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Oil on black canvas, 16x16
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I get mental blocks about the names of things - and sometimes of people, too. I seem to have a particularly slippery spot in my brain for the names of shade plants. I just had to look up "hydrangea," which is what these are, in the painting above.
I can describe them completely, in terms of color, scent, the feel of the blossoms and leaves - but I can't seem to hold their name in my head.
The same holds true for astilbes and hostas. I love all these plants, love to see them, love to grow them, love to paint them - but I just can't remember them.
Maybe part of painting for me is to strengthen my visual memory, in places where my brain memory just doesn't make it?
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Wickford Art Festival
Unless the hydrangea painting sells beforehand, I will have it with me at the Wickford Art Festival this weekend, July 8-9. I'm Booth 82, on Elam Street at the junction with Spinx. It's such a fun show, in a beautiful little town. For information, check out WickfordArt.org.
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Dog of the Day
Cute!
Want your pet to be the Dog of the Day?
Send a jpg to me at carrieBjacobson@gmail.com
(ps, your pet doesn't have to be a dog...)
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A Final Thought
"Color is my daylong obsession, joy and torment."
- Claude Monet
2 comments:
Love your work, and your insight too. All very inspiring.. Had the pleasure of meeting you in Roanoke, Va. :)
Thank you, Ron, for your note and compliment - and for following my blog! It was a pleasure to meet you.
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