tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66816159628898149912024-03-12T19:28:23.998-04:00Tracey's Creativity Place"Dance like no one is watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like no one is listening,
Live like it's Heaven on earth."
William PurkeyTracey Latorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166264941994974260noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681615962889814991.post-15813719663606293162013-03-13T19:31:00.001-04:002013-03-13T19:34:13.736-04:00I am proud to present my grandson, Samuel's, elementary school diorama which depicts the Sonoran Desert and some examples of wildlife living in it. The Sonoran Desert is practically his backyard. I told my son, his Dad, Michelangelo may need to step aside! The Saguaro cactus jumps right out at me. I say job well done, Sam. Very creative....<br />
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<br />Tracey Latorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166264941994974260noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681615962889814991.post-50925956575349741422013-03-13T19:22:00.000-04:002013-03-13T19:22:35.598-04:00"Faces"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lately, I lean toward exploring abstract expression. One of my daughter's calls this creepy (in a good way). The other really likes it. My Son thinks I'm onto something.......so do I.Tracey Latorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166264941994974260noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681615962889814991.post-44642598720010701302013-02-17T19:55:00.000-05:002013-02-17T19:55:22.802-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Out of longing to escape the dark, flat composition for the first of these last three posts...I broke out with this one....I really, really like it!Tracey Latorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166264941994974260noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681615962889814991.post-84912352509661240832013-02-17T19:50:00.001-05:002013-02-17T19:50:33.767-05:00This one came, it seemed, out of no where. On second thought the color palette suggests that on my mind is my son, Eric; in Arizona. He will earn a master's degree, and I'll be visiting there in June to celebrate with him and the family. <br /><br />
Suddenly makes sense. He tells me that the winding pathway/waterway prevails in all of my compositions. He's correct. I am trying to learn to carry the viewers eye through the picture. I obviously lack the subtlety of the masters. It's all about brush time...<br />
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<br />Tracey Latorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166264941994974260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681615962889814991.post-61755020391712253472013-02-17T19:39:00.000-05:002013-02-17T19:39:41.149-05:00This project is one I have been struggling with over these past few months.......I am still not happy. My son says I should post especially for this reason. I can't seem to givr it any light and depth. Help!?<br />
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<br />Tracey Latorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166264941994974260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681615962889814991.post-27511599656523037082012-12-31T12:54:00.001-05:002012-12-31T13:10:08.639-05:00Watercolor Pansy <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was this past weekend's project. I tried a technique I learned about online wherein sprinkling salt over a watercolor puddle creates texture. <br />
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I did this in the lower right hand corner of this piece, and the effect is pleasing. I provided a cropped view of this piece to show you what I see close up.<br />
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Please leave a comment and let me know what you think.Tracey Latorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166264941994974260noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681615962889814991.post-65164379364732489002012-12-02T14:57:00.004-05:002012-12-02T15:27:10.854-05:00More Flowers...this time, Wisteria<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These two are my newest brush time experiments. I'm always moving from medium to medium and still haven't figured out which is truly my favorite to work with. I recently read that brush time is meaningful when we are working toward becoming adept at a particular technique. I start that way, finish following where the image takes me, and end up learning something I didn't intend. Here, I was practicing with the pencils and discovered I enjoy depicting flowers with watercolor. Acrylic paint attempts never ceased to fail......<br />
