Sunday, December 5, 2010

MY WALL GALLERY.....

I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING SMALL PAINTINGS AND PICTURES THAT I FIND IN THE THRIFT STORE AND FLEA MARKETS FOR YEARS...I DON'T CARE FOR EMPTY WALLS...

I WAS INSPIRED BY A POST YESTERDAY BY BRUNCH AT SAKS...I FOLLOW HER BLOG AND LOVE THE WALL GALLERIES THAT SHE POSTED...GUESS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT DOESN'T LIKE EMPTY SPACES....


I TEND TO LIKE MINIATURE PAINTINGS AND PHOTOS....
I PAINTED THIS WHEN MY FATHER WAS ILL...I FINISHED IT IN HIS ROOM AT THE HOSPITAL WHERE I WOULD VISIT HIM...HE WAS A GREAT MAN. GOOD THINGS CAN BE BORN OF TRAGIC THINGS THAT OCCUR IN YOUR LIFE...I DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAINT FROM IMAGINATION SO I PAINTED THIS MODIGLIANI FROM A PICTURE I FOUND IN A MAGAZINE...IT IS PART OF MY WALL GALLERY IN MY DINING ROOM.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

wow these look amazing xxxx

Mrs.Grinder said...

DAWN! this wall is amazing. seriously.

“The only real failure in life is the failure to try.”

“The only real failure in life is the failure to try.”