Hands

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Leda and the Swan

Been working on this for a bit. :)

Something brought to mind the story of Leda and the Swan not long ago, and I just had to make my own version. I was always kind of fascinated with the ticklish story... about the swan who crashed at her place and made himself at home there for awhile.
Seduced her,
ate pizza,
drank beer,
and watched the Olympics on TV.

But it's just a swan! Very innocuous creature...

Can You Read My Mind...

I'm almost done. And I feel at a loss. It's the next item to list on Ebay, and yet I don't want to part with it for a possible price of only $10. And yet most often my paintings never go beyond $25. It's discouraging, and I kind of need the money now (don't we all, hahaha. Sad but true). Watercolors generally don't do well, and I know I should move on to oil painting if I wanted the money. It's just that. . . for me, there is no match for watercolor.

It's as I intended...a picture that should capture one's eye and encourages one to think. Why...why was it painted? Or just the simple moment itself.


The posters on the wall were a little difficult to decide on. One of them is merely an idle drawing with black paint of The Killers. I love their songs! The most beautiful is Can You Read My Mind? I played it on my computer and decided that it should be the title of this picture.

Domani, I'll finish it even though I won't list it anytime soon until I decide what to do.

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The Colorful Wall

This is actually a fun picture.
The composition is fun...the figure isn't a battle to get right. And there are so many chances to alter the feeling as one works along.



I wanted to work on this picture till it is just right...and capture a perfect scene. There should be striking contrast between the girl and the wall. I'm a big believer in the power of black, which was why I went to Walmart and got a dedicated bottle of craftmen's acrylic opaque matt black! ^_^

Black and white are our friends, and one shouldn't be afraid to use them. :)
Too many elementary paint sets exclude a tube of black. Whaa...? I know it's something to do with beginners abusing it rather than struggling within their means of primary colors, but I'm beyond being saved. I do monochrome all the time, and I need it!


Still...it may take a few more nights before I am finished. It began as this:

6.15.10

Actually, it is only 2.5 x 3.5 inches, being an ACEO card.