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Did some tiny pastel paintings this week, little landscapes. (Original Post) LiberalLoner Jul 2023 OP
Your paintings are really lovely! 50 Shades Of Blue Jul 2023 #1
Thank you so much!❤️ LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #4
I love the work! best of luck on the biopsies Walleye Jul 2023 #2
Thank you so much! ❤️ yeah, I'm trying not to be anxious. LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #5
Thank you for sharing your paintings. Glorfindel Jul 2023 #3
Thank you for looking and liking them! ❤️ LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #6
Those are beautiful. people Jul 2023 #7
Thank you! ❤️ LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #8
Your paiintings nancy1942 Jul 2023 #9
Thank you! ❤️ LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #36
Wonderful nt XanaDUer2 Jul 2023 #10
Thank you! ❤️ LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #37
Lovely. Very peaceful and serene. Autumn Jul 2023 #11
Thank you very much! ❤️ LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #38
These are beautiful. MLAA Jul 2023 #12
Thank you! Those are my favorites too! ❤️ I think I like strong value contrasts. LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #39
I've been thinking about you!! MontanaMama Jul 2023 #13
Thank you so much❤️ and thanks for thinking of me! LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #40
I love love love tiny things! cyclonefence Jul 2023 #14
Thank you so so much....I am glad you defeated the bastard and are still here! ❤️❤️❤️ LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #46
Love them all. sinkingfeeling Jul 2023 #15
Thank you! ❤️ LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #47
Quite charming. 3catwoman3 Jul 2023 #16
Thank you so much! ❤️ what a cool memory and souvenirs you have!!! LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #48
I love your works! In my mind I was louslobbs Jul 2023 #17
Thank you so very much ❤️🌹 LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #49
Those are just gorgeous! bif Jul 2023 #18
Thank you so much! ❤️ LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #50
Wonderful little paintings! Rebl2 Jul 2023 #19
Thank you! ❤️ LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #51
These are all so beautiful! What a great talent you have. flying_wahini Jul 2023 #20
Thank you so much! ❤️ LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #52
Very pretty. Thanks for sharing with your DU family. n/t iluvtennis Jul 2023 #21
Thanks and thank you for looking at them! ❤️ LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #45
Outstanding! diva77 Jul 2023 #22
Thanks! ❤️ LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #44
They are all lovely, so soft and serene. I love the water ones. niyad Jul 2023 #23
Thank you so much, it means a lot to me ❤️🙏🌹 LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #43
I love these! Thank you for the art bronxiteforever Jul 2023 #24
Thank you for looking and saying nice things about my art! ❤️ LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #42
They are lovely and have an ethereal quality, a very serene feeling. You are very talented. Ziggysmom Jul 2023 #25
Thank you so much❤️ I love little paintings too! Fascinated by miniature oil paintings! LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #41
Lovely Joinfortmill Jul 2023 #26
Thank you! ❤️ LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #35
I hope the biopsies are benign. Bluethroughu Jul 2023 #27
Thank you so much! 😍🌹 LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #34
These are all very beautiful. LoisB Jul 2023 #28
Thank you! ❤️ LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #33
Oh my, LiberalLoner, these are so soft and evocative. thatcrowwoman Jul 2023 #29
Oh I am in tears from the beauty of the blessing and your amazing kindness.... LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #31
Those are lovely! Ocelot II Jul 2023 #30
Thank you so much! There is something about small works that let me feel LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #32
Hi wonderful fellow artists, got the biopsy results back LiberalLoner Jul 2023 #53

MontanaMama

(24,012 posts)
13. I've been thinking about you!!
Thu Jul 20, 2023, 02:00 PM
Jul 2023

Hope the procedure went well and that you had the meds/support you needed.

I LOVE this series. The one on the lower right reminds me of a tributary of Lolo Creek. Just beautiful.

LiberalLoner

(10,104 posts)
40. Thank you so much❤️ and thanks for thinking of me!
Fri Jul 21, 2023, 09:19 AM
Jul 2023

Everything went well, it really wasn’t any big deal at all, and the staff were so incredibly nice to me that I dropped off a thank you card and treats this morning for them all! It wasn’t a big office so a couple dozen cupcakes were enough I think.

Your comment about Lolo made me smile because I have a cousin who lives in Lolo.

I’m always painting Montana, when I paint a landscape from the top of my head.

I guess you can tell where home really is, by the landscape you draw when you don’t have a reference photo to follow.

❤️❤️❤️

P.S. I hope all is well with you and yours this summer!

cyclonefence

(4,873 posts)
14. I love love love tiny things!
Thu Jul 20, 2023, 02:02 PM
Jul 2023

Your pictures are wonderful.

