This is another painting of mine from 2009. It sometimes takes people a while to see whats actually in this painting. There is a midnight blue cat in the window that can only been seen from certain angles. This piece is huge, it measures 5 feet X 4 feet and a few of my friends saw it three times before they even noticed the huge purple giraffe (The "Surprise Guest") slurping up a piece of spaghetti off the plate. This was a fun painting to create. It took me about 6 weeks to complete and that was working on it 6 to 8 hours a day. I really wanted the mosaic dotted effect on the people to contrast with the rustic wall in the backdrop. If you look closely you will see the "Mona Lisa" hanging on the wall. That is actually "My Mona Lisa" that I decoupaged onto the canvas. I will post photos of "My Mona Lisa" tomorrow. She isn't just a Mona Lisa, as you will see in tomorrows post. Stay tuned.....
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I looked at this painting a long time, thre is a lot to see which is what I like a lot. It gave me memories of gatherings of family or friends, especially gatherings where there is something not quite right, the faces show some are aware of a problem, some seem to not notice and some seem in denial. I also thought of a very old song called "The Band Played On" I was thrilled to see the cropped pictures of this so I could study the faces and think about their role in the gathering.
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Hello from Iowa! Thank you for visiting my blog! I'm happy to find your delightful blog too! Love this painting! It's fascinating to see all the wonderful details you've put in it! Cheers to you, will be back soon! -Dori
ReplyDeleteTons and tons of eye candy in this fabulous piece of art! And, actually, I didn't see the cat until you mentioned him, but I did fall in love with the spaghetti-slurping giraffe!!! Hugs, Terri xoxo
ReplyDeletele contraste des textures est très réussi
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Brilliant like pointillism art.
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I saw the painting of Mona Lisa within the painting right away!! this is fabulous!
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i too did this huge 4x5 painting of a giraffe..during my safari days...but my family laughed and laughed at my inability to capture the face right...i think it was too big for the body....! but I ended up painting over it...wish i hadn't...
I love this..all the detail....amazingly brilliant! that's what you are!
love your talent...so glad to know you!
ciao bella
now I'm going to take a closer analytical peek at Mona!
creative carmelina