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Gigapixel Artzoom project or 5 more seconds of fame.
What happens when you get some super Microsoft nerds and 100 artists and you let them make a computerized map? The map, which they are calling the Gigapixel Art Zoom project, is now on line. You can zoom the camera in and out in every direction, and if you are careful, you can find artists…
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Day 26 – His sandals
A lot of the people in the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge have been painting different sorts of shoes, so I thought I would paint my husband’s sandals. He loved them so much he bought two pairs after the first pair wore out. Then he lost one of them, so for years, he had…
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Day 25 – Sunrise over Lake Washington
This morning I looked out the window and Lake Washington looked like a pool of molten lava. The sky was kind of dingy, there was a cloud obscuring the pretty colors that were certainly showing somewhere. So I painted it on a lovely piece of Italian watercolor paper. This painting measures 5″ x 7″ and…
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Day 24 – Thinking about you
I thought I’d paint another young widow. I have been thinking about this particular face for a while, and I thought it would be interesting to do a little negative painting. Negative painting is the process of painting darks around other shapes to imply substance. It turned out kind of sweet, I think. Mood can…
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Day 23 – Summit in the Rockies
Someone saw my painting, Summit and asked if I could paint another with her favorite view of the Rocky Mountains. It would be a perfect valentine! And so it is. This painting is not for sale, but I could paint your favorite location instead. Please inquire for more information.
Mimi Torchia Boothby
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