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This is a depiction of an actual amaryllis I had growing in my living room last winter.....rendered from a photo. <br />
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They both are rendered from watercolor pencils I bought a while back and finally decided to use. The bouquet is a copy of an image from the box the pencils came in.Tracey Latorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166264941994974260noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681615962889814991.post-83039156714900662802012-07-11T08:44:00.000-04:002012-07-11T08:44:57.882-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The beginnings of my latest project. It's difficult not to notice that I move from detailed content in one landscape; to the above - loose, broad strokes w/palette knives and heavy body acrylics. </div>
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I'll re-post when it's finished and when I've thought of a name for it.</div>
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<br />Tracey Latorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166264941994974260noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681615962889814991.post-61613529278237386942012-07-07T17:04:00.001-04:002012-07-07T17:04:06.458-04:00Rolling River and a Country Road<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am happy with the final rendition of this long-running project. It's much different than the original sketch, and if you check out that post (dated 11/10) you'll see what I mean. If he likes it, this one will belong to my brother Charlie. He saw one of the posts on Facebook, and expressed an interest.</div>Tracey Latorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166264941994974260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681615962889814991.post-58580301314049041072012-04-22T10:36:00.000-04:002012-04-22T10:36:06.955-04:00Small progress made this past week. ....still a long way to go before I'm finished. Every time I change one aspect of this "scape"...a whole new set of ideas kicks in, and ....well; this feels like the painting that will never be finished. It's good to have a project that keeps me painting.....somehow, it's been tough to honor brush time.<br />
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<br />Tracey Latorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166264941994974260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681615962889814991.post-61808570559603012192012-04-12T00:28:00.001-04:002012-04-12T00:28:07.015-04:00Painting Update - Still not finished...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: left;">Been working on this painting "on and off" for the past few months after giving it no attention for quite some time. I posted a picture of it's beginnings back on November, 2010. </span></div>
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To finally provide the update feels really good (in spite of the fact that it still needs a considerable amount of work...). It's going to be fun to post the finished project.</div>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Practice, practice, practice.....respecting brush time....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm going to post to Yahoo's Everydaymatter's art group, of which I have been a member for some time now. The groups is always generous with positive feedback. I'm thinking .... lack of aerial perspective, improper shading (depicting rocks is a PAIN !!), and overall coloration are why I don't like it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>It was still fun to do because painting with Amy is always fun !!</em></div>Tracey Latorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166264941994974260noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681615962889814991.post-22127190634516390762012-01-02T09:11:00.002-05:002012-01-02T09:42:02.284-05:00"Drive"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4YxBnFGkGyk/TwG3L66Tl0I/AAAAAAAAAcc/vSBvlO1UJTI/s1600/final+drive.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4YxBnFGkGyk/TwG3L66Tl0I/AAAAAAAAAcc/vSBvlO1UJTI/s320/final+drive.jpg" width="260" /></a></div>......done for my nephew, Anthony, upon his request. He asked me to paint a poster relative to the movie "Drive" - so the name of the piece. When Anth saw the movie around September, last year, he was inspired. I showed him some of my other work recently, and from that he asked me to paint. It's a preliminary pastel sketch done to get a feel for the final piece. <br />
