Boring old coffee pot...

For our final painting this quarter, the assignment was to take an every day object, blow it up in size till it was nearly unrecognizable, and paint it in 'discordant' colors. I chose an Arabic coffee pot, and at first my teacher said it just wouldn't work. She said it would be nearly impossible to make a coffee pot interesting to look at. She did say, however, that I was welcome to prove her wrong. I was terrified at the prospect, but a challenge is a challenge.

On critique day I sat my painting up with everyone elses, in a large semi-circle around the room, and we started to discuss each persons painting, right down the line. When she got to my coffee pot, my teacher said "Who would have known that a boring old coffee pot could be so interesting. You really did prove me wrong, and I love it when people can do that." I was on top of the world that day, and I have signed up for oil painting again in the Fall!

Take a look at my 'boring old coffee pot' and let me know what you think.

Whew!!!

I haven't been very good at keeping up with my posts. In my defense, I have had a crazy 8 weeks, and just haven't had any time to think or breath. Hopefully, things have calmed down a little, and I will try to be better.

Now, on to the good stuff, this is the mosque interior I painted for, yes, my oil painting class. It looks a little different in the picture than it does on the wall, which is interesting. Here it is almost glowing, while on the wall it is a shade darker. Funny what camera lighting can do.

I actually painted this some weeks ago, and have already had a new assignment and finished it, but so far haven't gotten pictures taken of it. I will also get my screen prints back this week, and will get them photographed and on the blog as well. In the meantime, I will be thinking of projects to do over the Summer. I can't just sit around doing nothing, can I?