Friday, November 11, 2016

Cake





Here's the latest painting. The painting teacher, cut a cake up and we painted it from life. It was interesting to use gel medium for a thicker paint effect and I definitely need to buy some of that to use on paintings. I didn't eat any of the cake either. Painting it is safer for diabetes.

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  1. Me like cake more than me like cookies mmmmmmmm!

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  2. great painting! it looks way too delicious. that would have been murder for me to study a piece of freshly cut cake long enough to paint it and then not eat it in the end. or maybe it's almost as though you ate it because you contemplated it enough! :)

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    1. Some of them did eat it at the end but I didn't I know some people looked like they were drooling at it. It was strange interaction of food and painting and I think this is the first time I painted food. It does feel like I ate it, having studied it. My blood sugar was really high this morning and YES I worried looking at cake for 2 hours did it. What do you all think? [I did eat some raisins I got from the food coop but not that many telling myself, you never eat raisins, these could be sugar bombs but I wonder if that cake raised it. :p]

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  3. Hi Peep,

    You are truly a gifted artist. I think being an artist and your beautiful God-given talent in a real way has protected you throughout your abusive childhood and unfortunately, into your abusive adulthood, too. It has protected your conscience and has kept your empathy/humanity in tact when those around seemed to lose their's.

    I remember the story you shared when your aunt hid your precious artwork in the closet, a gift, and you found it by accident. Shame on her. Shame on your family.

    It wouldn't surprise me the least if they are threatened and envious by your rare gift. Please keep sharing your art with us and the world.

    I can see this particular painting in one of the upscale, boutique bakeries around where I live in NYC. You Go GIRL!!!

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    1. Thanks anon I appreciate it. :) Yes art was my refuge for many years. I think being an artist helped me too in terms of questioning their world view and escaping it. I never found the painting, it was found by relatives but yes she had thrown it in the closet and allowed it to get water stained. Later on I had one cousin tell me she LIKED another painting I had forgotten I gave her, but there definitely was some game playing, it hurt.

      I gave paintings to my mother she never hung up. I got some back saying I needed them for an art show--a small DIY in 2009 and I never gave them back and I am glad I didn't.

      Yes I think they are envious. My parents never supported my art career, and I had to fight for every inch of it when I was becoming an art teacher.

      Thanks for kind words about my painting. I do want to start painting more and am trying to figure out how to make that happen, I want another DIY art show. The comic is still being worked on too, [final production] and will be something for ACONs to read.

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  4. Hi Peep, I'm new to your site and wanted to truly thank you for your transparent & honest sharing. You are really helping me to process, heal & recover from an ACON childhood. Adore your fluffy, pastel, layer cake painting. Beautiful work...

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    1. Thank you Kittiestravel and welcome to the blog. I am glad my articles have been able to help you :)

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  5. Dare I say, this reminds me of Van Gogh? Love the transition from orange to red to indicate shadow.

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