angela bentley fife's artworld:: Small Triptych

Monday, December 7, 2009

Small Triptych

These are small (7 x 9" each) but I think I will frame them all together as one piece. I was worried they are maybe a little too "precious" but I really enjoyed painting them because it is a little different subject matter for me. I think they turned out nice. Let's hope someone else loves them with some money in their wallet....

I worked from photos of my own kidlets and invented the clothing and hair.....can you tell?

5 comments:

Andrea said...: I wish I had money in my wallet, I would buy them!! All of my money is being spent on Transformers right now ;); December 8, 2009 at 12:42 PM
Elisa said...: I love them!!!; December 9, 2009 at 2:46 PM
Kate said...: They're NOT too precious. They're perfect. I love them.; December 9, 2009 at 4:03 PM
Melinda said...: Oh Ang...I love them! Especially the first one. Reminds me so much of Norah. I'd buy them too, if I had the money in my wallet. ;-); December 25, 2009 at 10:05 PM
chelsea b james said...: I love these little paintings ang and I definitely think that you should frame them together. i don't know how you paint from your imagination; January 2, 2010 at 12:37 AM

What I Saw this weekend

'The King's Speech'......I was completely enthralled with this movie. Enthralled like I forgot who I was and where I was. About half way through the movie I had a few seconds of clarity and remembered I was at a movie theater in the year 2011 and I looked over at Mr. Fife to see if he was enjoying Collin Firth as much as I, and he was sound asleep.......wha, wha. Oh I married my opposite. I guess I need to escort him to a top 5 Hollywood action flick, preferably starring Mark Whalberg. I concede.

what I read

'Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother'. So I just started this today, but I am fascinated! If you don't let yourself get offended or sensitive about your own mothering, this book is an amazing view into another way of parenting, another culture. This is a book club read, so our discussion should be intense. I don't know any other subject that gets women as riled up as attacking our mothering. Which is obviously why this book is so controversial. If you live under a rock and haven't heard of it, the author writes about "chinese mothering", including no playdates, no cell phones, no sleepovers, never any grade other than an A, never 2nd in anything academic, no hobbies. I might feel like a horrible mother, or a great mother after this, I don't know yet. Here is a quote I chuckled at "My children can do something with their free time, but nothing like crafts, that leads nowhere or drums, that obviously lead to drugs." (I can't tell if she is being sarcastic, but somehow I doubt it). btw, crafting is like the best thing I do as a mother.......me no tiger mother I guess.