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<b><i>"To Start"<br>
<em> 10"h x 14"w<br>
Arches 300 cp<br>
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<p><b><i>One of a long series of egg and shell studies in transparent
watercolor. My watercolor instructor many<br>
years ago had the class paint
egg shells as an introduction to the media. I soon realized what a
valuable <br>
lesson it was and have my beginners paint eggs and shells to
this day. </i></b></p>
<i><b> Gwendolyn C. Bragg</b><br>
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<b>I love this one because not only is a close up, Gwendolyn has
wonderfully and successfully<br>
handled this subject matter. She knows about warm bouncing light from
underneath,<br>
and cool light overhead. This occurs in sunlight with blue sky above.
This study would benefit us all, were we to do it! <br>
Look at the gorgeous colors she has incorporated into the shapes, red,
yellow and<br>
blue, and she has made these eggs really glow!!! She expresses the
direction of light<br>
without fail. It's hard to do that too.<br>
<br>
She has handled complex shapes, the two eggs that are unbroken seem to
be a mama and papa, in the<br>
way we mean in composition, guarding the broken ones. She's truly
expressed difficult<br>
shapes and contours, i.e. convex and concave shapes, inside them and
outside them.<br>
She has let us feel the delicacy of the shells. They say to me that
once I was unbroken,<br>
I was exactly the size, hardness, and color to warm and keep a tiny
chick embryo safe.<br>
<br>
Just look, look at the beautiful reflected color in the shadows, the
crevice darks, which<br>
so many don't see. This painting is a miracle.<br>
<br>
So Gwendolyn, your painting most embodies what "Close Up" means to me.<br>
<br>
Put it in a show!<br>
Cia</b><br>
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