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As I stated on page one, I occasionally will chat about things other than knitting(gasp). Although it is unthinkable, at times I am drawn to projects that do not involve string and sticks. These paintings were inspired by a bathroom that is gradually becoming a true oasis, with shells and artifacts and paintings of tropical places and things. Every time I am in the islands, I am inspired by the amazings flowers, so bright and lush, so different from the grey Canadian landscape I leave behind (we always go in the Winter).
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These are 8 x 10 size acrylic paintings on 140lb acid free cold press paper, in white matts with dark brown wood frames.
They lean up against a huge canvas of the island in the bay at the Couples, Ocho Rios, in Jamaica. An
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The large canvas was done last year shortly after our return from the place. It is also acrylic on a stretched canvas (no frame).
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The last of the new series is a bright Bird of Paradise, same size, painted as a wedding gift to a nice young couple who will honeymoon in Hawaii. I hope they will be as captivated by the flowers as I was, and this will remind them of their trip.
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YOU painted those?! That's amazing. I grew up in Hawaii, and they are as beautiful as any others I've seen. You sure are talented!
thanks again for the comments. It means the world to me... I love to paint, and knit and I dabble in bead work and sewing. I will feature most of my new stuff on the blog, and have been gradually writing up older knitting patterns that I have jotted down in notebooks (and on backs of yarn labels!) for the last few years...
More to come!
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