Thursday, 7 January 2016

Day 7 - Look In To My Eyes!

 
Acrylic on board 16cm x 16cm
 
As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I was chatting to my friend Robin at the beach yesterday when today's painting subject revealed itself to me. I suddenly saw the view instead of my friend's eyes.
 
Below is a picture of my art-blogging buddy Michael Perchard reading my book in front of the statue "Appeal to the Great Spirit" at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
I had never known of the existence of this statue until Michael had posted a picture of it a few years back. It has since become a favourite of mine and I hope to see it with my own eyes one of these days. Check out Michael's great art blog by clicking here
 
 

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25 comments:

  1. Sue Marrazzo Fine Art7 January 2016 at 07:24

    WOW, Wendy!
    How creative...Definitely COOL!!!!

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  2. Wendy Barrett7 January 2016 at 07:45

    Thanks so much Sue!

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  3. Chris Lally7 January 2016 at 08:50

    Sue took the words right out of my mouth!

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  4. Margaret D7 January 2016 at 14:00

    Lovely reflection in the eye of the sunglass..

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  5. Alexandra MacVean7 January 2016 at 14:53

    What a great painting, Wendy. I absolutely love the reflection in the sun glasses.

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  6. juliefordoliver.blogspot.com7 January 2016 at 18:32

    Fabulous, fabulous..definitely FABULOUS!
    You are on a roll with 'shiny" Great choice with this one!

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    1. Wendy Barrett9 January 2016 at 05:51

      Thanks so much Julie. Yes, so far so good, but it is exhausting.

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  7. Unknown7 January 2016 at 18:56

    love love love it! Unique and fun! You're right that statue that Michael is reading in front of is beautiful.

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    1. Wendy Barrett9 January 2016 at 05:53

      Thanks so much Sally! Yes, I'm very enamoured of that statue and Michael kindly posts photos of it at different times of the year. It looks wonderful covered in snow. Love the photo of him in front of it too!

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  8. Joan Tavolott7 January 2016 at 19:05

    Oh, what a great idea for a painting! I love it!!! Great that Michael is reading your book!

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    1. Wendy Barrett9 January 2016 at 05:53

      Thanks so much Joan! Yes, it is kind of him to send the photo through.

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  9. Joan Tavolott7 January 2016 at 19:07

    Wonderful idea for a painting!! I love it! How fun to see Michael reading your book.

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  10. Jane8 January 2016 at 01:26

    Wendy you are amazing at finding original subject , this is awesome, surely not easy to paint , but wow, you did a great job !

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    1. Wendy Barrett9 January 2016 at 05:54

      You are very kind to say such things Jane! It was actually easier than it looks and I had a lot of fun with it.

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  11. Jenny Woolf8 January 2016 at 03:03

    That first picture is a wonderful double take!

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  12. Johnna Schelling8 January 2016 at 18:36

    What a fabulous idea and fabulous painting! More please!

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    1. Wendy Barrett9 January 2016 at 05:56

      Thanks so much Johnna! There will definitely be more coming! hopefully another 22! :) Feel exhausted just thinking about the rest yet to do. But it is a lot of fun too!

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  13. Debbie Nolan9 January 2016 at 13:13

    Wendy - such a perfect idea. What a wonderful and interesting work of art. You certainly are thinking out of the box and doing it so well.

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    1. Wendy Barrett9 January 2016 at 17:40

      Thanks so much Debbie, the idea just popped into my head as I was talking to my friend, although, I'm sure the same sort of picture has been done by many others. It was a lot of fun to do.

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  14. Karen Johnston Daily Paintings9 January 2016 at 14:25

    So cool!! It's a fabulous idea Wendy. Don't you love it when a subject reveals itself like that!

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    1. Wendy Barrett9 January 2016 at 17:42

      Thanks Karen, yes, it was exciting when it came to me. I find that while I'm in painting mode everything I look at becomes a potential painting. I photograph everything that moves - and everything that doesn't!

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