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Piece of Mind: The 52 Pieces Blog
http://www.52pieces.com/52_pieces_blog/
"Piece of Mind" is the official blog of the weekly painting site 52 Pieces. Here you'll find the artist's ideas, inspirations, and insights.
- Added on: Nov 16th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Renee Coates
- Listed in: Arts Visual Arts
- Tags: piece of mind renee coates 52 pieces 52 pieces blog "piece of mind" weekly paintings
Recent Posts
Silent Night
This week, I experimented with a new style as an ode to one of my favorite artists, Gustav Klimt. "Silent Night" was created using acrylic paints and intricate metallic pen details. I wanted the mother and child to appear almost colorless; their ...
Mother & Child
Continuing on the theme of love, the last few pieces of the year will be dedicated to motherhood. I experimented with more abstract concepts for this week's piece... it resembles a woodblock print or etching, yet it was created using acrylic paints...
Update: Changes in the New Year
Hello art lovers,With the new year comes a lot of new exciting changes for 52pieces and 52prints...I will be putting the weekly paintings on hiatus at the end of 2009 in order to focus on expanding 52prints. It's definitely been a challenge to crea...
Midnight Rain
A couple dances in the middle of the night, in the rain, in joy, in sadness... "Midnight Rain" by Renee Coates. Acrylic on canvas, 6" x 6". ...
The Kiss
"The Kiss" was created using a drybrush technique and layering of acrylic paint. At first, I experimented with the entire piece in a cool color palette of blues and purples. But in the end, I decided a warm background would compliment the figures...
Romance Series
February is coming early this year... love is in the air! The next few pieces will be part of a series depicting semi-abstract figures in loooove. By simplifying the shapes and colors, my hope is that the piece becomes more about the emotion than...
