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| 'Listen to the Music of the Marsh' 8x10 pastel ©Karen Margulis SOLD |
I think I'm going to like this series. I was asked how many painting will I plan to do in this series of Pawleys Island paintings. Well I printed out 24 photos so why not 24! I have a variety of things to paint from marshes to the beach to the birds and some wonderful sunsets. I think it will keep my interest.
The problem always is what to name the painting? I could spend way too much time deciding on a name. I really enjoy trying to find the perfect most meaningful name. But I usually don't have time so I settle on something not so inspired like 'Morning Marsh' or 'Afternoon Marsh'. Then I run into trouble when I am not paying attention and use the name again. How many 'Afternoon Marshes' can one artist have!
So I have an idea for naming the paintings in this series. I have two books on my shelf on the Lowcountry. I decided to flip through the book and pull out phrases or words that fit the subject I am painting. I started writing them down on a piece of scrap paper and then I realized that I would lose it. So I started a mini notebook that I can leave out on my desk.
Now when I come across some words or phrases that might make a good painting title....I'll have a handy place to write them down. It is really a lot of fun to read a paragraph written about your subject and find ways to extract and put together words that make the perfect title. This is a fun way to use your downtime yet still be productive!
4 comments:
Hi Karen:
Yesterday I received a note attached to my regular email from you saying that I was being unsubscribed- have you heard from anyone else about this?
Please do unsubscribe me. I enjoy your blog/emails very much. My medium of choice is watercolour, but I am slowly learning how to the enhance it with pastel.
Sheila Johnston
Hi Shelia, I havent unsubscribed anyone! Last week Mailchimp posted on my blog about being unsubscribed but I thought it was fixed! I'm sorry for the confusion! I really don't know why that notice is going out.
I love this tip Karen - Thanks!
Rebecca
Great idea. I really struggle with names for paintings and usually don't give enough time to it - leaving it until just before an exhibition before coming up with something (which usually means boring!) Having a notebook with interesting phrases/words is great and I should start working on it as of now, so I'm not caught out next time! By the way - I was "unsubscribed" as well, but luckily managed to get you back again, as I love seeing your work....
Lynn
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