Lara's Artwork: Paintings, Sculpture, FoodArt, Photography, etc.

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“There is no self-portrait of me.” Gustav Klimt. In a rare writing called “Commentary on a non-existent self-portrait”, he states “I have never painted a self-portrait. I am less interested in myself as a subject for a painting than I am in other people, above all women… There is nothing special about me. I am a painter who paints day after day from morning to night… Who ever wants to know something about me… ought to look carefully at my pictures.” - Gustav Klimt
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I love talented, humble people! This artist sounds like he's one. A friend of mine introduced me to Bob Ross's work decades ago. He could be seen on T.V. then. She used to watch him for the calming affect he had. I started watching him too figuring I could learn something but I found out I couldn't deal with using oils. I loved his demeanor, what he called happy accidents and even his afro but soon got tired of mountain and cabin scenes. His exceptional talent is undeniable. May he R.I.P.

 
I think this is the only oil pastel I've done. It was fun, easy, quick, and
the pastels are relatively inexpensive compared to oil pain and acrylic paint.
I started with a warm colored pastel paper.
It's fun to scribble and blend with your fingers....very freeing.

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I think this is the only oil pastel I've done. It was fun, easy, quick, and
the pastels are relatively inexpensive compared to oil pain and acrylic paint.
I started with a warm colored pastel paper.
It's fun to scribble and blend with your fingers....very freeing.

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Lovely stuff, Lara, with a bit more detail, you would see the cat licking it's lips. 😊
 
This is my first whimsical painting. I covered my signature since it was my whole name. I wasn't sure I wanted that online. I need to settle on a signature style.

My inspiration was from seeing a toy stuffed bird being auctioned on Ebay. I wish I would have purchased it now as it's part of my story. Well, not really...I don't need any stuffed stuff. I made it look a little more frazzled and added cherries on a branch to give him focus.

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Thank you palides. I typically paint with acrylic and sometimes try to make it look like oil paint. My Pink Dogwoods (in a vase) painting is an example of that.

But acrylic never achieves the warmth that oils can give you. I've never gotten into oils because of many reasons...harder to clean up, takes a long time to dry before you can move on, and more expensive.

This is a bad pic...looks so dull and fuzzy. I'll upgrade and edit later but you get this gist

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Lara said:
Thank you palides. I typically paint with acrylic and sometimes try to make it look like oil paint. My Pink Dogwoods (in a vase) painting is an example of that.

But acrylic never achieves the warmth that oils can give you. I've never gotten into oils because of many reasons...harder to clean up, takes a long time to dry before you can move on, and more expensive.

This is a bad pic...looks so dull and fuzzy. I'll upgrade and edit later but you get this gist

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Beautiful painting Lara. I'm amazed that you got it so lifelike using acrylics. Years ago, I saw a woman painting with acrylics using something that let her move the paint around like oils. I forgot what she used now, but shortly after, I went to art supply stores, mentioned the product and nobody knew what I was talking about.
 
Thank you. The Potted Geranium is acrylic paint using a Pallete knife. But the townhouse row with the cat on the roof and crows on the high wire was the use of all pastels on a beige art paper. It was my only pastel and I really enjoyed the freedom of scribbles and smoothing them with my fingers.
 


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