for fun

Recently, I got Elsie Larson from A Beautiful Mess, to take new pictures for my port folio. In particular, I really, really needed this for a featured artist article that will be coming out in January.  I am camera shy, so not the easiest person to photograph.  However, it was a wonderful mother and daughter time spent together and we managed to capture some "fun" shots with the dogs!

I'm out of the studio now and more in the kitchen mode mindset as in just a few more days we will be celebrating a Thanksgiving feast!  Although, still somewhat in the artist mode as I've been tossing around color ideas for a new painting.  AND,  a title...."Majesty"... this is kind of unusual as my hubbie titles my paintings and never do I come up with one before beginning.  Feeling inspired, so may just have to get up and paint some in the morning.  Sorry to say, I'm not very good at painting and cooking as I tend to get out there and forget about what is going on in the kitchen. Not good. So, will only start one.

Hope the photo's made you smile...have a wonderful week!

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Elizabeth Chapman
Contemporary Abstract Artist

Abstract Painting ORIGINAL "Alembic" by Contemporary Artist Elizabeth Chapman

'Alembic'

Acrylic on 16"W x 20"H x 3/4" wrap canvas

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Elizabeth Chapman

Contemporary Abstract Artist

Vivid and bright abstract painting.....

'Adowa'

Acrylic on 36"H x 24"W x .75" wrap canvas

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Come dance with me...... 

This painting began as a horizontal and ended as a vertical, but even more than that it made some  very dramatic changes in color from the initial format.  As I followed the flow to find the path of this particular painting, it also kept getting brighter and brighter.  "Wow" it's kinda different?!  "is this going to work?" I thought, as I went along until I got to a point where I felt I don't know if it works or not, but I do know that it is finished.  Then came the choosing of a title....as I have posted before, I can paint much quicker than I can choose a title.  And so, the question my husband will often ask is "what does it remind you of?" Africa.  \I really don't know why it did, perhaps the colors.  But that in turn reminded me of a trip our daughter had taken to Uganda with her youth group in high school.  Dancing is done for many different reasons and occasions in Africa.  For Emma it was as a gift that the women wanted to give to express their thankfulness and joy as they circled around her and danced after she had shared the with them.  As I did my research on this I found I liked the title "Adowa," (sounds good for a painting) which is a dance that is done for many different types of occasions in southern Africa.  

Do you feel like dancing now?!


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Elizabeth Chapman
Contemporary Abstract Artist