is a Glamour Girl without peer!

Ozstuff said...

I just took a second look at your glamour girl and I have decided she looks very much like Joan Crawford. I think it is the eyes.

José said...

It's a lovely art piece.

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