How does all of that go together? I ran across a quote from Thomas Keller, it is about cooking but could easily apply to art, from His French Laundry cook book. "When you acknowledge, as you must, that there is no such thing as perfect food, only the idea of it, then the real purpose of striving toward perfection becomes clear: to make people happy. That's what cooking is all about." I got to thinking about this passage as I was trying to paint the other day and becoming discouraged, and realized if you substituted art for food it makes perfect sense! So, I am posting my Chicken, not perfect but the attempt to paint it was fun and I did learn a thing or two. So here is my humble attempt at a chicken for the DPW chicken challenge. I tried painting it on a piece of canvas from a canvas pad, thought it would be easier to scan, and it was. Our daughter has just added some chickens to the family, so I hope to paint more.
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I love your chicken! And I love that quote and you are right it does apply to art. Thanks for the encouraging words.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great looking chicken, Cissy . . . I really like the purples and contrasting oranges in the background.
ReplyDeleteYour chicken brings a smile!! Nice work!
ReplyDeleteKarla, Linda and Linda, Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving comments......it is wonderful knowing that others artists out there care and take time to comment.
ReplyDeleteReally nice piece Cissy!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Giselle, so nice hearing from you. It is so nice to hear other artist's comments. I will stop by your blog and say hi.
ReplyDeleteI like the composition here, Cissy. Great color, full of chicken love. Wonder why your work does not
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