Recap June-July Paintings

June-July
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Sewing and birds...two small series I painted over the last couple of months, both favorite subjects of mine! Thanks for taking the time to look!

Sewing Tools

6"x6" Oil on gessoboard

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Some necessary sewing tools that have been well used over the years...especially the quick unpick! The scissors are a favorite pair I've had forever.... and still use them!!

Button Up

6"x6" Oil on gessoboard
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I found this bright lime green cotton and one button so this is painted with the same palette (minus the black) as the previous one.The button is a cloth one and was nowhere as hard to paint as the last ones!!  There will be another couple for this series, I couldn't help myself!  I enjoy finding ways of setting up and it's a way of making use of these sewing tools now that I don't use them like I used to.

Sewing Notions

6x6in Oil on gessoboard

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Time for another thread painting! There is one more coming next post too. I decided to paint using black and grey and add the green button for a 'pop' of color...because I love green and it's a favorite button of mine!!  The buttons were challenging...good discipline  for me....not in a hurry to do more!!

Neat as a Pin

6"x6" Oil on gessoboard

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Another for my cotton series! There will be a few more to come in between other subjects. I loved painting the colored pins...I think this subject is one of my favorites, probably because I have good memories of when I used to sew all the time... and that is another form of creativity!!

Sewing Essentials

6"x6" Oil on gessoboard

One of my little bowls again! This turquoise one is my favorite. I'ts been a while since I did a thread painting and I still have a few more to do. I liked the shadows the scissors created in this one!  Funny how we all seem to have a favorite spot in our paintings!!

Sewing Machine

Drawing #30

Graphite and pastel

One month of my daily drawing gone and so I'm far still enjoying it!  My sewing machine has been sitting on my table for more than a week waiting for me to use it...maybe tomorrow!! I thought at the very least I should draw it.. here it is..so in a different sort of way I have used it!! 

Egg Cup Pincushion

Drawing #21

Graphite Pencil and Pastel

More on sewing! This is a stainless steel eggcup I used to make this egg cup pincushion...I don't use it much anymore so it has become part of a collection of sewing tools that I paint. I am pleased with the way the eggcup looks using graphite....this is another study for an oil too!

Safety First

Drawing # 20

Graphite Pencil and Watercolor

Still on the sewing theme...what would we do without safety pins? I have had these for years and still use them at times.  I thought I'd use graphite pencil instead of pen for this one, it is a softer look and I quite like it for a change! Paintings are coming along...a bit of multitasking going on, I have a newsletter to put together too!

Bobbins

Drawing #19

Graphite and pastel

Some more equipment from my sewing days! Love the nice bright colors next to the grey... I used graphite pencil for the bobbins and pastel for the thread. Because  pastel paper has a grainy texture this photo has not come out very well...it looks better in real life! This is a study for an oil  when I do some more thread paintings.

Pin Cushion Pot

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Back on the sewing theme again! I saw this little pin cushion pot in my neighbours sewing box and loved it so much that I borrowed it and dressed it up! It fits in nicely with my cotton series.

Cotton Colors

6"x6" Oil on board  

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More cottons! This is my favourite in this series so far...I've had these metallic threads for a long time, I used them for sewing beads on to dyed silk fabric...since I don't sew anymore, this is a perfect way to use them! I love the colors and the way they shine.