Showing posts with label black & white. Show all posts
Showing posts with label black & white. Show all posts

4.05.2014

Paris - 17 years ago....



Paris
8"x 10"
acrylic on gessoboard
SOLD

My client is going this weekend to her sister's house to wish her happy birthday and I got the privilege of doing a painting of her seventeen years ago....


       "Geez 17 yrs ago I barely remember 17 mins ago haha!! It was actually my sister, my mom, my aunt and myself in Paris for her 35 bday. When I took that pic it was just the 2 of us walking around the city taking pics and I just had her sit down at a outdoor cafe with a vogue magazine   I think we were in Paris for a few weeks on that trip. We stayed at this great lil hotel that was so charming and had wonderful art and every morning the butler brought us this beautiful silver platter with coffees, the best hot chocolate EVER and lil French croissants and baguettes with homemade jellies. It was fabulous! 
We spent the days walking around the city taking pics, going to these great flea markets and antique stores, boutiques and art museums. The had wonderful flower markets where I bought her 35 of the biggest most fragrant pink roses on her bday. My aunt could not eat enough French cheese, onion soup or French chocolates! We went in the Spring and even though it was chilly it never rained the whole time we where there. It was a wonderful trip!!"

It sounds wonderful!!!!!


Listening to while I paint:

Podcasts: The Alton Browncast hosted by Alton Brown 
          The Nerdist, by Chris Hardwick
                    The Splendid Table by Lynne Rosetto Kasper

Audio Books: Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy , by John Le Carre' , narrated by Michael Jayston
                                                                              (recommended by my mom :) )                                                                                                    
Music: New find! Daryl's House on YouTube.






2.03.2014

25 in 30


25 paintings in 30 days

Here is my "collage" of the 25 paintings I did during the month of January. 

About midway through the month, I decided to work in mostly black and white, doing value studies. An art friend told me, it doesn't matter which color you choose, just as long as it is the right value. 

Thank you so much for all the pictures you sent me! 
I am still working on some of them. 
Please continue to send me  pictures. For those I choose to paint, I will be sending my note cards and the first chance to buy the painting.
If you would like to send me a picture, email it to:   annie@anniesalness.com , and please include your address. 
Thank you!!!!

Listening to while I paint:

     Podcast: The Alton Browncast hosted by Alton Brown
                         Medieval Archives
                         The Lede from Copyblogger
                         Sherlock Holmes     Music: Spotify
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