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Sunday, June 22, 2008

"Current Venus"

Today was the big festival here in town and I participated in the painting competition. The rules were to start with a blank canvas between 10 and 11am and submit a finished work at 2pm. At 5pm they gave out some prizes and in a few weeks all the pieces will be auctioned. It was definitely a challenge but I got it done. What with the driving and all I painted from start to finish in 2 hours and 15 minutes. Here are the images as the work progressed.




The thing I like the least is the head. It seems out of proportion after all. I tried to fix it but time was running out so that is that. I love her legs. And I love the water. I am also pretty happy about the bathing suit. I think overall I am very satisfied. Also I got an award - Best Acrylic.


Here is the link to the Best of Show winner, Jime Grabowski and her painting "Chaotic Freedom".

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posted by Paulina at 8:41 PM

3 Comments:

  • i love it! just love it!
    i thought it was going to be one of those deals when you paint in downtown for others to watch. did you do this from a photo? i agree the head is a little off, but i only noticed it when you pointed it out. congrats on the award! did you get to see other paintings?

    By Anonymous maeverin, At June 23, 2008 12:46 PM  

  • Yeah, I was going to paint it downtown but couldn't find a good spot so ended up doing it at home. I did it from several photos, but yeah, I had a picture. And I saw most of the other paintings, but not all. There will be a show and a reception so I'll try to take some pictures of the others.

    By Blogger Paulina, At June 23, 2008 1:32 PM  

  • Hi Paulina!
    It was good to meet you at the festival, I always have fun when I travel to Ithaca...Thank you for the great link, what a nice gesture!
    ~jime grabowski

    By Blogger Jime Alena, At July 7, 2008 3:26 PM  

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