Although I’ve been making jewelry, I only have a little art to show this time. A big paper mâché tortoise and an oil painting of a house, which isn’t quite finished because I’m waiting to see what the foliage in front and back looks like when it’s summer. My only photos were from the dead of winter, and there’s a small tree and hedge in front that I may add. There are still a few issues that I need to touch up but I can do those later. This has taken me much much longer because of needing to wait for the oil paint layers to dry. An acrylic painting takes much less time to complete in terms of drying time.
The tortoise I started on impulse, just to prove to a group on FB that I could build a giant tortoise using trash like recyclables and things that I already had on hand. For this tortoise I used an old “flying saucer” sled, packaging paper, a torn old sheet, and mailing tubes and various empty food containers. That plus paper mâché solution, so the only true art supplies used were the Apoxie-sculpt I used for the toe nails, given to me for talking with a university class, and acrylic paint that I already had.
Cute, have never thought of making something like a tortoise…
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Yes the first turtle I made I gave to Lynn…
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Lynn would love the turtle!
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Phoebe, I just sent a photo to my Miami son and his girlfriend Lily. Can you tell me how big this wonderful tortoise is. Just spectacular my talented friend!!! CJKnapp
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I got to see the tortoise in person at the harmony Collective Gallery – it is really wonderful!!
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Your art work astonishes me—the tortoise looks so real and has such detail and personality!
The house and landscape is truly lovey, so blazing with color and intricacies. Well done, as all of your work, Phoebe!
Thank you for giving us such pleasure.
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Beautiful! You are an absolutely brilliant artist, Phoebe.
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