Puzzled Out

The puzzle piece is part of the Vermont art project (VAC).  A blank wooden puzzle piece, 15x15, needing sanding and in individual story, was presented to many artists and groups around the state.  I studied it for days before the design moved into vision.  first I painted it in reds for the underpainting.  After drying, I layered on the golds and neutrals allowing the red to peek through.  Because of the oil paint and wax, it still needs some more drying time and then a buffing.  When I showed it resting on a chair to a group of artists, we all felt it had found a home as a chair back.  Hurrah!

Puzzle

Gail was over for the holidays and was so taken with my puzzle made 10 years ago by painting over a 100 piece child's cardboard puzzle....both sides. I had completed the puzzling myself...looked too hard for my sons and was pleased to see again the painting I had made there. Well, Gail was so excited...thought I really was on to something....maybe for a small audience, a small following...she and me. There was another puzzle in its box sitting on the table. I had not seen this painting for some years but she was so thrilled with the idea that she happily received this gift....I'm hoping she puts it together and I get an image of the completed painting. Gosh, it is such an honor to have someone really be excited over one's work...makes it all seem like it is worth it.