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Monday, June 21, 2010

Sizing Up

I'm so sorry for the long delay in showing this finished painting, the bottom line is, I just couldn't come up with a title! Crazy I know.

This painting will be included in a book project of Steve Worthington's to help raise money for animal shelters. It was so much fun to include Steve's mouse in a painting, and I will keep everyone updated when the book is available.

This is the only present painting of mine where I have included another object, and the process was fun to share. It also caused me to contemplate exterior appearances in a new way. Does one only need a costume and cape to be a superhero? Or is it an interior state of mind? I know a pretty new cape always makes me feel invincible. :)

This painting is available, please contact if interested.

9 comments:

  1. Excellent job! I love the humor in this one. It's the perfect message for raising money for animal shelters!

    About capes; when my boys were little I used to tie kitchen towels around their necks so they could pretend to be caped super heroes. They "flew" around the kitchen making those boy flying sounds. I think that wearing a "cape" (or whatever our special occasion article of clothing is) enhances our ability to believe in what we could be. I have a few "capes" in my repertoire that are confidence boosters.

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  2. Aaah, how cute, I can just picture them now! I might try that today :)

    Thanks Silvina!

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  3. Love it!
    Thanks again Karen for immortalizing Nosey with such great style!

    I wonder if there's a creped crusader who zips around dispensing tasty crepes to the deserving around the world?

    The subject of a new Hollywood movie perhaps?
    Perhaps not!

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  4. What a wonderful piece! Titling a painting can be a much tougher job than anyone would guess....

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  5. Hey Steve, if you find this creped crusader and his tasty treats please send to Chicago :)

    Thank you Karen Lynn! You are right, and this was an unusually tough one for me. Thanks for visiting my blog!

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  6. This turned out great Karen.
    I know all my son needs is his imagination to become a superhero, but the cape makes him feel invincible too.

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  7. Tammy, your son does have a great imagination - as evident in your fabulous book!! :) Thanks for commenting!!

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  8. So charming!!! The scale is marvelous, and the unspoken story makes me smile.

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