Sixteen Paintings for a. Gallery All backgrounds were painted at once, on top of straw bails. The acrylic set like adobe in some places because of the "organic" media flying around. Days were somewhat warm, and the mornings dewey, so the painted puddled and textured nicely. 's.' submitted some colored crayons sketches for ideas. Color scheme: avoid green, promote leather brown, sulphur yellow, juice red, purple, blue, dirty white. UPDATING Oct. 2008 i.e. Title of Artwork <click>, Date, Medium, Dimensions (B, H, W) Piece # Codes* Progress Meaning, Notes . . . *Codes: See artgalleries.html new a's Playhouse, Fun! a's Tree, Fun! a's Tree, Fun! a's Daffodils, Fun! a's iwillhelp, Fun! a's dadanddaughter, Fun! Blank Paintings 1, Showing Paintings #x, #2, #1 Blank Paintings 2, Showing Paintings #14, #15, #16, #10, #5, #x, #2 Blank Paintings 3, Showing Paintings #x, #x, #x, #11, #12, #13 Blank Paintings 4, Showing Paintings #x, #3 Blank Paintings 5, Showing Paintings #6, #7 Sketchbook page the swirls are based on. Sketchbook page that the colors are based on. Sketchbook page the room is based on. 1: Mother and Baby, 2006, Acrylic on Canvas, 24" x 48" x .75" 1601 W In Progress Personal Window looks out to oak treetops - if you're short. Sketchbook 1. 2. For aerodynamics - her dress - it's tied at the foot. This fin is only out when in flight. It can rapidly move side to side to help levitate and stabilize - and dodge oncoming insects and birds! 2: Father and Baby, 24" x 48" x .75" 1602 W In Progress Personal In flight - the wings fold up like a fan, small fins on stretching from the Achille's tendon to just below the back of the knee. Sketchbook 1. Sketch and photo paintings are based on (thank you...) 3: Path of the Butterfly, 24" x 30" x .75" 1603 W In Progress Personal Butterfly was caught in the paint, so it was memorialized. Sketchbook. 4: Symmetrical Paths, Borderless, Boundless Sun, 24" x 36" x .75" 1604 W In Progress Personal From swirls sketches and 's.' sun crayon sketch. Sketchbook. 5: Six Large Flowers, 2006, Acrylic on Canvas, 30" x 48" x 1.25" 1605 W In Progress Personal Taken from s. crayon sketch. Here the sketchbook page. 6: Girl and Birds (?), 2006, Acrylic on Canvas, 18" x 24" x 1.25" 1606 W In Progress Personal Sketchbook. 7: Portrait of a. (?), 2006, Acrylic on Canvas, 18" x 24" x 1.25" 1607 W In Progress Personal Swaddled in her blanket from Kimberly. 8: Symmetry Piece with Sun (?), 2006, Acrylic on Canvas, 24" x 24" x 1.25" 1608 W In Progress Personal Taken from s. crayon sketch. Sketchbook page. 9: Swirls and Orbs (?), 2006, Acrylic on Canvas, 24" x 24" x 1.25" xxxx W In Progress Personal Sketchbook page. 10: Bust with Black Muscat, 2006, Acrylic on Canvas, 12" x 12" x 1.25" Hung as Diamond xxxx W In Progress Personal Sketchbook page. It changed a little. I like both. 11: Small Star, 2006, Acrylic on Canvas, 5" x 5" x 1.25" Hung as Diamond xxxx W In Progress Personal From 's.' crayon sketch. Sketchbook. 12: Small Heart, 2006, Acrylic on Canvas, 5" x 5" x 1.25" Hung as Diamond xxxx W In Progress Personal From 's.' crayon sketch. Sketchbook. 13: Small Rainbow, 2006, Acrylic on Canvas, 5" x 5" x 1.25" Hung as Diamond xxxx W In Progress Personal From s. crayon sketch. Sketchbook. 14: Shadow Moon, 2006, Acrylic on Canvas, 5" x 5" x 1.25" Hung as Diamond xxxx W In Progress Personal Phases of moon crossing over was original idea, I forgot it, and did a Baba Moon and Baby Moon. Oops, well, it glows in the dark. 15: Shadow Cats Meet, 2006, Acrylic on Canvas, 5" x 5" x 1.25" Hung as Diamond xxxx W In Progress Personal Based on Halloween Cookies. From s. crayon sketch. Moe is swiping at a Fairy or the Butterfly (bad kitty!) and scares iCat. Sketchbook. 16: Shadow Sun, 2006, Acrylic on Canvas, 5" x 5" x 1.25" Hung as Diamond xxxx W In Progress Personal There was an eclipse a week before a. was born and she made it through the solstice in labor from the Fishes into the Goat Cheese sign. Mmm... Fishes and Goat Cheese... 17a: Watermelon Seed Abstract, 2006, Acrylic on Canvas, 5" x 5" x 1.25" xxxx W In Progress Personal I like this piece. It should be in the group, but it's not. 17b: Painting by s. for A., 2006, Acrylic on Canvas, xx" x xx" x .xx" 1617 E Finished Personal Little a. likes these. Hello - Galleries - Plants Unless otherwise specified, all images, copy, and artwork contained within the michaelspinetta.com domain are copyright 1975-2009 Michael J. Spinetta. All rights reserved. Any form of publishing copyrighted material requires permission of the artist. Artist retains copyright after sale of artwork.