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Timeout for Barter!

20 Thursday Apr 2017

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in PAINTINGS: ACRYLIC, TIMEOUT FOR ART - Quotes, TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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An old painted wall needed a facelift…

Quito Ecuador –  “Lisa, how much does it cost to stay at Hotel Andino?”  my friend Stephen asked a few weeks ago.

“I don’t know – I don’t remember,” I replied, “It’s been a long time since I paid to stay there…”

He laughed, and I gave a quick summary.   Their sweet hotel has many opportunities for touches of art, and we trade art for the hotel costs.

While guests were sleeping, I painted this ginger in the breakfast room.

Recently I stayed in room #5 which is quite lovely, and there were several areas that seemed perfect for original splashes of art.   Years ago another artist painted the hummingbird and flower in the bathroom, but the hotel’s well-scrubbed maintenance and new applications of white paint slowly altered the design.  A bit of mildew also lurked around and beneath the pale colors. Continue reading →

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Timeout for Art: Desire vs. Talent

13 Wednesday Nov 2013

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in NATURE, PAINTINGS: WATERCOLORS, TIMEOUT FOR ART - Quotes, TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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What is real and what is paint?

What is real and what is paint?

Without underestimating the value of talent, it’s not the most important attribute you need to become a successful artist. It’s not even second. More important than talent is desire. (Harley Brown)

Drawing or painting in the outdoors challenges us to shift gears, absorb what’s in front of us and try to decide what to include and what to omit. One can find many excuses to procrastinate – the weather’s too hot, too cold or too windy. Perhaps there’s no good place to sit, or you’re an insect magnet!

Guayava tree - (Guava)

Guayava tree – (Guava)

If you don’t make an effort to start, you’ve forfeited the potential for growth as an artist! There’s a slight chance that your efforts are going to look horrid, and if so, call them exercises and toss them in the trash! There’s a great chance that you’ll be very pleased with the results, and you’ll wonder what took you so long to sharpen that pencil!

A few weeks ago I taped my watercolor paper to a board, gathered my supplies and journeyed into the garden. Continue reading →

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Timeout for Art: Happy in Nature

26 Wednesday Jun 2013

Posted by Playamart - Zeebra Designs in INSPIRATION, NATURE, PAINTINGS: ACRYLIC, PENCIL DRAWINGS, TIMEOUT FOR ART - Quotes, TRAVEL: LATIN AMERICA

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Lisa Brunetti, Painting birds, Painting butterflies, Rufous naped wrens, Timeout for Art: Nature

“The aspect of Nature is devout.  Like the figure of Jesus, she stands with bended head, and hands folded.  The happiest man is he who learns from nature the lesson of worship.”  (Emerson)

"...and not, when it came my time to die, find I had not lived..." Thoreau

“…and not, when it came my time to die, find I had not lived…” Thoreau

Pencil 24" x 36"

Pencil 24″ x 36″

Today’s Timeout for Art addresses nature, and my artist’s statement from a show in the year 2000 stated, “I am at my best when alone with nature.” Continue reading →

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