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Sharing the lessons I teach at the Artist Guild and the personal discoveries in my art.

Friday, November 18, 2011

The Bali Calendar



The Bali Calendar

8x6in  oil on canvas Board  Not for sale.

A very dear friend gave me this hand-carved calendar which was made in Bali. Most of the design has been burnt into the wood slats with a fine tool. The Months are in English, but the other writing is in Balinese. It is a work of art and I love it.
I am going to send this painting to my friend as a gift and I do hope she likes it.

This is the first time I have managed to incorporate the calendar into a still life set-up and I found that the hanging pull can take over the whole painting...so I placed the pull next to the pansies as part of the bouquet.

I enjoyed working with the yellow again and will try a different yellow harmony tomorrow.                            


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3 comments:

  1. What a beautiful gift, Julie! I'm sure your friend will absolutely love this Bali Calendar. The silver bowl is beautifully painted, as well as the flowers.! Love it.

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  2. Rich and bold, love the treatment of the flowers, soft edges and fluid brushmarks, a little palette Knife too. Excellent!

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  3. I am sure she will love it, too! This is a very pleasing composition. And I really like the reflections on the silver bowl.

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Julie