van goghing on a red shoe day. . .

van goghing on a red shoe day

8x8 acrylic on canvas panel

myra anderson

the warmth of the sun . . .
the van gogh hills . . .
the rich reward of work that fulfills . . .
makes for a red shoe day . . .

renoir and a red shoe day . . .

It was a Renoir day . . .
an impressionist day . . .
where colors meet in a playful way . . .
indeed it was a red shoe day . . .

ALSO This is my first time painting this little Renoir in acrylic.  I have painted her much better in oil so fortunately for me I will have to try to paint her in acrylic again.

'my' modigliani . . .

Sitting in my favorite blue chair looking at 'my' Modigliani.  9x12 acrylic on canvas panel.  To be sure - I am drawn to all artists - and in this instance I am drawn to Modigliani.  This is my weird little pencil sketch where I imitated his elongated features.  Don't worry about form.  Don't worry that one eye is bigger than the other . . . just have fun!

a red shoe day #3 . . .

lavender days
of ultramarine blue . . .
lilac days
of green . . .
hopefilled days
of purple hue . . .
indeed -
are red shoe days . . .

a red shoe day #2 . . .

Gauguin and a red shoe day

8x8 acrylic on canvas board

myra anderson

at last . . .
it was a quiet day . . .
a day of painterly Gauguin scenes . . .
of cotton candy clouds and cerulean blue dreams . . .
indeed it was a red shoe day . . .

a red shoe day #1 . . .

'a red shoe day'

8x8 acrylic on canvas panel

by myra anderson

it was a day of warm sun -
a reflective day . . .
a 'do your work first'
and 'then we play' day . . .
a drink your coffee
and comb your hair day . . .
indeed it was a red shoe day.

seeing double . . .

If you want to learn how to use acrylics there is nothing more fun than painting apples . . . all that red . . . delightful!  In the previous post I said that I thought the apple was cute . . . but a little round.  In the bottom painting I worked hard to loosen up that brushstroke.

The top painting is the first time I've ever painted a whole cup.  What? Gettin' loose?  Paintin' cups?  What's next?

Thinking . . .

Well, I have been thinking about making some changes on this blog. I've removed some things and - - I will be changing more things around. This is 8x6 acrylic on watercolor board. I have never painted with acrylic and I thought that I would give that a try as well . . .