'Complementary Tea' - Daily Painting - Show and Tell

by Bobbi Dunlop on 9/3/2007 1:35:05 PM1 Comment

'Complementary Tea' - Daily Painting
Oil on linen mounted panel, 7 1/2 x 10
SOLD
This isn't exactly a new daily painting...OK, in fact, I painted it a few weeks back. But, the photo is new.   I know that those hard-core 'daily painters' out there will call this cheating to be posting this painting again, but I couldn't resist doing so. I've just varnished it and it looks wonderful now...again.   It's amazing how varnishing, in addition to increasing the longevity of a painting and protecting it, can refresh and put the sparkle back into it. Just like when it's freshly painted and the paint is wet and luscious.

So, that's my reason for posting it again.....that and with all the balls I have in the air these days, with building this new website, managing my blogs, building canvases, taking on a commission and being sick, too, I just really missed seeing one of those little paintings again in the midst of things. After all, I'm an artist !, not a web builder/designer/writer/marketer/business woman extraordinaire!

Hey! Whose big idea was all this anyway? Clint, I want to talk to you.

Let's consider this 'Show and Tell' .....    This miniature is painted on linen mounted on panel which, of course, I've made myself.    This painting will compliment any collection.   To purchase 'Complementary Tea' please go to  my blog Rembrandt, Etc and you will find other available daily paintings, in my endeavor, in the archives.   Please email me at bobbi@bobbidunlop.com if you would like further information on purchasing.

And, if you are particularly curious, you will find a demonstration of this painting on my blog Dunlop Demonstrations

My father, who passed away this past October at the age of 92 years, passed along his great love of horses to me. As I've mentioned in previous posts, as young artist horses were the subject of many of my paintings; many of them my Dad's. The hearts of artists and poets throughout the ages have been captivated by the beauty, power and grace of these wonderful creatures.

My Dad had such a way with them, such a gentle touch; it was apparent to all who knew him. Now, I do not see a horse without thinking of my Dad and the all I paint them, I think of him, as well.

As a still life painter, the Tang Dynasty horse has become a great source of inspiration for me. Within the Tang society (China 618-906AD) the horse played an important role and was revered for their vigor and strength. They symbolized strength and status, as well as reflected on the personality of their owners and the prosperous and powerful Tang Dynasty itself.

Ceramic models of the owner's horse have been found preserved in their tombs. Upon death, many Chinese horsemen were buried with clay horse sculptures and horses on which human figures are mounted, occupy a special place. These would often be found either preceding or following the coffin.

The Tang horse portrayed in my painting "Tang Dynasty Prancer", 12x12, oil on linen, is not an authentic Tang horse but a reproduction which occupies a special place in my studio and which I treasure nonetheless. I've painted a number of them which I'll display in future posts.

I hope you enjoy their elegant, and often dramatic, beauty as much as I enjoy sculpting them with paint. For me, with each brushstroke, the ancient horse comes to life.

This painting is available for purchase at: [Space]Untitled or for further information please email me at bobbi@bobbidunlop.com

'Complementary Tea' - Daily Painting - Show and Tell

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