Thursday, June 20, 2013

Indulgence, Flamingos and Hot Pink and Orange

Flamingo
encaustic 6x6
Summer of Color3 - hot pink and orange
It felt like a sweet indulgence.  We sat in the sun, under a palm tree and sipped coffee and ate old fashioned doughnuts.  The world carried on around us and we didn't care.  The best part of the whole experience is that we talked about art.  We talked about line and texture.  We talked about how colors play off each other and can actually make a painting seem as if it vibrates.  We talked about the artists we admire.  We talked about the art hanging in a juried show that we both had attended.  We talked about our own art and what it means to make it.   We talked about what's next.  For one hour, all the other stuff in life was put aside and art was the subject. 
Find an artist friend, take an hour and indulge yourself.  Its good for the soul.

Duplex
encaustic 6x12
Summer of Color3 - hot pink and orange


38 comments:

  1. They're both so wonderful. Your experience sounds fantastic - my artist friends are all online, which isn't quite the same thing.

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  2. I LOVE the chunky look of encaustics, your work is so beautiful!

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  3. I am soooo in Love with these pieces!!! Gorgeous!!

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  4. Wonderful idea.. I tend to have creative friends so the conversation often leads there anyway!! Beautiful duplex and flamingo...always stunning work here!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  5. Stunning work, love the flamingo.

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  6. These are beautiful, I love the flamingoes. Gorgeous colours.
    Von.

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  7. The paintings are so beautifully done, Marji.

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  8. lovely paintings, both of them. You're right, only other artists will share the same enthousiasm for paint and colours and textures and materials, every now and then every artist should meet with a like-minded soul ...

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  9. Love Love Love both of these but the Flamingo is stunning! HPPF and SOC!

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  10. Your orange and pink flamingoes are delightful !! I also loved reading about road trip below...WOW!

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  11. The surface of your paintings is so luscious!
    I really love your duplex painting because rabbits are one of my favorite animals!
    ♥♥♥
    Happy PPF!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  12. I was blessed to recently spend an afternoon with an art friend- and you are right- it is pure soul nourishment! Happy PPF!

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  13. I was very lucky in that about a week after I moved to Scotland a fellow artist who'd just moved here too from England popped into the animal shelter where i volunteer. we swapped cards and both joined the local art society. now each time she goes into town every week or so (it's a big trek from where she lives to the nearest shops!) she passes by our cottage en route and always stops in for a tea and a chat!
    i love both these pieces-your encaustic work has everything in it tbat I love about art-the colours, the textures and, ofcourse, the animals!

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  14. your encaustic paintings are fantastic-so rich looking!

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  15. Really delicious and wonderful! <3

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  16. These are beautiful Marji! Sounds like you had a great time with your friend, sharing thoughts on what you love!

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  17. Both your paintings are just beautiful. The flamingo really stands out. Very nice.:)

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  18. That sounds like an hour well spent. And I love your response to the pink and orange prompt.

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  19. It is one of my favourite things to do... and such a motivating and inspiring way to spend some time... I am lucky to have a close friend or two who love so close that are both painters and we spend many hours supporting and discussing... and I have to say that I love the flamingo... that is very very cool...xx

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  20. I always love your encaustic paintings - I have to say that flamingo is stunning. I have done 2 paintings/collages of flamingos. They just are fascinating looking creatures. Wonderful work. HPPF

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  21. WOWW!!. Stunning pieces!. I enjoyed reading about your excursion at the lake, blissful moment. I felt wonderful, just reading it. Yes, colors are vibration ... everything is vibration, it's just the natural ways of existence :). TFS!

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  22. I love your art Marji. Everything you do is so beautiful and inspirational! How wonderful to have an artist friend to share your passion :) I work in a gallery on a Saturday and sometimes get artists in who I enjoy talking "art" with :)

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  23. Marj.. I can totally imagine the feeling of conversing with an Artist friend. Wow. Good for you! Love your texture filled paintings. So beautiful!

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  24. I agree, talking art with a fellow artist is so good. Ideas bounce around too, I find. Love your paintings here and the colour works so well in both.

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  25. Your art is so beautiful and very inspiring! I love them both so much! I am so happy that you have an artist friend that you can get together with. I don't do that often enough! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing your work and your experience with us!

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  26. The flamingo is really gorgeous with all of the beautiful shades of color! Love your art!

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  27. I totally love both these pieces.... very much!

    Long arty conversations/play dates = bliss

    Karen x

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  28. Big like, love your work. I want so much to try to use wax, one day I will.

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  29. Oh WOW this is amazing! I really like encaustic art, never tried it. Happy PPF to you.

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  30. Beautiful work, I think your encaustic works are fantastic. It's great to have a friend to chat to about art, your description of the event is tantalising.

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  31. Love that flamingo! Your artwork expands every time I visit your blog. :)

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  32. SO so so gorgeous! I LOVE them both - the bunnies really speak to me - but the flamingo is PERFECT for the challenge. I'd love to touch these, I bet the textures are delicious! xoxo

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  33. Another great coffee date today-- soaking in the sun, talking art. One of my absolute favorite things to do! And, hey, I'm starting to feel like we're in Barcelona! Thanks, Marji! And by the way, I love these two latest pieces. The colors are so lively and subtle at the same time, and the compositions so beautifully balanced.

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  34. Thanks for the wonderful tale and sharing it with the world, and good luck with the happy ending!

    Ireland trip

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