Art At The Speed of Life Lesson 9

In Lesson 9 of Pam Carriker's book Creating Art At the Speed of Life, we were to use the end of a pencil to create dots of color on the page with acrylic paint.  In this chapter she included a quote from Claude Monet which I love and have to repeat it here...

  People discuss my art and pretend to understand as if it were necessary to understand, when it's simply necessary to love. ”
- Claude Monet
If that is the test, then I guess this attempt was a success, because I LOVE this pretty impressionistic girl.  She is lovely.  I mixed my own colors and was very happy with how they worked together.  I also really liked how slowly the image came to life, one dot at a time.  It was the most fun I've ever had with the eraser of a pencil.  I will try more like this on canvas later.

First Impressionism
Art Journal Page
by Cheryl Harris White
Acrylic

After Monet

In honor of the three daffodils that bloomed at my house today... I'm posting this painting.  It was my first attempt at a study of Monet's Spring.  I splashed this out about 5 years ago and I had so much fun with it.  

I love how the tree is bending over the girls like a shelter and everything fresh and new. The whole world seems so be bursting forth with new life, the trees…the grass and even the water is exploding with spring color.  And right there in the middle of all the excitement, two girls sit sharing a quite moment.  


I LOVE quiet moments... and there's nothing better than having a friend to share one with.

After Monet
by Cheryl White
Acrylic on Canvas 24" x 36"
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