A Shoulder to Lean on

"Shoulder"

14" 11x  1.5", Oil on Stretched Canvas

It doesn't matter what the couple is looking at, I wanted to capture the moment I would be putting my head on someone's shoulder  This painting is a little abstract and simple.  I put a touch of yellow in the center/off center - could that be the rising sun, the setting sun or could that just be an allegory for something.

I posted this painting on Facebook and it was fun to read what some thought the two were looking at. 

This painting, for me, came about when I had exchanged some messages with a friend about some of the speed bumps we'd been tripping over.  And we told each other that we had a shoulder for each other to use whenever.

Fortunately for me, this painting sold almost immediately after I posted it on one of my online galleries.

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Angel Painting, Till We Meet Again

"Till We Meet Again, M"

14" x  11", Oil on Canvas

This was a commissioned piece.

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Loving couple painting

"43"

14" x  18", Oil on stretched linen canvas

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When I painted this, I was in love.

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Feet in Bed Palette Knife Painting

"My Side, Your Side"

6" x  6", Oil on Board

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A few years ago I painted feet and most of them sold fairly quickly.  Not that I have feet fetish but I think a painting that is abstract and minimal in nature are sometimes full of story lines.  I painted this last Summer but never posted it anywhere.  I was surprised and pleased that when I listed this painting on the online art gallery, it sold before the day was done and I received requests for more.

I have another one drying on the easel.  I'll be posting it soon.

btw my commissioner of the sail boat was pleased with her painting so *phew* !  I am relieved.



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Tango Dancers Palette Knife Art by Judy Mackey

"Te Deseo"

9" x  12" x 1.5", Oil on Canvas

Another Tango couple painting.

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Tango Dancers - El Bailar

"El Bailar"

9" x  12", Oil on Canvas
Available for purchase.

I wanted to try painting Tango dancers for a while.  But I painted this from the "leg"/"feet" aspect.  I like to sometimes guess what the art is about, I don't want to know the whole story, I want to fill in the blanks.

 

I heard a while back when the high definition T.V.'s were coming out that watcing HD actually made the brain get bored.  Because of all the fine details the eye sees, the brain doesn't need to "fill in the blanks" and so while seeing all the details might be exciting, the brain sometimes doesn't want to follow along in the story.  Because I'm of an age that remember B&W movies and T.V shows, I wonder then if that is why I like the old movies?

 

While we watch Fred Astair and Ginger Rogers dance in a classic movie, we don't know if she's wearing red, or blue...but it captures our attention and we watch their ever footsteps

 

I must apologize with this photo of my painting, however.  The problem with this photo is that the painting is dark and I wasn't able to take a good photo without the glare.    The areas that look like white is very subtle in the original painting.  I'll have to re-take this photo.

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Painting of Love

"Together"

6 x 6 inches, Oil on board

I've been having fun with these little love paintings, so here is yet another. And here is a romantic quote I liked and wanted to share:

"Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies."

--Aristotle

May your day be filled with love.

Painting of Love - Two to Tango

"Two to Tango"

6 x 6, Oil on Board

Sharing this quote today:

We are all angels, born with only one wing. To truly fly we must embrace another.
- Luciano de Crescenzo

This painting is available on Ebay.

Painting of Love - Shampoo

"Shampoo"

6 x 6 inches, Oil on Board

Love is washing each other's hair....

Painting is available on Ebay - $39.95 + $8.00 s/h - Click here for the auction site.

Painting of Love

"Kiss Me"

6 x 6 inches, Oil on Board

I just read a quote that made me chuckle since I've been painting these little figuratives.

"Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter."

--Oscar Wilde

OK....hmmmmm

I once asked Nancy Medina help on writing an artist statement for a show she organized in Flower Mound to benefit the Flower Mound Humane Society. She said I should write "I like painting flowers and things and nekkid people"... LOL

Kisses

"Kisses"

6 x 6 inches, Oil on Board

Summertime...hot and steamy. That's the weather here in North Texas after our much needed rain.

I love you! How easy is that? To look your darling in the eye and say "I love you!" Every loving relationship however needs a kick in the pants, a little nurturing, a little pat on the back, a little romance".

A past post on a blog I like to read called "On Simplicity" lists 37 ways to say "I love you". I think these ideas are great if in case you need a little help.

And how about just being nice to the person you love. Don't judge, don't nag, don't second guess - just be nice.

Add Stevie Wonder's song "I Just Called To Say I Love You"....

If you're a romantic and would like to purchase this painting please email me at the address on the sidebar.

I Want to Be Held

Oh to feel your arms around me! Let's see....hint hint it's two weeks till Valentines Day...

"I Want to Be Held"

5 x 5 inches, Oil on Board

Available

I Want to Hold Your Hand Forever and Ever

Is there someone who's hand fits so comfortably in yours? Valentine's is coming...

By the way - if you're a regular to my blog you know that I'm half Japanese. In Japan, Valentines Day is sort of a Sadie Hawkins day when girls give chocolate to the boys they have crushes on.

"Holding Your Hand"

6 x 6 inches, Oil on Raymar Board, Palette Knife

This Kiss, this kiss, this kiss....

I heard Faith Hill's song on the radio the other day and I got to thinking that in no time at all it will be Valentines!! So inspired by the song "This Kiss" I painted this with a red background.

"This Kiss"

8 x 6 inches, Oil on Board

Available on Ebay