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Paint Out Loud...the story behind the art

Aretha and I  Part 1

6/10/2017

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Can you think of more fun than grooving with Aretha Franklin while you do your "thing"?  This is a series of how Aretha Franklin helped me create a lovely painting....I had so much fun.   Never underestimate the power of great music!  I am sure you know that.  

Often I  paint in silence, it feels soothing to me,  but for this painting I was definitely in the mood for some great rhythm and soul and Aretha was my go-to.  I got great energy from her music - who wouldn't.

The canvas already had a completed piece on it that was nice - but nice is all....so I decided to use the great texture that was there and paint over it.  The music helped to distract me from what was already down so that I could go in a completely fresh direction.  
I hope you'll follow the series and see how I go from painting over a piece, to a new completed piece...ah, what would I have done without Aretha?

Next post shows photos of stages in the painting, and then the final painting:​http://www.nandavisart.com/paint-out-loud/aretha-and-i-completing-a-painting

"Sunflower",  Oil on canvas,  24 x 30

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10/9/2022 11:13:02 am

Thankks for the post

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