Friday, March 25, 2011

dehydrated onions

Remember about a month ago I posted smelly onions? I said that my studio smelled of onions because I had held on to the onions for too long. Well, I never threw them away. Just look at the lovely foilage that is sprouting. I think they are dehydrated because I do not smell them anymore. That, or I have become immune to the smell. I have a bowl full of lovely yellow and purple onions with trees growing out of them.
So nice to paint today. Have been too busy this week. Excited to have some time this weekend.
Got to meet a sweet artist today. Suzanne Stewart from Austin, TX was in town and came by to visit. I forgot to ask her if my studio smelled like onions.
This is painted on a 9 x 12" linen panel.
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13 comments:

  1. I really like the onion in the glass. You painted those reflections so well. Fun composition and love the title.

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  2. I have definitely had the cousins of these onions at my house, sprouts and all, love to paint them but probably not good to cook with at this stage. The is a beautiful composition, Carol.

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  3. I like this so much! That silvery blue is so interesting with those shiny warm onions,and the onions more interesting with the shoots, too . I thought they had to be in the dark to grow, but you say you have a bowl of them so maybe they are out in the light. I'll try a crop-

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  4. Carol, your work SHINES!This is a beautiful piece.
    Brenda

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  5. I think this is absolutely elegant! Who'd a thunk that onions could be considered elegant? Take away the smell, add some green shoots, deepening colors and that gorgeous crystal glass/vase and voila. Elegant beauty indeed.

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  6. Does this still qualify as a "still" life?

    Nature, gotta love it!

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  7. Carol, what a fabulous piece....love how you caught the sprouting onions...and rendered the glass. Always look forward to your postings.

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  8. Beautiful onion trees. Love the purple background against the rusty reds. Great refelctions.

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  9. Very nice, the onions are painted very well and I really like your greys in the background.

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  10. It's a beautyful painting Carol. I like the idea !

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  11. Love the chiseled brushed stokes, but it's the greens that really make this painting sing. Wait, I think its the shadows...

    I love this painting Carol!

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  12. Carol, This painting is really spectacular. The composition is amazing and the brushstrokes. Gorgeous really gorgeous.

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  13. Somehow I missed this posting Carol - and sure glad I spied it now! So well rendered and perfect palette of harmonious colors.

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