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The image was taken directly from the movie. It's straight forward so I "skewed the view" for interest. When I showed it to him .... he liked it. <br />
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It's posted here because I jumped out of my comfort zone to get started....it's much different from typical subject matter.<br />
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Thanks Anth, for always having faith in my work and for helping it grow. I love you very much. xoxoxoTracey Latorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166264941994974260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681615962889814991.post-15686094860215444912011-12-20T19:22:00.003-05:002011-12-20T20:32:32.247-05:00"Albatross"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9sXFy9I2XdjS00pazWxzYoO9uL_VoEgebcgbt_BwtzYbVgVXXzHorD6sCgqzxgrIp74R-iAfxxVT8bCLc5GH851GiXhPNqJxADU9_SaoaFmUh4RO9jFb0PDpPYHnwpFLgqKddepA51UI/s1600/albatross+final.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9sXFy9I2XdjS00pazWxzYoO9uL_VoEgebcgbt_BwtzYbVgVXXzHorD6sCgqzxgrIp74R-iAfxxVT8bCLc5GH851GiXhPNqJxADU9_SaoaFmUh4RO9jFb0PDpPYHnwpFLgqKddepA51UI/s320/albatross+final.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my latest effort with respect to working out how to paint horses. I sketched him during a lazy, Sunday a week or two back, and I'm encouraged with the result.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I complained when I posted "Azul" because I couldn't get satisfaction with line drawings. I think perhaps "Azul" helped to provide courage and confidence for this attempt. Ultimately, I'd like to produce an acrylic rendition which resembles this sketch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Please don't be afraid to add a comment using the link. I rely on your input to improve.</div>Tracey Latorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166264941994974260noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681615962889814991.post-9901977303548575002011-11-20T19:24:00.006-05:002011-11-20T20:04:42.253-05:00"Azul" - Impressionist Horse's Head<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Q8MLMQliVxXuzAq_b0sOFJJ1GWkR2ISC7Pt8gjL0JGXXBcNuYBPjYGzX6Bufnue9XM8Gjn9xAOd2YBtmvho1IXvk1VEt3aF0Vjo6O7A-709WnwfiC3qjPxERDWnAmUQT4P6cDg3x7Jg/s1600/Azul.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677247450533190450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Q8MLMQliVxXuzAq_b0sOFJJ1GWkR2ISC7Pt8gjL0JGXXBcNuYBPjYGzX6Bufnue9XM8Gjn9xAOd2YBtmvho1IXvk1VEt3aF0Vjo6O7A-709WnwfiC3qjPxERDWnAmUQT4P6cDg3x7Jg/s320/Azul.jpg" /></a> My daughters and I were painting together yesterday; we haven't in a very long time and were all really enjoying the opportunity. The girls painted flowers on used, empty glass bottles. I wondered what I was going to work on so decided to mill around in my "stuff" to see what would inspire. <br /><div></div><br /><div>I had been working with "splash painting" and had leftover splash backgrounds I hadn't used. Lately, horses have been strong in my mind to attempt to depict, but the many line drawings I tried just weren't working. I pulled out one of the empty splash backgrounds and immediately saw in the brush strokes the outline of this horse staring back at me. I immediately put to working on it.</div><br /><div>The outcome is surprising because the palatte is random and "out of the box". Have you ever seen a horse with pink eyelids and a blue neck? My hands were obviously leading ........ so, I followed. <em>I never went in with so little thought to composition and I worked with my fingers, brushes and palette knives .... felt wonderful !!</em></div><br /><div>I gifted it to Amy for her living room...she fell in love with him. Amanda approved, as well. </div><br /><div>Please feel free to comment. It's helpful and inspires me when you do....</div>Tracey Latorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166264941994974260noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681615962889814991.post-47260330703476546472010-12-19T10:47:00.007-05:002010-12-19T11:13:08.022-05:00"Black Horse" - Splash Painting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZekHz3e-OVV1-25x0Ke9CmiWzgzHoENGfH7Rr8sRGApJxBWwoEKCrJ8SRbw19M4cef9wuDO78mblWjPxxxpkPlWrZtCg0YD70zZUUaUSnyu9N_JYHGUwmxaYZ5RfFgido5Z023GVuaM/s1600/Black+Horse.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552425310086154610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZekHz3e-OVV1-25x0Ke9CmiWzgzHoENGfH7Rr8sRGApJxBWwoEKCrJ8SRbw19M4cef9wuDO78mblWjPxxxpkPlWrZtCg0YD70zZUUaUSnyu9N_JYHGUwmxaYZ5RfFgido5Z023GVuaM/s320/Black+Horse.