Friday, January 15, 2010

Spoon Bridge


Oil on 1/8" Board. Approx 6"x6" SOLD

Here is this month's challenge painting. The challenge was to use an apple, a spoon and glass. The really hard part for me was coming up with an interesting composition. For me this would make it or break it. This is the one I settled on.

11 comments:

  1. oooOO love this! Love the detail on the spoon and the compo is really unique!

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  2. I absolutely LOVE your work. Beautiful. The compositions are fantastic and give me ideas for photography experiments. So glad I came across your blog!

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  3. Another gorgeous and powerful painting, Michael! The strong abstract design, amazing perspective and wonderfully subtle colors make for a dramatic painting that looks 10 times the size it actually measures. I love it!

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  4. Cynthia5:04 PM

    Oh wow...and what a composition you came up with at that!! It is marvelous! Your work is stunning!

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  5. My hat's off to you for your ingenious design, Michael: the two matching circles in opposite corners tied together with the spoon... the spoon bridge!

    It's whiimsical and beautiful. I really like the way the solid rich red apple plays against the hollow clear cylinder of the glass. There is a lot of tension even though they are at rest. And that spoon... I can just hear the metal clink against the glass!

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  6. Love our composition and simplicity. Been following your work for a while through Daily Paintworks. Was wondering if I could be part of the monthly challenge? Or is it a closed group?

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  7. Mike!

    The unique composition and the bird's-eye-view is what makes this painting a winner!

    -Dean

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  8. Love your take on the challenge.

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  9. Anonymous4:29 PM

    I love your brush strokes, and colour combinations! Inspiring. I haven't done an official painting in a while, and I think you might have just sparked a little something in me. Thank you for sharing your beautiful works of "heart".

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  10. It's a good work!! Congratulations.

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