Tulips To Music is part of my Flower A Day Project.
On a canvas sheet I printed the music to the song Beautiful by Christina Aguilera. I then painted open tulips in oils, added a few minor details digitally and viola, there you have it, “Tulips To Music.”
One of the details I appreciate about this painting is the hint of a heart in the clouds above the flowers. The oils used really make this painting shine. They were a gift that has been much appreciated.
Spring may be far off but flowers are forever when planted on canvas.
Faith-Magdalene Austin
It usually doesn’t take me 7 or 8 days to complete one painting but it looks like this one will need even more time. Seven days now but I’m getting closer.
The painting shows a young African-American child walking through a field of sunflowers and wildflowers while being guided by an older Black angel.
Painting Details: The sky and flowing water meet and roll around her skirt into a field of flowers. There are two small butterflies floating above a sunflowers, one single white daisy. The child has small green leaves as trim for her clothing and is holding a tiny little flower.
I believe the final version will make a slight distinction between the sky and water. I may also add a few tiny details to the adult angel but other than that Watch Over Our Children is nearly completed.
Update:
Ah yes, it sometimes takes awhile but the end result is worth it.
The colors have been changed dramatically as were the flowers but I like this version best.
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fma
We all know one, love one, a person who can’t walk away from a garage sale. She’ll turn the car around in the middle of the street or leap over fences to grab a cheap doodad. There we are spectators in her compulsion. Helpless to stop her we choke on the dust she leaves behind as she dives for that very special doily. Thirty-five cents, a quarter, the sound of such words makes her drool. Will she ever stop? Is there help for her? Will there ever be a Garage Sale Support Group for people addicted to other people’s junk sitting on the side of the road? If there is such a group surely they can help the woman in this painting who totally lost control when the homeowner extended her sale by one day.
Title: Garage Sale Gone Wrong
Art by: F. Magdalene Austin
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“Single White Bloom” is for the Flower a Day Project.
The flower was painted in oils in my 4 x 4 sketchbook. There’s something personal and maybe even romantic about a single stem. I think I like them better than a bouquet not just for a painting but on my kitchen table as well.
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Here is a picture of step three in the process to complete the little black angel painting. In step 2 the little girl’s arms are to her side which was done to make it easier for me to go back and change to the position I wanted them in. Since I wasn’t certain I practiced first on my scratch board shown in front of the large painting.
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I tend to get hyper and over zealous about my art from time to time and think an idea is a good one so I go ahead and do it only to discover it wasn’t’ a good idea at all. The scratch board allows me to make mistakes without royally messing up the main project. If I see it’s a good idea I can stop working on the scratch board and transfer the idea to the larger painting having first practiced the strokes and the idea.
I mentioned in a different entry that I also try working digitally. Below is an example of the scratch board with digital alterations that give me ideas for step four.
So, this is step three. Step four will show the angel’s arms exactly as shown on the scratch board. I hope to have facial features in place and a few more details on her clothing.
Keep watching, she’ll be finished soon.
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