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div>Yet another splash painting .... this one is gone wild ! </div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div>I am happy about this piece for a couple of reasons. The first is the subject matter. I have appreciated horses for a long time. It started as a young girl with picture books. The passion moved to local trail riding and then to mucking stalls for free riding lessons. Learning about tacking up western saddle and eventually riding bare back on a gorgeous, huge Belgian; Bob, is where I left off years ago. Beautiful memories. </div><div></div><br /><div>The other reason I enjoy this piece is that when the "splashing" was dry I went quickly with light blue violet and a long handled filbert. In a very short time I traced/sketched in the image; the head and mane of a black horse. Wow !</div><div></div><br /><div>When I showed this piece to my family my daughter immediately claimed it, and now it hangs, of all places, in her kitchen.</div><div></div><br /><div>Please share what you think of it with a comment. Thank you for stopping in.....</div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Tracey Latorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166264941994974260noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681615962889814991.post-29618172057608120702010-12-01T20:05:00.005-05:002010-12-01T20:15:00.165-05:00Blue Pedal Pond<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RrSG5W-6XxMG6-YkwH_Qfc0eeax9zxKsm-fY_vcelJWLi6QIPOmgdGKBcLdWAS7kEP-B0P77EkCZth139hyphenhyphenWp2mdWYQS-Cw-GPROuLe9Rn2P0RZtPiBze6o1rKehV52Tqfm7BnVhDgE/s1600/Transluscent+Blue+BPedals.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545885099684006050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RrSG5W-6XxMG6-YkwH_Qfc0eeax9zxKsm-fY_vcelJWLi6QIPOmgdGKBcLdWAS7kEP-B0P77EkCZth139hyphenhyphenWp2mdWYQS-Cw-GPROuLe9Rn2P0RZtPiBze6o1rKehV52Tqfm7BnVhDgE/s320/Transluscent+Blue+BPedals.JPG" border="0" /></a>Back to basics.....<br /><br />This one was just for me and is hanging in my living room.<br /><br />I am so happy that I was able to capture the stems of this plant thru the pedals. When I saw this image (a calendar picture) I knew I just had to "play" with it to see if I could capture the view, with pastels, and keep it from getting muddy. It worked so I had to share it.<br /><br />I'm hoping you will like it as much as I do....Tracey Latorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166264941994974260noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681615962889814991.post-66369090397004970782010-11-28T13:05:00.003-05:002010-11-28T16:34:22.718-05:00Mixed Media Study - Oil Pastel, Watercolor and Acrylic Paint<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIGrIBK6N0HArzLmR5jonlAO2SlfMhZJ7dStI-U4qF87ENp3IBKWbDL1HOYMbcrpEcl3vAGaX2-7rbtpSehI-oeSAGj9hBORCGM-EjaXr_EmB8C-XIlwGs4DH2CoCMItf_qT-aL7KjIY/s1600/Mixed+Media+Study.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544666164226791506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 246px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIGrIBK6N0HArzLmR5jonlAO2SlfMhZJ7dStI-U4qF87ENp3IBKWbDL1HOYMbcrpEcl3vAGaX2-7rbtpSehI-oeSAGj9hBORCGM-EjaXr_EmB8C-XIlwGs4DH2CoCMItf_qT-aL7KjIY/s320/Mixed+Media+Study.JPG" border="0" /></a>This painting is not a finished painting. I'm posting it now to create the opportunity to see it this way as compared to what it will be when it's finished. <div> </div><div>I am excited about this because it started out as a quick splash painting w/thalo blue and gesso, and it's a landscape (my favorite). I slowly worked in watercolor and oil pastels to get it to where it is now. I am still waiting for it to dry completely.</div><div> </div><div>I plan to work in darker tones to create arial perspective, and to omit the tree trunk in the lower right corner. </div>Tracey Latorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166264941994974260noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681615962889814991.post-26680280276640934062010-11-28T12:30:00.003-05:002010-11-28T13:00:53.256-05:00"Moonlit Lady w/ Spanish Moss" - v.2 - Blue Splash Painting Study<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzDX9UO0mxfVAP-_BH4O-tD5xjlhMubabK8RJxS_9JwtX-o5IUStxKRVJFVZVhzlJ3Qzo26XCHm7BKATaK8S3uUZAvER07QZDmIwc2ML65aWboXoACzNtLIVwIAwUNUTkfOOGSQs1wvhg/s1600/Moonlit+Lady.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544662083890771554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzDX9UO0mxfVAP-_BH4O-tD5xjlhMubabK8RJxS_9JwtX-o5IUStxKRVJFVZVhzlJ3Qzo26XCHm7BKATaK8S3uUZAvER07QZDmIwc2ML65aWboXoACzNtLIVwIAwUNUTkfOOGSQs1wvhg/s320/Moonlit+Lady.