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Showing posts with label chick. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Day 25 - Artist Chick

 One reason I've done so many daily painting challenges (this is my 13th!) is because I love the new ideas that come by pushing the creative flow.. To come up with new ideas every day, there is a degree of letting go you have to do.. letting go of censoring, letting go of control.  This little idea came yesterday and while it is so simple, the imagery and story are striking to me.

another point of interest, I had no blue or green on my palette for this painting.. Its probably obvious, but it was fun painting with what is known as an analogous color scheme, meaning all of the colors are next to each other on the color wheel (yellow, orange and red)

Oh, and how do you like the funky red saddle shoes?  (I love them...)

Last bit of commentary - by day 24, I am feeling the fatigue.. designing, painting and posting every day is a challenge for sure.  The posting in particular is hard for me, but also, I know, vital. Vital to get my art out there, and vital for myself, and others who care to come here and read my blab, to get a deeper insight into why I do what I do. I am so thankful to everyone who follows along with these challenges I do and of course for all of the kind comments and likes my paintings glean.  ♥  So today, this painting celebrates the challenges and rewards of being an artist chick :) Thank you for reading ♥


"Artist Chick", oil, 8"x8", click here for purchasing details


Friday, January 20, 2023

Day 20 - Swinging on a Star

Today's painting is simply a happy little chick, swinging on a garland of stars..  And the title "Swinging on a Star", harkens to the song.. which I forgot all about until I painted this guy..


"Swinging on a Star", oil, 8"x8", click here for purchasing details

Swinging on a Star, made famous by Bing Crosby, was written in 1944, so was popular in my grandmother's generation, and I guess when my mom was little too.. After titling my painting, I looked it up and listened to it.. what a memory :) You can listen to it here, if you'd like.. Enjoy :)

Would you like to swing on a star
Carry moonbeams home in a jar
And be better off than you are (Ooo)
Or would you rather be a mule?

While the full lyrics are funny, I think it has a nice message.. Basically its saying that everyone can strive to be better, and should be able to achieve it.. all you have to do is try. This little chick is hanging in there, giving it his best shot :)
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