When I'm not quilting
06-27-2011, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Craftygirl
I don't have an artistic bone in my body.
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06-27-2011, 02:51 PM
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Thanks for all the wonderful comments. I'm 52 (and a half!) and have been painting off and on since high school. More off than on. I studied some in college and since have done a few years here and there of non-academic courses. Mostly I do it because inside of me there is an artist demanding expression.
In fact, I first got into quilting in the mid 90s after moving to DC from California. In the move, I "lost" my painting studio and had no good place to paint in my new home. So I picked up quilting because of all the colors (which is what I really love about painting, anyway-- color play). Little did I know then that so many of you quilters have sewing rooms the size of good painting studios OR LARGER!!!
Lynda, the portrait above is oil paint (and yes, from a model). I also work in chalk pastels.
-- Jillaine
In fact, I first got into quilting in the mid 90s after moving to DC from California. In the move, I "lost" my painting studio and had no good place to paint in my new home. So I picked up quilting because of all the colors (which is what I really love about painting, anyway-- color play). Little did I know then that so many of you quilters have sewing rooms the size of good painting studios OR LARGER!!!
Lynda, the portrait above is oil paint (and yes, from a model). I also work in chalk pastels.
-- Jillaine
06-28-2011, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by jillaine
I take a drawing and painting class on Saturday mornings. It's a 2.5 hour class, but we really only get about 2 hours tops of actual painting. And I never feel like I leave with a finished painting. This one comes close. I had a lot of fun. Very loose and fast.
Just wanted to share.
Just wanted to share.
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