Monday, September 9, 2013

Los Poblanos Garden

Day Nine of the Thirty Day Challenge:  This rather unkempt supposedly formal flower garden at Los Poblanos farms in Albuquerque is exquisitely beautiful.  There was so much to include in this garden, to me it just called to painted with a palette knife and no brush.  I love how it turned out, especially when I added a yellow sky.

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I wish you could join me tomorrow night at the New Mexico state fair.  I entered four paintings in the fine arts exhibit and got all four of them in.  What a blessing.  Then a few days ago I got a call to tell me to be at the fair at 4:30 on 9/10 as one of the paintings won an award.  I cannot wait to find out more about that.  If you cannot be there, I will share more about it on my blog.
Los Poblanos Garden
Little Gem
6x8 oil on canvas mounted
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9 comments:

  1. Kim StenbergSeptember 9, 2013 at 5:59 AM

    Congratulations on the award! A beautiful, romantic landscape! You make Monet proud.

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    1. CAROL HOPPER -- A PAINTER'S JOURNALSeptember 9, 2013 at 7:40 AM

      Am I greedy or not? I would love to get a cash award...hmmmm....so I can go buy more art supplies!

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  2. Helen H TrachySeptember 9, 2013 at 6:11 AM

    This is a real beauty, congrat on your fine work!

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  3. CAROL HOPPER -- A PAINTER'S JOURNALSeptember 9, 2013 at 7:39 AM

    Thank you for being faithful about commenting. Don't we all need all the support we can garner?

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  4. c.dingmanSeptember 9, 2013 at 7:59 AM

    Nice composition. I noticed this on Leslie's blog right away.

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  5. CAROL HOPPER -- A PAINTER'S JOURNALSeptember 9, 2013 at 8:43 AM

    Thanks c. dingman!

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  6. SheilaSeptember 9, 2013 at 11:22 AM

    Carol congratulations on your award! I hope you will share the winning work with us. So happy for you, to have all of your pieces accepted - so wonderful! Best of luck to you. This garden is just dreamy :)

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  7. Tammie DickersonSeptember 9, 2013 at 5:19 PM

    Beautiful palette knife work! Congrats on your award - what an honor!

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  8. juliefordoliver.blogspot.comSeptember 9, 2013 at 9:14 PM

    Congratulations on your award, Carol. Love the colors and looseness in this painting.

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Awwwww thanks for writing to me. You know I love your messages!

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