Look what I got from my dear Artcolony friend Ellie Sethman from California. Each year we have a painting exchange and we draw names and keep it a secret until we all open them on Christmas Day (Well, we're supposed to wait...Kay Smith sorta jumped the gun this year!). I LOVE IT! Ellie is known for her kalidescope paintings and her miniature paintings...I love both her techniques and could never to either...especially the miniatures. This little gem is 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches in size...and she sent it matted and framed. I'm such a lucky gal! There is no way I could ever accomplish the detail (and you all know I love detail) on this size of a painting. My photography skills aren't that great as this is crooked, but just wanted you to see this wonderful Christmas gift.
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Mollie, happy holidays! And you are a lucky gal. What a beautiful miniature painting. I would need a microscope to paint so many details in such a small size. What a feat. And what a gorgeous frame!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Christiane...I'm loving this gift very much. I'd never try miniatures!
ReplyDeleteIt really looks pretty. The way it is matted and framed just sets it off.
ReplyDeleteI am so happy that you like it Mollie. You are a very special gal...glad that you have it. I was the lucky person last year to receive Mollie's painting of cherries.
ReplyDeleteThat looks amazing Mollie, what a great gift! and so small, I can't even believe all the detail that's there, wow
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary and Teresa...I know Teresa, I couldn't imagine using a brush that small and still having any control...and just look at the values she has gotten with that size.
ReplyDeleteHi Mollie, I just found your blog and really love your painting style. I was surprised to see this painting from Ellie Sethman. I know her and am very familiar with her kalidescope paintings and knew that she painted miniatures but didn't recognize this as one of hers. She is an incredible artist, isn't she?
ReplyDeleteAlso, another coincidence, I am also a Jones (maiden name). Actually, I'm a double Jones. My mom was a Jones from Alabama and my dad was a Jones from Nova Scotia. And no, they were not related. Of course Jones is a very common name, right?
I'm glad I found your blog and am looking forward to what you post next.
Mollie, Nancy is a very fine painter herself. I was surprised to see her at my poor neglected blog so I came here. She told me that she found me through your blog. What a small world!
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