Tag Archives: art

A slightly different approach

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Alli Farkas

This one has been sitting around with its background done for quite a while, amid various vague promises from me that I would be doing something with it soon. So yeah, it’s got the early stages of subject matter started. … Continue reading →

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33 cued up, with a postscript on 32

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Alli Farkas

I went ahead and posted an “inaccurate color” photo of Sky Pads 32 yesterday because I was in a hurry to finally get it out there. I loved the fake gold-orange tones (created by bad lighting) floating down from the … Continue reading →

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New record for longest time to complete a painting

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Alli Farkas

Sky Pads 32! It only took a little over half a year to finish 😯. Can’t blame my commission for Menemsha Harbor for that—it was only about a 2-month interruption. Pandemic delay??!! Covid fatigue??!! Paint shortage??!! Take your pick—I’ll go … Continue reading →

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The Artist’s Reward

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Alli Farkas

The “unboxing” as it’s called today. Flawless arrival in Massachusetts.

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Christmas in April

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Alli Farkas

I am a patient person. This blog post should prove it. Never one to nag, just suggest…and it finally happened. My promised Christmas present from two Christmases ago finally took an actual physical form: What finally got the designer (I … Continue reading →

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Sunshine to the rescue

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Alli Farkas

It’s been cold and snowy, wet, dreary–way too long here in Michigan. I’ve had drawings completed and canvases stretched for the next three Sky Pads paintings prepared and waiting for weeks now because I need warm sunshine to get the … Continue reading →

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A little New Year’s surprise

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Alli Farkas

Way back in 2017 I blogged about a photo of one of the small Aquabord™ paintings I do while I’m in my booth at horse shows or expos. I like to do that so I can attract people to watch … Continue reading →

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G–O–A–L-L-L!!!

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Alli Farkas

Below is the previous version for comparison. I guess your preference would be determined by your appreciation of floating versus more grounded. In the previous version everything was more or less untied from any kind of anchor. In the final … Continue reading →

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Sky Pads 30, part 2

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Alli Farkas

I did say a long time ago that I was going to leave the background “as is” on this one. But…now that I have the plants themselves in place I need to accent a few spots on the background so … Continue reading →

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What’s your favorite light flavor?

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Alli Farkas

Okay, so I wasn’t totally happy with the color scheme of Sky Pads 31, but I didn’t want to paint over it. So I didn’t. The photo in the original post was taken in a “daylight” setting, which brightened everything … Continue reading →

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