Quiet Umbrella
November 5th, 2010
Today for day 5 of Art Every Day Month, I felt the urge to work in collage. I had no idea where I was going, but this image came along as I worked. At first I thought I'd put more color into it, striped socks, colorful boots, and such. But after I painted in the figure, she seemed to want to stay this way. A little more somber. So for now, she'll stay as is, more quiet. This piece is about 4"x4" with collage and acrylic on panel. Hope you all have a beautifully creative weekend!
22 Responses
There are those days of quiet. I love her simple figure, and the cool colors.
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I really love this. Personally I wouldn’t add any extra colour. I think the colours as they are tell a story & evoke a thoughtful mood.
Kat X
Posted by: Katina Wright | Nov 5, 2010 at 6:21 pm |
This is such a beautiful piece, so simple but speaks volumes! Loving ALL your work, and this wonderful encouragement to be creative every day!Yay! Thankyou
Posted by: Jenny Blair | Nov 5, 2010 at 6:23 pm |
I too like her as she is. Despite her small size and simplicity her face turning towards us makes her appear to have a story to tell. I wonder what it is! X
Posted by: Louise | Nov 5, 2010 at 6:26 pm |
wonderful – I love the serenity of this piece – so well captured
Posted by: dthaase | Nov 5, 2010 at 6:46 pm |
Beautiful
Posted by: Anya | Nov 5, 2010 at 7:15 pm |
I love it. My last painting was about rain and an umbrella.
Even if loud, the rain is most of the time quiet.
Posted by: Claudia | Nov 5, 2010 at 7:38 pm |
very nice!!
Posted by: Rae (Ravenous Rae) | Nov 5, 2010 at 8:30 pm |
This is beautiful… I love the colors and texture
Posted by: Kristin Dudish | Nov 5, 2010 at 9:04 pm |
Your work is beautiful, each piece I see I love.
Posted by: B @ Sweet Limes | Nov 5, 2010 at 9:37 pm |
So lovely, I love the image and it works perfectly with the blues in the background.
Posted by: Melissa Liban | Nov 5, 2010 at 11:24 pm |
Love it! So simple. It’s like a gentle exhale. Another great idea Leah. I’m beginning to feel like a stalker. Lol!
Posted by: Mari | Nov 5, 2010 at 11:46 pm |
so lovely, quite is one of the things i yearn for so much these days. it balances me. love where this piece went and love your balloon painting this month too!
Posted by: Kristen | Nov 6, 2010 at 12:08 am |
Very atttractive piece. I love the background.
Posted by: Evelyn | Nov 6, 2010 at 2:17 am |
I LOVE this girl! and how you captured the calm… just what I need these days of chaos and art
Posted by: Nele | Nov 6, 2010 at 5:26 am |
This is beautiful and has me thinking I need to stop sewing and start painting. Of course, I don’t draw, but I love collages. And this one is super!
Posted by: Bleubeard and Elizabeth | Nov 6, 2010 at 6:50 am |
This is so sweet. I went to an art benefit for a local artist battling with cancer. The artwork for sale was all 4″ x 4″ I love size. It was amazing to see all 190 tiles, all different hanging on the wall. I’m in an exhibit opening next Friday where we all made 4- 6×6 tiles. I posted my examples on my blog yesterday. I’m having a great time creating and blogging this November. Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Kathryn – Collage Diva | Nov 6, 2010 at 7:53 am |
I love walking under umbrellas. It’s my own private universe under there.
Posted by: Virginia | Nov 6, 2010 at 10:22 am |
I remember last year at AEDM a lot of my images included umbrellas. I had forgotten until I saw the beauty of this one from you. Quite beautiful. THANK YOU!
Posted by: Julie Jordan Scott | Nov 6, 2010 at 12:43 pm |
oh, nice! I’m not really a collage/mixed media kind of person but this one is very nice, indeed. It reminds me of the illustrations of Christopher Robin in the original children’s books.
xx
Posted by: ines | Nov 6, 2010 at 3:46 pm |
Love this very much! Lately I never know when to bring my umbrella when I head out the door.
Posted by: Mary | Nov 7, 2010 at 10:27 pm |