Friday, October 28, 2011

A New Finished Painting from the Studio of The Homeless Finch

It's Paint Party Friday! Yeah!  I joined up with this group of artists just over a month ago.  I have been loving it.  The camaraderie is just awesome.  So today, I will be showing one of my latest finished paintings.  I haven't put a varnish on this one yet, but I wanted to show it.
 
"My Memory Doesn't Serve Me Well"
by Lesley Litrento
30" X 30"

This painting developed over a distance of time. It is a painting that is covering a previous work that I completed.  The previous work was a painting for my daughter's room with large geometric designs on purple.  She hated it, so the canvas sat unused for quite sometime.  There are still bits and pieces of that original painting in this one. Pieces that only I know are there.   Here are some detail images of the painting.





Hope you enjoyed the sneak peek into The Homeless Finch Studios.  For those of you who are new, don't leave too quickly!  Take a look around my blog and check out my most popular posts highlighted on the right column.  If you aren't a follower, come join me!  I would love to have you follow along. 

Have a great weekend full of fun and creativity! 

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32 comments:

Riitta Klint said...

Fabulous! I love that piece, keep it up!!

WrightStuff said...

I really like this. I'm such a layer fiend so it's right up my street!

Deneen@dreaming-n-color said...

I love the layering in this! You are making me want to paint again!

Korrie@RedHenHome said...

The layering technique is SO COOL! You make me want to learn to paint.

Twice Nice said...

It's beautiful Lesley! And the title speaks to me as well!
Deb

Grammy Goodwill said...

I really like this one. The name grabbed my attention, but the design kept me reading. How interesting to me that you painted over a painting.

Rosemary@villabarnes said...

Lesley, I love it. Love the layering, the colors, everything. Awesome.

Karen Isaacson said...

it's gorgeous! (and the title is great). The layers and depth are inspiring and I love that it carries a history and secret meaning underneath.

EVA said...

A wonderful painting! It really feels great to finish something, doesn't it!

I love the shades and the abstraction of it.

Anonymous said...

Great painting!
Love the theme/style..

Happy PPF! My second wk here!
♥Darlene

Katie said...

Oh yeah, I definately like this! I love the colors you used and all the different aspects of the painting!! Great job Lesley!!

tofubeast said...

Ohh this just might be one of my favorite paintings of yours. Hope to get to see it in person at some point!

ANNE said...

G O R G E O U S! There aren't enough words for me to express how much I love this piece. The mix of colours, the depth - it's just beautiful!

Happy PPF!

Tracey FK said...

Thanks for posting those closeups so we could see the detail... this is great and I love those glimmers of purple coming through so much... they pop... happy PPF xx

Unknown said...

I just love it...I am in awe of these type of art works ..I have never attempted to do one ...afraid of utter failure. I wish canvas and paint was given out free...them I wouldnt worry about failure ...I like your tree and I like the leaves they simplicity of them and yet the detail of the texture is very cool.

- KAT -

Janet said...

I like the painting and the title is great. You've got lots of interesting textures and layers in this painting. It's beautiful.

Cassie Bustamante said...

ooh i love it! the color palette is so warm . beautiful work, lesley!

Anonymous said...

The colors are awesome!

GlorV1 said...

I like this painting. The colors are great and I'm wondering about the title because it reminds me of me. My memory hasn't been serving me well as of late. Interesting. Happy PPF, job well done.

HeARTworks said...

Layering makes a work interesting because it's like there's a secret! I like this! Patsy from
HeARTworks

Unknown said...

What a nice blog you have here.. Your painting looks wonderful. Lots of yummy layers and textures to look at...

~Linda

Anonymous said...

This looks great! I love the colours and that you painting over something else. Great texture.

Mary C. Nasser said...

I definitely loved the sneak peek!
So glad you joined PPF a month ago and have experienced a sense of strong camaraderie as I have, too! :)

LOVE the details of the painting that really show off the layers you have developed! The contrast in colors in fabulous, too!!

Happy PPF!!
Mary
Mixed-Media Map Art

manomij said...

Great seeing all those layers through the painting,I love purple so I am pleased to see you kept some!
ManonX

Unknown said...

Fantastic colours and textures. Love the layers!

carlarey said...

I like this a lot. Love the colors and texture.

Rosie Kaplan said...

The close ups are awesome

Molly said...

thanks for sharing views as it evolved. always so interesting to see how a piece comes together. love the muted, autumn colors!

SHERI COOK said...

Love the layering in this piece. Glad you shared it this week. Happy PPF!

Mimi Torchia Boothby Watercolors said...

interesting painting, I see a lot of depth.. Happy PPF

Geckostone said...

Wow this is great! I love the title too! Deb

Confessions of a Plate Addict said...

So pretty! I love all the layers of texture! Have a great week!...hugs...Debbie