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Tracey Latorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166264941994974260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681615962889814991.post-60786390019732036092010-11-28T12:26:00.001-05:002010-11-28T12:30:21.139-05:00"Goin' to Play Baseball" - Splash Painting Study<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85D0z6d7hOGijNlIdWg4ZQTA8ydGxp7fEOlu4ViVPuavtoWwr1qVjAk7TgTTKwEMXVw-ULp_WJCovCJqi_stBXIOrgSk9C7_I3xDsEWqHvxTBjwmnv6EJ-Ybwgq0Qfxj1U5uxj_gH9z4/s1600/Baseball+Boy+Keep.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544653762176102594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 272px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85D0z6d7hOGijNlIdWg4ZQTA8ydGxp7fEOlu4ViVPuavtoWwr1qVjAk7TgTTKwEMXVw-ULp_WJCovCJqi_stBXIOrgSk9C7_I3xDsEWqHvxTBjwmnv6EJ-Ybwgq0Qfxj1U5uxj_gH9z4/s320/Baseball+Boy+Keep.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Tracey Latorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166264941994974260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681615962889814991.post-22161796033519745812010-11-28T11:42:00.003-05:002010-11-28T12:09:14.389-05:00"Black Evergreens"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDPCGDMz8eLHIium-Iqh45Y1bdFvlI3GBAP-KU7ywdDq1myHweUIIZf6ajncSbPsdWpINTsLADkgcliHAC11eh9nWvj8m9MTuiS8jmBQknRt9vFtThvFRl06h2TAGE2yBVMJBq2cgr5U/s1600/Purple+Mountains.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544648434471502578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDPCGDMz8eLHIium-Iqh45Y1bdFvlI3GBAP-KU7ywdDq1myHweUIIZf6ajncSbPsdWpINTsLADkgcliHAC11eh9nWvj8m9MTuiS8jmBQknRt9vFtThvFRl06h2TAGE2yBVMJBq2cgr5U/s320/Purple+Mountains.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Tracey Latorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166264941994974260noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681615962889814991.post-81342131487706559272010-11-28T11:29:00.003-05:002010-11-28T11:42:12.154-05:00"Pastel Meadow"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlauF_RsbXZCBOCfKFBGFY5gVeNs_n_AmLIwIjQk9NWymkQjZ7dbB8V0xGHFtlW6n3hZKSYLUZDW82tvCkv8gQ8BHUZ9XsJbkw593oKgZFGyVOTt32nJ1BWX26wZV6ydlbhFZ-F0scKY/s1600/pastel+meadow+keep.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544641795762733698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 306px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 244px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQlauF_RsbXZCBOCfKFBGFY5gVeNs_n_AmLIwIjQk9NWymkQjZ7dbB8V0xGHFtlW6n3hZKSYLUZDW82tvCkv8gQ8BHUZ9XsJbkw593oKgZFGyVOTt32nJ1BWX26wZV6ydlbhFZ-F0scKY/s320/pastel+meadow+keep.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Tracey Latorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166264941994974260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681615962889814991.post-84614290329034934612010-05-02T09:52:00.007-04:002010-11-29T13:07:32.855-05:00The Sky in a River<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0l_FJuv9U6nFmO-0cx8aP-E3XwwPUABZSHe59SJdDAyd58cPYErKh2Ugn0vhknrdwDLOKrxU2h-pd4VMFhqHAP1QDDWeWxZBtTaVAJK9E9-kICL-juifvXSXqoO3kWLoXVHroHMlsnY/s1600/sky+in+the+water.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466671580177534162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 229px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0l_FJuv9U6nFmO-0cx8aP-E3XwwPUABZSHe59SJdDAyd58cPYErKh2Ugn0vhknrdwDLOKrxU2h-pd4VMFhqHAP1QDDWeWxZBtTaVAJK9E9-kICL-juifvXSXqoO3kWLoXVHroHMlsnY/s320/sky+in+the+water.jpg" border="0" /></a> This piece is done with heavy body acrylics on canvas panel.<br />The more I work with heavy body paint, the more I like it. I've worked on it for the past few months, and painted and repainted the grasses on the right. Oddly enough, the grass was the toughest to depict. There is an insect in plain view. Can you find it?<br /><br />This image is from within me, and it was done to depict the sky from within the river. I fell in love with the idea that the sky can be shown from the bottom of an image, and have it still make sense to the mind's eye.<br /><br />This one was a labor of love; specifically painted for my best friend. I have yet to turn it over to him because he lives far away from me. I've wanted him to see it for months, and it occurred to me that this is the best way to let him see it and to get opinions from you about it. Bobby, I hope you like it !<br /><br />Please leave a comment. Did you find the grasshopper?Tracey Latorellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03166264941994974260noreply@blogger.com5