Wednesday, August 31, 2011

"The Red Queen's Tarts"

6 x 6"
oil on masonite
sold

I'm not quite back in the driver's seat, my beloved Mac should come home tomorrow. It's been an agonizing 10 days without it, I liken it to having all the ingredients for a cake and no oven to bake it in. My Mac contains programs that I don't have anywhere else, including Photoshop, which enables me to get the most accurate image of my paintings. That's a big thing - the presentation matters. You can paint 100's of pieces and it doesn't mean squat if you can't present it well.

I do have a laptop.... but the Photoshop Express version I had wasn't cutting it. I took a gamble and upgraded to version 9, and for those out there who need a good photo editing program and can't afford the full version of Photoshop CS, this does the trick. Now I'm able to post an image that I know is right.

About the latest, I continue on with my series ATL to NYC & Back - after we left Madison Square Park, where we petted lots of happy dogs (which will be a series included in my upcoming October show) we went into Eataly, a mega-gourmet foods market. It was dazzling to the senses, I loved that place. These artful, sweet desserts were on display in the bakery. Brett suggested the title, he had just watched Alice in Wonderland, and I thought it was perfect.

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14 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 31, 2011 at 6:49 PM

    This is great, I love it. Nice to hear what you use for software maybe I'll try what you have used. I have only used picassa, I have windows vista. Thanks for the tips.
    Kristina

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  2. Sharon Rose SmithAugust 31, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    The tarts look real enough to taste!

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2011 at 2:44 AM

    lovely work! btw i didn't realise how much my macbook meant to me til i thought it was broken... it wasn't, i just got the clicking with the mousepad wrong... so hopefully you and your mac will soon be reunited:)

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  4. AzraSeptember 1, 2011 at 4:50 AM

    OOh! I love this!The composition is fun and colourful and your brushstrokes ...fantastic as usual.

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  5. carol morgan carmichaelSeptember 1, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    I am amazed at how much beauty you fit into such a small format. Wonderful! Glad you are back up and running. Can't wait to see the upcoming dogs.

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  6. Mary Sheehan WinnSeptember 1, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    I'm with Carol. It looks huge. Such exquisite detail and color.

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  7. Pam HolnbackSeptember 1, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    "the Queen of Tarts" would be another alice/ny/bakery title! Although his is great! Incredable amount of food in such a little space!

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  8. Shirley FachillaSeptember 1, 2011 at 10:29 AM

    Brett's title is wonderful; it really fits your beautiful, but somehow ever so slightly wacky tarts.

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  9. Linda PoppleSeptember 1, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    I love everything about "The Red Queen's Tarts" - really a wonderful painting!

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  10. Giselle Vidal McMenaminSeptember 1, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    This piece makes me sooooooooo hungry! It's delicious looking. ake that as a tremendous complement Karin

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  11. Terri BuchholzSeptember 1, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    so glad to have you back!

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  12. Cathy EngbergSeptember 1, 2011 at 7:54 PM

    I love this one! It sort of reminds me of the paintings by Wayne Thiebaud.

    I'm missing your posts. I hope you get your computer back soon!

    Cathy

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  13. Sharon Alama ArtSeptember 2, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    A Mac-less & Photoshop-less day is indeed a tough one!!

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  14. Sharon Alama ArtSeptember 6, 2011 at 9:02 PM

    Meant to say the lower left tart with the apricot glaze is exquisite... good tip about Photoshop Express... It takes more than computer problems to get me to clean, however ;)

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