My life was saved by a breast biopsy--I've got you in my heart. I hope the results are negative, but if not--you're going after that bastard!!

3catwoman3

(25,416 posts)
16. Quite charming.
Thu Jul 20, 2023, 02:47 PM
Jul 2023

Among my most treasured possessions are 3 miniature paintings done by one of the artists who sell their works at Montmartre in Paris. I’ve had them since about 1989.

They are quite tiny, about 1 1/2” x 2”, and were creatively framed by a friend of mine, who is a nurse but did matting and framing on the side. She was very talented. She did a few other pieces for me. I never gave her any guidance or preferences, because I knew she would find the perfect matches.

louslobbs

(3,416 posts)
17. I love your works! In my mind I was
Thu Jul 20, 2023, 02:54 PM
Jul 2023

able to see them beautifully framed, you have a natural talent. Thank you for sharing💕. Thinking of you as you await your test results.

flying_wahini

(8,004 posts)
20. These are all so beautiful! What a great talent you have.
Thu Jul 20, 2023, 03:47 PM
Jul 2023

Your paintings evoke a great stillness and serenity in me.

niyad

(119,830 posts)
23. They are all lovely, so soft and serene. I love the water ones.
Thu Jul 20, 2023, 03:57 PM
Jul 2023

Holding good thoughts and vibes for best outcome.

Ziggysmom

(3,567 posts)
25. They are lovely and have an ethereal quality, a very serene feeling. You are very talented.
Thu Jul 20, 2023, 04:01 PM
Jul 2023

I adore small paintings; my daughter is an antique dealer and collects tiny, vintage oils.

Bluethroughu

(5,749 posts)
27. I hope the biopsies are benign.
Thu Jul 20, 2023, 04:10 PM
Jul 2023

The paintings are comptemplative, I see myself walking the path or standing in the field. Excellent.

thatcrowwoman

(1,230 posts)
29. Oh my, LiberalLoner, these are so soft and evocative.
Thu Jul 20, 2023, 04:32 PM
Jul 2023

I love the light you’ve captured, and the mountains and the trees.
They beckon me to linger where it’s quiet and calm.
Deep breath and I can smell that fresh forest air, thanks be to the trees.

Painting is a beautiful way to be engaged while you await your results. Many thanks for sharing your paintings and your procedures. We’ll help you carry that load, okay?

A blessing, if I may…
🕊You are strong and brave and dearly loved.
May love and light surround you and enfold you,
and may you always find whatever help you may need.
Sweet Shalom, peace be with you.🕊
🕊thatcrowwoman

LiberalLoner

(10,104 posts)
31. Oh I am in tears from the beauty of the blessing and your amazing kindness....
Fri Jul 21, 2023, 09:10 AM
Jul 2023

You have truly touched my heart and given me strength to face whatever lies ahead of me now.

It probably sounds strange, but starting during the biopsy procedures, I started feeling the presence of my mom and other loved ones in heaven. It’s such a strong feeling. I almost think if I turned around quickly enough I would see them. That feeling brings me a lot of peace.

Thank you for the blessing, your kind words about my paintings, for being here for me, for everything.

You are a big part of the reason DU feels like a family. ❤️❤️❤️

If there is anything I can do for you ever, please DM me, I’ll give you my email address, I would be thrilled to send you a couple of my paintings for free, etc.

Ocelot II

(120,782 posts)
30. Those are lovely!
Thu Jul 20, 2023, 10:32 PM
Jul 2023

I don't know how you can make those beautiful little landscapes with pastels, but I'm envious! Very nice work.

LiberalLoner

(10,104 posts)
32. Thank you so much! There is something about small works that let me feel
Fri Jul 21, 2023, 09:13 AM
Jul 2023

I’m not wasting supplies if a painting doesn’t turn out. Plus, it’s less intimidating to do small works.

I know I need to do larger works to have anything to offer people might want, but I think I’m not quite there yet, and if I work another year or two with small paintings, I might just get to the point where I feel confident entering my works in shows or approaching a local gallery.

Smaller works are more fun and less stressful.

It is a challenge to get small marks with those big pastels, but I also use the harder nupastel sticks which are great at making relatively fine lines.



LiberalLoner

(10,104 posts)
53. Hi wonderful fellow artists, got the biopsy results back
Fri Jul 21, 2023, 02:47 PM
Jul 2023

Left breast has two masses that are cancer, right breast not cancer but atypical ductal hyperplasia that needs to be removed and evaluated.

So surgery needed on both sides but only one side is cancer.

Thanks everyone so much for being so caring and giving me such great support.

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