Sunday, September 29, 2013

"And Miles To Go Before I Sleep!" (Robert Frost) Acrylic 20' x 24" Canvas



"The Agony And The Ecstasy?"

"In Progress"

(Aren't We All?)


Celeste Bergin, a fellow art blogger, and a great artist, requested a "Wave" painting!  I am always in the mood to paint ocean scenes.  I have been working on other stuff, mostly frustrating attempts at whatever! Haven't been making time to paint the ocean!  What is up with that! So, thank you Celeste for "getting" me back painting what I love to paint the most.  The others will just have to wait until they are ready to be painted!  Like most of my work I hardly ever know when I am finished.  That is so because I am never quite sure where I am going with my art!  I usually have an  idea but it is always vague!  Doing so leaves plenty of room for surprises and imaginative happenings.  So this piece is a work in progress!  May look at it tomorrow and feel it is complete or I may do whatever.  Look at it tomorrow with fresh eyes and ideas!
Thanks Celeste!
Michael

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  1. Celeste BerginSeptember 30, 2013 at 1:19 AM

    whoa....I feel powerful now! I asked for a wave painting and you painted this wonderful painting! I really love it (and not just because I 'summoned' it! haha!....) It's got amazing energy. Yes... you can indeed harness the feeling of a wave! :) (wonderful color!)

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  2. art by Michael PerchardSeptember 30, 2013 at 5:45 AM

    Good morning Celeste!
    So much fun, blogging art!
    Thanks again for the "nudge!"
    It does make me so very happy that you and others like my work! Thanks art buddy!
    Up early today to check out this work. No matter what I plan on leaving it alone and start a different painting! Take care.
    Keep painting!
    Michael

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  3. Celia BlancoSeptember 30, 2013 at 7:10 AM

    Great work Michael,you give beautiful results when you agonize with paint! Gorgeous colors and I am also a big fan of your wave paintings!!

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    1. art by Michael PerchardOctober 2, 2013 at 6:55 PM

      Hi Celia!
      Thank you so much for your wonderful comments. I appreciate your visits and your very kind comments! It is so humbling and amazing to have fans! Thank you. I am very happy!
      (Finished another wave painting today!)
      Michael

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  4. Linda RothSeptember 30, 2013 at 6:41 PM

    So many great images in your spontaneity. I too love the colors Michael. I am swept under the sea beneath under the wave as it travels towards the shore. Wonderful movement, powerful emotion. Happy painting friend.

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    1. art by Michael PerchardOctober 2, 2013 at 6:58 PM

      Hello Linda!
      Your fantastic comments made my day! Always so nice to hear from you. I am so happy and amazed by so much support on the blog! So many things about the ocean and painting it can be so exciting!
      Thanks again Linda!
      Michael

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  5. Wendy BarrettOctober 1, 2013 at 10:32 AM

    This is so quintessentially Michael Perchard! LOVE it!! Perfect as it is I think. It has such great colour and energy and speaks of the power of the ocean. It was great that Celeste encouraged you to paint waves when it makes you so happy to do so. Good on you Michael!!

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    1. art by Michael PerchardOctober 2, 2013 at 7:12 PM

      Hello Mate!
      G'Day Wendy!
      I am sooooo happy when I see your name appear on my blog!
      Thank you so much for your very kind comments! I am glad Celeste suggested an ocean scene. It does make me so happy while I am painting the sea. So many things I enjoy about painting the ocean at its wildest. I love the colors, the movement, the drama, excitement, the ever changing motion is a challenge and a joy to paint! So, good on you, for saying good on me!
      Oh, also, Happy Australian Labour Day! Coming soon! Our Labor Day was last month. We celebrate working people and say goodbye to our summer season. Also it marks the beginning of our school year!
      Paint on Wendy and Write on!
      Cobber Michael

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  6. Joan TavolottOctober 1, 2013 at 4:37 PM

    I love how you are so spontaneous in your painting! Nice movement and color!!!

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    1. art by Michael PerchardOctober 2, 2013 at 7:15 PM

      Hello My Wonderful and ever so busy and productive watercolorist, Joan!
      Always a thrill to have you visit my blog and write!
      Thank you so much Joan! The observations you made our exactly what I seek to create in most of my art, especially ocean scenes! Thank you Joan!
      Your watercolor loving art buddy!
      Michael

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  7. David TeterOctober 12, 2013 at 1:49 PM

    Hi Michael, this is you at your best, reactive and intuitive! Your paintings always have so much emotion. I can see and feel the agony and the ecstasy in this one! Love the buried red popping through. So much energy too!
    Keep painting...
    Your West Coast art buddy,
    Go Boston/LA final!

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    1. art by Michael PerchardOctober 18, 2013 at 9:57 AM

      Hello David!
      You are so very kind buddy! I so appreciate our West Coast East Coast Art Friendship! "At my best!" Wow! Thank you so so much David! Energy and emotion! I couldn't ask for more! Thank you again David! (I hope so much for a LA Boston World Series!
      Go LA/Boston!
      Your East Coast art buddy!
      Michael

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    2. art by Michael PerchardOctober 18, 2013 at 9:57 AM

      Hello David!
      You are so very kind buddy! I so appreciate our West Coast East Coast Art Friendship! "At my best!" Wow! Thank you so so much David! Energy and emotion! I couldn't ask for more! Thank you again David! (I hope so much for a LA Boston World Series!
      Go LA/Boston!
      Your East Coast art buddy!
      Michael

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