Saturday, April 21, 2012

Drawing challenge / A pair of...






A pair of....; connected, one incomplete without the other,
intended to stay together, 2 = optimal function,°°°°°

wondering about that one  shoe left by the roadside
frustrated at not finding the other glove on a cold winterday
a mother who donates one of her kidneys to her son
having only one eye is natural for a cyclop
what does an angel do when he loses a wing?

.....and i read somewhere goats can die of loneliness

dear Helen of objects of whimsy made me pondering °°°° about 
an intriguing theme, please take a look at her lovely blog for more pairs

 this is the image i had to paint and i had to convince myself
not to use blue this time (pretty difficult for me:)


wishing you all a pair of happy weekend days

13 comments:

  1. Oh Renilde...when I saw that writing about the goat and loneliness ! I think about that often with birds and animals...that we are so connected in ways that are a mystery at times...this is what your painting gives me :)

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  2. dear renilde, this is a wise AND beautiful post! and of course: I love goats! but only a pair... xx mano

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  3. dear Renilde,

    your words, your beautiful words
    and that goat, ahhh....
    I have heard that more often
    about animals which die when their partner is gone
    ....
    the theme made me think
    in a totally other direction

    x

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  4. Dear Renilde,
    yes, your wonderful words.
    And... in fact that you've chosen to paint without blue, you're including blue with the orange, that complementary colour to blue. A pair of colours.
    Even the black shades bind their partner, don't they?
    Today I've seen my neighbor in his car, driving in a parking place. I've nodded a regard, then looking at the place for the co-driver... empty... his wife died some months ago, but/and is still present.

    Great painting!

    Love,
    Ariane.

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  5. "goats can die of loneliness" oh poor thing... :(

    then i wont buy one goat.

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  6. especial esta pintura que quiere ser collage. muy especial, así como tus palabras.

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  7. Hello, Renilde, I like your work!!!!

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  8. dear renilde, i love goats!! and i adore your collage of pairs.
    love julia, the happy brand new owl - earring - owner;)

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  9. well can i say i almost miss your blue? i didn't know that aboout goats either, and there's a lot more to find out about goats in that movie, with george clooney, of all people. apparantly, staring at goats, ... etc... ;)))
    i like this peeling away the one from the other in your painting.
    n♥

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  10. Renilde

    I love this and I have a thing about goats my brother and sister are both capricorns and quite 'goatlike' heehee!

    Your first drawing is beautiful and minimal but I love how you bring colour and vibrance into the theme with the following images.

    I love these challenges and keeping company with such talented souls!

    Helen :)

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  11. This is a lovely post, Renilde. I'm so glad your goat found a friend in the bottom photo. Your painting is full of colour. Disconnected pairs have a sadness about them but they make me crazy when I'm doing laundry!

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  12. Yes, Renilde.. a pair is stronger in any form..
    Even only one shoe, one glove or whatever is lost!!
    I love the way you draw for this challenge...

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  13. I love goats. I am a Capricorn and have always felt a connection. Thanks for the interesting post!

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