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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Gloria J Zucaro's "Jenn's Valentine"

12" x 12" square Original Oil on Canvas panel.
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Happy Valentine's Day everyone!  I am posting my painting today to Jennifer Mclean's challenge of the week  for The Artists Playroom, which is Valentine themed.  This will also be my early post to Paint Party Friday.  I may try to get my Diva challenge done, too and post to "I am the Diva".  I painted a still life today in what is a contemporary impressionistic style.  I had placed a stem with multiple flowers on it in my Belleek vase.  I had some Lindt Chocolate Truffles, so put them on the table.  I hope you enjoy my painting and your Valentine's day.

5"H x 8"W
Colored paper, Spray Ink, Glitter Paint, Gel Pen, Rhinestones

I am participating in Carolyn Dube's "Use Your Words" on-line workshop.  This was a funny
mess because I did not have a stencil and the Cricut die-cut machine I have does not have the silhouette feature to make stencils so I thought I would just spray over the letters I cut out. But I already had a black background with a white heart. The red did not show up on the black when I sprayed the ink. So then I tried gold glitter spray, well that was a little better, but blew the letters away! So I just used white gel pen around the misplaced letters and then added a little 3 piece strip of rhinestones to the heart. I wrote my journaling with the white gel pen, but it picked up the red ink and came out pink!  The reason I picked the word "pain" is because I have been going for physical therapy on my neck and shoulders for the last three weeks.  It is just arthritis, which is what happens when you get old!  LOL!

36 comments:

  1. Loving your gorgeous oil painting Gloria, beautiful artwork. Am also enjoying your pages on Carolyn's use your words. Happy PPF, Annette x

    http://nettysartadventures.blogspot.co.uk/

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  2. Love your fabulous painting, I could reach out and pick up those chocolates. Sorry to hear about your pain, getting old sucks doesn't it.
    Happy Valentines Day.
    Von.

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  3. Your painting is absolutely gorgeous and both you and Tracey Fletcher King added those little round chocolates, I love those! Beautiful job, I hope your arthritis feels better, it's hard to be in pain and still do anything.

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  4. Love love your painting, so soft and real.

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  5. This painting is one of my favourites... and we painted the same chocolates this week... how cool is that... great minds and all that ...xx

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  6. I love your painting...the chocolates are a cool added bit!!
    Hope your pain subsides soon!

    Hugs Giggles

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  7. Love that painting! Hope your neck and shoulders feel better soon!

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  8. That top painting is gorgeous, Gloria! Love the candies on the table. The textured background paint contrasts the delicate cellophane papers. So well done! Happy Valentines Day!

    Sorry old arthritis got you down!! Bummer that!

    HPPF!

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  9. Love your painting, so well chosen for the theme. HPPF!

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  10. Your painting is brilliant, love every detail. HPPF

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  11. This is such a great painting Gloria. The colours and composition are all perfect!

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  12. Wow, Gloria! These are both glorious and so different too. The beautiful and romantic impressionistic style roses' oil painting would look beautiful in almost any style room, from Formal to Shabby Chic. As to the spectacular art journal page, as Mary Poppins would say, "Just a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down." May your love of art be healing therapy. Blessings!

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  13. beautiful Valentine piece, I love the arrangement. And wonderful word art too.

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  14. Beautiful Valentine's day painting! Happy Valentine's Day to you.

    Your painting is gorgeous! The journal page is neat - the challenges sound like thru made it more fun to try work-arounds...

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  15. your oil painting is beautiful - I love this style and the soft colours you used.

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  16. So painterly, Gloria!
    Wonderful brushstrokes and textures!!
    ♥♥♥
    Happy PPF!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  17. WOW, WOW, WOW. Your impressionist-style vase of flowers is absolutely masterful, and leaves me lost for words that would sound less over-used than beautiful, gorgeous, lovely ......
    I spent quite a long time just looking at the painting and enjoying every stroke and movement in it, a great joy.
    My absolute favourite on the APR Valentine challenge.

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  18. I always love your paintings. Lots of style and soft colors. Great job.

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  19. VERY beautiful stilllife! Really love it :-)

    Happy PPF

    Ilona

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  20. Gloria, I like this painting, textures you get with these messy brushstrokes are very good background. Saludos

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  21. Beautiful Valentine painting! HPPF!

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  22. That painting at the top with the flowers in the vase is really stunning. I love the colors and the style is perfect for the subject. Beautiful work.

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  23. oh wow Gloria!!!! this is so beautiful!!! well done!!! Have a super amazing Day!

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  24. That still life is just gorgeous. I love the colors and the beautiful textural feel of it. I emphasize with your "PAIN" painting. I have arthritis in both basal joints in my thumbs and sometimes painting and typing are so hard. Ah well... Happy PPF!

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  25. So, so beautiful Gloria. The colours are just wonderful :0) Mo

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  26. hello Gloria,
    your flowers are so very lovely ~

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  27. Beautiful flowers and wonderful chocolates!

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  28. Great work. I like the light filled flowers -- flowers and chocolates make are always a delight to see. Love you style. Art is always a great pain reliever. Thanks for sharing yours.

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  30. Love your still life, absolutely beautiful! <3

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  31. your painting of the still life is just gorgeous! And your art journal is so fun. Happy love gloria!

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  32. these are both a deLIGHT and I really enJOYed that explanation as I have these little bottles of glitter paint but I am so NOT a glitter girl [LOL] and you've given me a bit of insight into a way to use them. I still think I will give them to the kids in the front house [5 and 6] as I have been DOing, little by slowly clearing my studio of excess as my process shifts, changes, and evolves. yet it will BE a fun exploration to try them in a new way.

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  33. Your Valentine painting is beautiful, Gloria!! I hear ya on arthritic pain....yep, this getting old is no fun at all when it involves aches and pains. I hope the physical therapy has been helping. xx

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  34. Love the Valentine painting! Such beautiful flowers and what's not to loveabout Lindt pralinés. :) I hope the physical therapy helps on your pain. Love that painting, too.

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  35. Late again...but what a treat to visit you.
    Your beautiful soft still life is so romantic and the chocolates are one of my favourites! ;D
    You've also done a spectacular art journal page that sounds like it was rather tricky but it certainly paid off.
    I hope you have some relief with the physio. It's no fun being in pain. xox

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