Saturday, 14 September 2013

Day 14 - Tea and Tinsel (supposedly!)

                                           Acrylic on board 15cm x 15cm (6" x 6")

I thought that I'd try for a Christmas theme today. I had really enjoyed painting the teacup and bauble last year and I am always drawn towards painting shiny things, so I thought why not try some tinsel?
It proved way too ambitious for me as you can see from the results. At one point I was going to concede defeat, wipe the tinsel off and just finish off the cup, but I decided to persist. I actually thought briefly that I might have succeeded, but when I showed it to one of my daughters, she thought the tinsel was a bottlebrush flower. (Sigh!). For those Australians reading this I'm sure you'll agree it's a good likeness!

Oh well, I did my painting for the day at least and I'm happy with how the cup turned out - and I think I will know better now to stay away from tinsel. Also, I painted from life today rather than a photo and that is always satisfying in itself. Here is a photo of the set up.


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14 comments:

  1. Anonymous14 September 2013 at 02:20

    Hi Wendy, what a wonderful painting!! LOVE it. Really good work! So nice to see your studio, it looks like a lovely place. Thanks for sharing this great photo!

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    1. Wendy Barrett14 September 2013 at 05:45

      Thanks so much Hilje! My art room is a bit of a mess at the moment (actually it always is!) It looks deceptively neatish in the photo! I actually whipped out a super quick, super simple painting after I posted this one so I can get a break from painting tomorrow.I's exhausting doing one every day even though I'm loving it!

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  2. Celia Blanco14 September 2013 at 02:34

    Wendy, this is still a lovely painting!

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    1. Wendy Barrett14 September 2013 at 05:46

      Thanks Celia, maybe I should re-name it Tea and Bottlebrush! I should look for a bottlebrush flower to post for you so you can see what I mean!

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  3. art by Michael Perchard14 September 2013 at 05:34

    Tinsel! Bottlebrush flower!
    Very colorful and shiny tea cup!
    Put them all together to create another great work of a art!
    Carry on Wendy! Persistance paid off!
    Who made the rule we can't use bottlebrush flowers instead of tinsel for our holoday decorations anyway? You are a trend setter!
    Like seeing the set up! Very organized!
    USA COBBER!

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    1. Wendy Barrett14 September 2013 at 06:00

      Thank you Michael, you are right, the only rule is - there are no rules! That's what artistic licence is all about! Love having your regular comments.
      Your Aussie Art Cobber!

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  4. Laura14 September 2013 at 06:29

    This is so gorgeous Wendy. The tea cup is fabulous and the tea looks so real as if it is ready and waiting to be drunk. Off to catch up with your other challenge paintings now. Good Luck with the rest. :-)

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    1. Wendy Barrett14 September 2013 at 07:46

      Thanks so much Laura! Nice to have you visiting! I've so enjoyed hearing about your adventures in South Africa.

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  5. Sue Marrazzo Fine Art14 September 2013 at 07:33

    I love this tea cup set!
    This reminds me of my late Aunt Mary!
    She collected them!
    Kudos on a beautiful work, Wendy!

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    1. Wendy Barrett14 September 2013 at 07:47

      Thanks Sue, how nice that it reminds you of your aunty. I also find old china to be very evocative because it reminds me of people and occasions from the past

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  6. Jane15 September 2013 at 00:26

    Hello Wendy. Your cup and under cup are gorgeous , you really get a feeling of the fine porcelain . I have a lot of this kind of cups too, inherited from mother and grandmother, and I love them ! xx

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    1. Wendy Barrett19 September 2013 at 06:49

      Thanks so much Jane. How nice that you have so many precious cups and saucers with special associations.

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  7. Fannie15 September 2013 at 11:55

    Hi, Sweet Wendy! Beautiful painting! Bravo.

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    1. Wendy Barrett19 September 2013 at 06:50

      Thanks so much Fannie. I love your roses that you are painting.

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