Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Mangos

A couple of days ago, my daughter said, "Why don't you paint while you're on pain pills?  Maybe you wouldn't paint something boring."  Ouch (I'm looking forward to the time when the brutal honesty of teenagers is replaced by a modicum of tact).  I don't want to talk about the reason for the pain pills, because then I'll go into a rant about Mohs surgery, and this is an art blog after all.  Suffice it to say, I hope I like my new nose better than the original.

Anyway, I decided to take my daughter's advice, and try to paint something loose and colorful (but also easy).  Unfortunately, the pain pills were somewhat unimpressive.  Not wanting to disappoint, I decided to see if I could push the color a bit more than I normally would.  I also decided not to obsess, as I normally would (the pain pills actually did help with this aspect).  This is the result of my day on drugs.  I sincerely hope it's not too boring. ;)



"Mangos"
14" x 11"
Soft Pastel on Suede Matboard

21 comments:

  1. Anna SchooldermanSeptember 6, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    Kari I have to say I never find your work boring. And I really like this one especially the way you have pushed the colours.

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  2. Kari TirrellSeptember 6, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    Thanks, Anna, I appreciate that! Kids are hard to impress. :)

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  3. Happy Little Trees StudioSeptember 7, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    Defineatly NOT boring! Beautiful!!!

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  4. Kari TirrellSeptember 7, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    Thank you, Kimberly! :)

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  5. Mona Diane ConnerSeptember 7, 2011 at 11:17 AM

    Kari, you are so brave to work on this when you are not feeling well! It's beautiful and so are you. Take good care, my friend. xoxo

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  6. Kari TirrellSeptember 7, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    Thanks, Mona - I have an open studio tour in 10 days. I wish I could just sit around and be lazy, but that's not an option. ;) Glad you like the painting! Thanks for stopping by to comment.

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  7. Reflections From Life Art BlogSeptember 8, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    Definitely NOT boring! Love the colors. Lovely work!!

    Nancy

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  8. Claire Beadon CarnellSeptember 8, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    Beautiful - these are luscious!

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  9. Kari TirrellSeptember 9, 2011 at 7:48 AM

    Thank you, Nancy & Claire - I truly appreciate your comments!

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  10. Regina Calton BurchettSeptember 12, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    Beautiful mangos, Kari. And yeah, on the honesty thing. After trying to give a good example of when even adults need to apologize, when my grandson yawned, I asked him if I was boring him. "Uh, kinda."

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  11. Kari TirrellSeptember 12, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    Glad you think so, Regina, thanks! I've learned not to ask questions like that. ;)

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  12. Irene GeorgopoulouSeptember 18, 2011 at 11:33 PM

    Your work is so beautiful!

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  13. Kari TirrellSeptember 22, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    That's very nice of you, Irene - thank you!

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  14. hmuxoSeptember 24, 2011 at 4:14 PM

    Honestly, Kari!! If you produced this amazing painting using pain pills, I need to get some NOW! This is beautiful! Congratulations!! I hope you're feeling better.

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  15. Kari TirrellSeptember 25, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    Thank you, Hilda, I'm glad you like it!

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  16. Alvin RichardOctober 1, 2011 at 4:53 PM

    Great burst of color!

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  17. Kari TirrellOctober 2, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    Thanks, Alvin! I appreciate your stopping by to comment.

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  18. Brandon Schaefer - Acrylic ArtistOctober 29, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    Wow, really beautiful work! Enjoying all of your other pieces as well :)

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  19. Kari TirrellOctober 29, 2011 at 3:36 PM

    That's very nice of you, Brandon, thank you!

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  20. AnonymousNovember 1, 2011 at 6:22 AM

    I adore your site and thank you for showing us.
    This work is fabulous the colors are so rich, I love it!
    Tara

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  21. Kari TirrellNovember 1, 2011 at 8:33 AM

    Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to leave such a wonderful compliment, Tara! I truly appreciate it. :)

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