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GreenPartyVoter

(72,378 posts)
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 08:24 AM Jan 2020

Help requested, please.

Need suggestions to finish off this Valentine painting for my Kindergarteners. I was originally picturing something delicate and faerie-like, but ended up with a decoration from Hell's own disco. LOL

Supplies available are:
Watercolor paint and pencils,
Metallic paints and iridescent medium,
Glitter gel pens,
Soft and oil pastels,
Acrylic and oil paint, though I am not too comfy with them at this point.

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Help requested, please. (Original Post) GreenPartyVoter Jan 2020 OP
If it's supposed to be a heart kindergarten rainy Jan 2020 #1
Thanks! GreenPartyVoter Jan 2020 #3
I agree with rainy that kids won't be able to make out what it is lunatica Jan 2020 #2

rainy

(6,092 posts)
1. If it's supposed to be a heart kindergarten
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 08:42 AM
Jan 2020

kids won’t see it. It’s not defined enough. If it’s supposed to be a completely non-objective painting then that’s fine. The kids might like it.
Maybe add some interest in the watery peachy areas? More cool reds

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
2. I agree with rainy that kids won't be able to make out what it is
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 01:01 PM
Jan 2020

Especially as a Valentine reference.

That being said, your use of colors and textures is superb. I looked at it for quite a while because it strongly drew my attention in. Your usual bright colors are there but the mixture of colors and textures and shapes within shapes is beautifully subtle. Everything is enhanced by this interplay. The brushwork is consistent throughout, including the background which ties into the overall painterly theme of the picture. I love every color in itself as well as it’s part in the overall shapes and theme.

I would suggest to call it a lucky accidental success and put it aside and do something else for your children. Once you get over thinking of it and seeing it as a failure and a mess you will see what I’m talking about. I feel this is one of those times that you pushed yourself further in developing your own unique talent but because it didn’t come out the way you meant it to you see it as a failure when it’s a success in a way you didn’t intend.

It actually has a strong Georgia O’Keeffe quality to it. I think it’s a direction you might want to explore just as an artist, aside from all the other wonderful things you do for your kids and friends. That’s my hope anyway.

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