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Brainworks: Daily Painting
http://traceyclarke.blogspot.com/
I am an oil painter. I post my paintings and thoughts about painting here.
- Added on: Apr 15th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: TRACEY CLARKE
- Listed in: Arts Mixed Media
- Tags: animals oil painting realism painting a day surrealism
Recent Posts
Today\'s Painting
This particular painting has been hanging around unfinished for a long time. It is one of the few paintings that I was wrong on for the original idea. Usually, a painting ends up almost exactly like the original vision. This one had at least four dif...
Self Portrait
The portrait. I keep thinking it is done (like the baboon painting....which, I worked on today) but I began to think about what it says about me...being a self portrait. My love for animals and the fact that they are the subjects of my painting coupl...
Good Times
Did you grow up in the 70's like I did? CHIPS, the Dukes of Hazard, the Love Boat...Good Times?Remember that J.J, played by Jimmy Walker, was a young aspiring painter? Do you know that the amazing neo-mannerist paintings used on the set and credits w...
Veterans as Artists
In the "Combat Paper Project" veterans make their uniforms worn in combat into paper and then into works of art. This cathartic process of papermaking and creating art helps them embrace their combat experiences. This is a very cool project and is a...
The Athenaeum Opening
The opening of the Athenaeum show last night was really great. Plenty of friends and family present along with others. I really enjoyed engaging new friends about art and all manner of topics from Andrew Wyeth to pet pigs. Receiving such wonderful f...
Update
The Athenaeum opening is this Sunday. It has been an odd week. I have worked some on paintings in progress, and started a new painting, but really mostly have enjoyed relaxing and getting some other things done this week. Family is coming in, some fo...
