7 Responses

1. Amanda in BC says:

   July 10, 2008 at 5:08 pm

   Mandy, your work is so stunningly beautiful. I could stare at it for hours! I first saw some of it on Etsy, and from there I came to your blog. It’s fascinating to see how you create from the beginning, from pencil lines to fabulous colour.
   I am curious: do you use brushes or a palette knife or perhaps something else to get such precision? Also, do the darker pencil lines indicate the “holes” in the subject that show the background?
   Thanks for posting your work, it’s a pure pleasure to see. As soon as I can get around to it, I will be purchasing some of your prints from the Etsy shop.
2. mandy says:

   July 10, 2008 at 6:13 pm

   Thanks Amanda! I use brushes, small ones to get my edges the way I want them I think the darker pencil marks are just random, maybe I pressed harder there. They don’t have any significance.
3. Amanda in BC says:

   July 11, 2008 at 2:52 pm

   Thanks for your answer, Mandy. I look forward to seeing you create more gorgeous works of art!
4. Alli says:

   July 12, 2008 at 3:04 pm

   I’m always blown away by your work, and it’s so great to see the progress of paintings, I think that just makes them so much more interesting. I have a friend working in London and when she had an image from back home (here in Minnesota) with trees in the fall with the oranges and reds, they all thought she had photoshopped a photo, but nope, that’s nature here in North America! Seeing all the colors in your paintings just reminds me of that so much more, it just takes the vibrancy to a new level.
   I can’t wait to see this one finished!
5. mandy says:

   July 13, 2008 at 9:43 am

   Thanks Alli! I love the colours we have here too – although I bet there are some wonderful colour combinations in the UK. I was driving through Southern Ontario yesterday and there were fantasic golden orange fields with blue green trees fading in the distance – I wanted to stop right there and paint something!
6. Alli says:

   July 14, 2008 at 6:56 pm

   Yep, same Alli as above again! I just found out on Saturday (my birthday) that my brother and sister-in-law got me a print of yours! It hadn’t arrived yet, so I have to wait until next weekend, but Im so excited to find out which one they gave me!!
7. mandy says:

   July 14, 2008 at 7:16 pm

   Wow that’s funny! Happy Birthday! I’m sorry you didn’t get it on time though. Now I want to look through all my orders and try to figure out which one is yours!

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