THE RESULTS OF LYING ABOUT ALL DAY IN THE STUDIO STARING AT A CANVAS

Sunday, January 13, 2013

PEEP SWAY

6"x6" acrylic on gessoboard...$100

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  I find it difficult to paint in this super loose style even though I like it. I catch myself overworking the piece which is not what I'm after. It may look like I painted this in 5 minutes but in reality there were only 5 good minutes. The rest of the time was one bad brushstroke after another. Each time I had to start over. Hope you like it.
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  1. Wendy BarrettJanuary 15, 2013 at 7:02 AM

    It was very clever of you to make this look easy when it was anything but. When mine are going from bad to worse they don't usually recover their composure!
    I love your painting. Your little bird looks very lively, almost as if he's on a mission of derring-do. Is it a chickadee? I don't actually know what a chickadee is but I see a lot of them on the painting blogs. They are very cute.

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  2. Brian CameronJanuary 15, 2013 at 11:38 AM

    H Wendy- Derring-do! now there's a term you don't hear everyday!
    Yep it's a chickadee. They are the most common bird in my trees here on Oregon.
    I too don't usually manage to recover from a bad painting very well. Usually I work them to death and then never show them.
    By the way.. I see you've got some children's books out there. I'm so jealous! I have one submitted right now to a publisher. Wish me luck.

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  3. Wendy BarrettJanuary 15, 2013 at 7:57 PM

    The very best of luck to you with your children's book Brian. Can I ask what it is about - or is it very secret squirrel at the moment?

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  4. Brian CameronJanuary 16, 2013 at 8:50 AM

    Of course it's all very top secret. If the competition ever got their hands on it, who knows what might happen?! "What Woofie Wants" is the title. It's a picture book about a big, dumb chocolate Lab who only wants one thing....to be with the kids he loves. Comical pictures that make wee ones giggle and a heart-warming message.
    we're keeping our fingers crossed.

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  5. Wendy BarrettJanuary 16, 2013 at 6:27 PM

    Your book sounds luverly! I can see you are a man of many creative talents so I'm sure your book will be in with a very good chance. I hope you hear back from them soon. I hope you will post any new developments!! I also have a new picture book being pitched to a publisher. We can bite our nails together in cyber space!

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  6. Brian CameronJanuary 17, 2013 at 12:06 PM

    Wendy- I'd like to pick your brain about the picture book thing. If you want to share some info with me please email at brianraycameron@msn.com
    thanks

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