Say if I lose my mind and lose everything and I am now an outcast and relegated to the streets or under the bridge and I have to leave all my clothes and shoes and worse, I will have no lipstick but the person who directs this loss tells me that I can take with me one painting, only one painting, I know which one it is.
This oil painting is 16"x20". I did it in 1983. Every time I paint, I always use one new brush dedicated to that painting and the rest of the brushes I use have been used on other paintings. It's like a ritual. Well I ran out of new brushes that day and I sat in front of the easel and wanted to paint. I had a new palette knife so I squirted a string of oil paint on the canvas and spread it with the palette knife. It felt so good. From then on I use palette knives to paint. I still use a new brush for each painting even though if it is just to paint the eyes. I love this painting. It is so primitive and so plain. My furnished apartment below reeked with linseed oil but it did not deter my friends from coming over and plopping themselves on that awful looking sofa which I sometimes used to dry the paintings. There's a painting of the Manhattan skyline in one of the photos with the World Trade Center Twin Towers.
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16 comments:
Ces, How absolutely divine and awesome is this piece! I have a place for it. Right over my couch in the livingroom! How awesome is this. Love the color and texture and the composition is so great! I just love that you have so many styles! They are al deliciously wonderful and marvelous! YOU GO Ces!!!!
Ces the banner picture is the cutest ever.
You see that gorgeous full of life smile that is totally Josephine to a tee.
Gemini if she turns out like you I would be over the moon. That would be a wonderful fantabulous thing.
This painting I see the love and totally understand why you would take it.
I think that you are probably rich enough and should just paint full time.
You have so much to offer the world. I am talking like in the way of the masters (not that I knew any).
But Ces your work.......
Love Renee xoxo
p.s. Josephine should be your favourite baby in the world.
This is your FIRST use of the palette knife to paint you say? My gosh! Such excellent technique, great texture. I love the variegated colors on the table and the strong, bold shape of the bottle. Phenomenal!
Did you paint the Manhattan skyline, too?
This is a wonderful image to carry with me before I nod off to sleep.
Have a fantabulous day!
Ok, how freaky is it that Renee and I both used the word fantabulous? Her comment was not there yet when I wrote mine.
Good morning Vanessa!
Vanessa my dear, does that mean I get to move in with you when I become homeless?
Oh Renee, Good morning my beloved liberal friend! The world is a better place because of you. I am not rich. I be a workin' woman. I works hard for my money but I gets respect so that is A-okay. Josephine is THE BABY!
Yes, Bella dearest, I painted everything but I don't know where those paintings are now and who has them. I have no clue.
Fantabulous - Great minds think alike?
Good Morning Renee!
Good Night Bella!
Tsup Mwah!
Ces see just like a conservative you want to rein in our speech.
Will never happen.
Swearing it part of my speech, it is my accent so to speak.
Love you. Renee xoxo
Ces you are completely right, and she will be free to think how she likes.
All the way you described her and yourself is true already. I am not kidding.
Changing the subject here.
What the hell are you doing up. Do you sleep? I am starting to think that maybe you are a vampire. Are you allowed sunlight?
Love you and you have many friends already through my family in Canada.
Love Renee xoxo
I definitely think of it as adult language and totally would never use it in front of a child.
xoxoxo
No Ces I am convinced that you are a vampire.
Really.
You stay up all night.
You stay up all day.
You are on call in case there is a tasty morsel that has to be fixed.
You are a genius painter.
You are a genius artist with pen.
Real people don't live on no sleep, but you do and you thrive at it too.
Love Renee xoxo
p.s. why don't you fly over for a cup of tea. I could put a drop of blood in it.
love.love.LOVE. this painting. is that sweet girl on the banner a little ces?
Ces this painting is awesome! I love the colors and texture!!
Yes Aimee, that's me up there on the banner. :)
Thanks Manon.
well... fish, banana and wine. my kind of supper :)
nice take on the shapes! and colors.. and everything else.
Oh I love this sploshed on painting. What a life changing moment it was to run out of new paintbrushes. Fabulous.
Just found your blog; love this painting. Can't wait to see more. I'll be back.
Little girl with a smile that lights the world! Knew it was you the moment I laid eyes on it.
Oh, look at your apartment and oh oh look at that painting....
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