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Saturday, December 3, 2011

Gloria J Zucaro's "Color My World"

OOPS!  If looking for Diva Challenge check further down the linky list, I put the wrong link!



4"H x 6"L Greeting Card done with Luminarte's Silks and Twinkling H20s, 
which are both luminescent acrylics.
$4.00 starting bid on Daily Paintworks auction
darker version- click to enlarge to see the glimmer!
Lighter Version
Although I am still very much "coldey" and have to go to the Doc in the A.M. because of fevers, I wanted to get something in to Jenn's Artist Playroom this week.  Jenn's prompt was paint something in your favorite color.  Well, picking one would be impossible!  I find I usually use an array of colors from the warm side of the color wheel and a few from the cooler side.  I tend not to like earth tones or very muted colors.  I am most happy with orange, yellows, roses, aqua, lime green, and emerald green. I also love sparkles!  I just got new paints listed above and they are a wonderful pigment filled with mica.  The originator of these fabulous paints is Leslie Ohnstad and the paints can be found here, LuminArte.  The picture doesn't do the card justice as far as the richness and sheen of the paint.  You can see it better in the darker version but the lighter version is more true to the brightness.

25 comments:

  1. I used twinkling H2O's on mine and couldn't capture the twinkles either... frustrating is't it... I love their products and love the zing they add... hope you start to feel better...xx

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  2. Stunning beyond words!! Just one step above twinkling h2os. Take care, make sure to take advil and drink piles to keep that fever at bay!! Hope to hear you're better soon!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  3. Nice one...the abstract elements give it a very cool "moody" feeling! Hope you feel better soon!

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  4. I love the warm pink and orange together--so vibrant and bright! I hope you beat that cold soon.

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  5. Glorious!! please feel better soon. I think if you just look at your art you will feel betterer and betterer!

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  6. Wow Gloria..spectacular energy in this piece..the colors are stunning and magical..a wonderful sense of spirit shining in this piece..very meditative and reflective..the beginning of a journey!! powerful!
    Victoria

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  7. GORgeous colour mix Gloria. Sorry you aren't well just now, but I'm sure that looking at this will make you feel warm and relaxed. Get well soon :0)

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  8. I haven't tried these paints but i am always in love with them when someone else posts something done with them! ... And to answer your question... Yes, i didn't add any outlines at first, just layers of a color i like next to another color, then i saw her figure and painted the black around her and the circle flowers!

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  9. beautiful, gloria! i think you and i like similar colors and feelings in our work. i was just looking at twinkling H2Os last night - i have a couple but what i'd really like to do is take dion's class when it opens up again. i signed up for her pencil class. love your work here - i like the bottom one best - brighter, more lively.

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  10. Well my monitors color is off again. So its hard to see what colors you used. Will have to come back when its done acting up but wanted to visit anyway. thanks for your comment on my blog. Hope you get to feeling better soon. HPPF

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  11. oooh, you lucky girl, new paints. I've been promised a whole boat load of twinks when I'm ready, which is when I get the time to do dion's course. Gorgeous painting. Love that opera pink. One of my fave colors.
    Best,
    Jenn

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  12. What a divine landscape, Gloria!! The vibrant pinks with the oranges look fantastic!

    I hope you feel better very soon....fevers are not nice to deal with.

    Rest up over the weekend ~ xo

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  13. You painting is glorious, love the colours and you have silks you lucky thing. They are fabulous, would love some of those one day.
    Von

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  14. Your work has so much depth and the colors are wonderful. I haven't tried the paints but I think they had better go on my wish list.

    Darla

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  15. I love the warmth in the pink and orange in your card's landscape, Gloria. The whole composition is very soothing. Blessings!

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  16. Oh yes, these are my favorite colours too! Lovely work!

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  17. Well that's yet more supplies to go on my wishlist Gloria,
    I've never used those paints but they look amazing.
    A brilliant piece of work ;D
    Take care of yourself and hopefully you'll feel better soon.
    xoxo

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  18. Gloria I love your colors here, this has that sun set feel to it, beautiful and so very warm. Get better soon, take care. xx

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  19. I really like how bold you are with your colors. Hope you are feeling better!

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  20. Very vibrant colours! Hope you're feeling better now.

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  21. I love these juicy, vibrant colors! I have some sparklyy Luminere paint in metallic colors but I'd love to try sparkly versions of the other colors, too. I hope you feel better soon.

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  22. Well, this was an extra little treat. So beautifully colorful!

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  23. Wow this is amazing art...love the fuschia mountains!

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