Tuesday, July 19, 2011

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 I was perhaps the most refreshed and reflective person on my  street  as I lay, for the second time mid morning,  immersed  in a  five foot tub filled with cold water that I had drawn earlier  around 2:30 am. I lay there for a good 5 to 10 minutes - without shivering, allowing my mind to drift, feeling tranquil and clever. 
No air conditioners, no palm trees,  but fans, open windows and good cross ventilation in an airy house -  if one can get the air to move. I couldn't persuade my husband to follow my   example - he ran screaming from my suggestion telling me that I was a seal. 


oil on cardboard painted late June on outskirts of Dundas
on a very slippery shellac ground.

12 comments:

  1. Marcia! This is again so wonderful, very special, expressive, strong! I like your very own language of nature, its very inspiring for me, thank you!

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  2. Marcia,

    This is so expressive. I love it! What wonderful use of such a limited palette.

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  3. Dear Seal,

    You sure can paint. I haven't been immersing myself in a bathtub -- but with air conditioners running full blast, and fans aplenty I was still splashing cold water on my face and arms and spritzing my hair. Man it was so hot I had to get out of town! Miss you and your fabulous paintings. You are gooood!

    Love Barbara

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  4. This is wonderful!
    It may be Dundas but it
    has a tropical feel as well.

    Cool man ... ur WoMAN!
    D

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  5. Hi Kathrin
    Thank you for your wonderful comment!!! I feel inspired by the paintings you've been doing with gouache. I worked with gouache a bit several years ago and seeing what you've been doing makes me want to resume!

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  6. Hi Nicki,
    Thank you!! I'm really glad you like it! I'm trying to remember what exactly my palette was that night - not all that limited if I recall - but then I did focus on just a few of the colors. I'll post another painting soon, I did that night where there is a broader range of pigment.
    I'm thrilled to see your drawing and that you're ploughing ahead with it!!!
    Marcia

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  7. Hi Barbara,
    I'm glad you fled TO and I know exactly where you were headed.
    You sure made my day big time with your comment!
    love, Marcia

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  8. Hi Doug, Thank you!
    I'm trying my utmost to be a cool woman. It's an uphill battle all the way in this tropical, north of the border heat wave everyone's having. I hope you're a cool man!!! I know you are!!!

    Marcia

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  9. Brilliant piece! I'm dazzled by the ease with which you paint landscapes. You do make it look easy. I just love the expressive, energetic brushstrokes. Yum!

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  10. Ha, love this piece and commentary, and the new drawings and weather reports.

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  11. Thank you, thank you dear Melinda! Of course nothing is easy so I'm delighted that you say it looks that way! I am really excited about your foray into the new/old encaustic medium! I'd sure love to play around with it with you some time!!
    xo Marcia

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  12. Dear Jala, I'm thrilled that you like both the piece and the commentary - one needs some pretext or excuse for commentary now and then after all, doesn't one? - and the drawings are actually old which I tripped over recently and I'm glad you appreciate Pearce's weather reports which are available in their entirety on line - they are a blast, aren't they?!

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