The Warmth of Flowers
By thekatster
@thekatster (42)
Canada
May 21, 2007 7:56pm CST
I just joined your group today and decided to show you some of my artwork. This piece is a colored pencil sketch on black artists paper that I did for a Christmas gift last year. I have only been doing colored pencil sketching for a short time before I did this picture so I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. It is a still life picture of some flowers from my garden placed on my wood stove. The title comes from the fact the warmth is from the feeling you get from viewing the beautiful flowers rather from the wood stove.
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@coconutpatty (834)
• United States
22 May 07
You should definitely be pleased with that picture. It's beautiful. I envy your talents. I am horrible at drawing and the like. I really admire people who have artistic talents!
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@thekatster (42)
• Canada
22 May 07
thank you Patty, I came by my artistic talent from my late father and as I found out later, from my late mother as well, she started painting when she was in her early 70's and we found out she was quite talented.
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@coconutpatty (834)
• United States
22 May 07
Name's not Patty, but that's okay. haha That's great that you inherited your talents. It's amazing what people harbor but do not express them untl later on.
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@thekatster (42)
• Canada
23 May 07
I'm sorry about the mistake on the name, I just assumed that since patty was part of your nicname that it was your name.. I apologize.
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@worldwise1 (14885)
• United States
22 May 07
I think it's great that you are pursuing your art! I am into art myself, but I have not done anything for quite awhile. You can always make money selling your work. It would make a good source of income.
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@thekatster (42)
• Canada
22 May 07
the only thing I have ever sold were my painted rocks, I really find it hard to figure out what price to charge for things and when and if I ever wanted to paint for a living I don't think that I would enjoy it as much because it would be like a job. I enjoy painting or sketching just for the joy of it. Also the small province I come from doesn't have the resident base to support making much of a profit.
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@emilieespino (963)
• Philippines
26 May 07
That's a beautiful artwork, thekatser. I wish I could do the same. My daughter is quite good at pencil sketching but she has not developed the talent, though she still does it during her free time. I have a sister who has started lessons on painting and she loves painting flowers so I am saving for her pictures I took during my holidays in Scotland. Do continue with the art that you enjoy!
@thekatster (42)
• Canada
27 May 07
Thank you so much. I hope you encourage your family to keep up with their art work because it's very good for the soul. That is a wonderful picture of you sitting among the flowers.
@jerryn (819)
• United States
27 May 07
Hello,
Welcome to Mylot and I hope you make a lot of friends here. I sent you a request to be friends. I'm no artist but I find it fascinating that you have a talent that you can be admired. Keep on posting and showing your artwork. I look forward to conversing with you.
Jerryann
@thekatster (42)
• Canada
30 May 07
Thank you for the welcome Jerryann, I will be sure to post more of my artwork in the weeks to come.
@thekatster (42)
• Canada
23 May 07
thank you naty, I do really enjoy working with all kinds of mediums whether it be acrylic paint, oils or as in this case, colored pencils. I seem to take spurts at it, sometimes doing lots of projects and then at other times not touching it for a while. I'm in the not touching it for a while stage unfortunately but once the nice weather comes and the days are longer I'll feel more like getting things done.
@robert2007 (62)
• Indonesia
23 May 07
Good picture.Why you choose flower & teapot?
It is better if you choose flower only as central of your painting for this painting.
Coloration ok
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@thekatster (42)
• Canada
23 May 07
Good question Robert. The main reason I put the teapot (or in this case left the teapot because it was on the stove when I took the photograph that I used to draw the picture) was because it added a bit of color and interest off to the side. I think that if I had just the flowers it would be a bit ordinary.
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