September 26, 2009

~The Process, Part 1~

This is sometimes how my painting process starts. This process began with a lovely image, via Beautiful Things to Share Blog and I was instantly at my sketchbook. This beautiful image brought me right to Paris and I began to think about a lovely Paris apartment in the Left Bank perhaps on Rue de Seine. Where lovely cafes are on every corner and Paul's is just down the street. Oooo...I can almost smell the patisseries! Where I can go to the local florist and get bundles of fresh flowers for every room.

(image courtesy of OldPlank.com)
This is the second image for my inspiration for my Paris apartment foyer. I had this lovely set of antique doors in my file which are for sale at Old Plank for only $14,500. Aren't they MARVELOUS?





Of course, I had to somehow put Francois Boucher's BEAUTIFUL art in my foyer. Right?


Plus adding my little cat would be cute. (This isn't her although I love this little kitty, mine is a Himalayan so in the final rendering she will be there).

My final rendering! Voila! I placed my little kitty trying to get a beautiful yellow butterfly. Yes, I would have butterflies in my apartment. I also placed a few packages ready to be shipped out and some mail resting on my parquet floors.



Close-ups
Again the final rendering, 15X11". I hope you enjoyed my process in which "an image" sparked a painting.
May everyone have a delightful weekend!
Au revoir
~Miss Kris~

5 comments:

vicki archer said...

Beautiful Kris...xv

Draffin Bears said...

Hi Miss Kris,

Wonderful... I love this post so much.
Having had a Himalayan cat Louie and blue Persian cat called Hyacinth, this really was beautiful.
You are so talented.

Many thanks for the kind words you left for me.

Hugs
Carolyn

Kelli said...

Just lovely Kris! Great inspirations and beautiful final!

Velvet and Linen said...

This was a great post, Kris.
I loved getting a little glimpse inside your artistic process, and the result is beautiful!

xo
Brooke

Sherri Blum said...

Hi Kris,
You are always such a breathe of fresh air for me! I wish I could find the time to visit your blog more often, as it's a beautiful little break in my day. I come away feeling like I've just enjoyed a cup of coffee with a friend on a sunny summer morning!