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Ma's Tea Set
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Title: Ma's
Tea Set
Artist: Mary Gravelle
Media: Oil on canvas, 28" x 20"
About this image:
I painted this image during Painting class at Manchester Community College in the Spring. It will be on display there for a couple more weeks.
It is a still life of my mother's tea set, circa 1950's, which I had acquired some years ago. I think I share with you at this time because of Thanksgiving next week.
I will be visiting my mother and family in Indiana. With all the family weirdness of the past, I am thankful for everything. And I feel especially thankful for having a mother whose unconditional love envelopes me every moment and gives me the foundation to reach out to this sometimes cold world of ours.
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Perhaps the inspiration comes from the enhanced color scheme. The real tea set is a beige and brown color. The tea set's design has always put a spark of wonder in me. It is a little strange, almost the shape of a genie's lamp.
My painting teacher, Rick Harden, begged me to bring in the tea set when he saw this home assignment painting. When I did, he told me to take the set back home and wished he hadn't seen the set in real life. I had painted the tea set to seem more dazzling than it really was.
So, what's the message? Enhance your life if it seems dull. Liven up your world with a dash of color and whimsical touch. Show your true colors. The colors inside you will come out if coaxed a bit. I saw these colors in the tea set, even though Mr. Harden thinks I made them up. They were there, under the bright light to my eye's scrutiny.
What are your true colors? Take a real close look and see your light shining through. What colors do you see in yourself? How can you express those to the world? Can you paint your rooms of your house bright colors that reflect your true style? Can you wear brighter colors? Can you use colorful language? How can your work become enhanced with color? How can you be bolder and brighter? How can you help us brighten this world? Brighten your world and the whole worlds brightens as a result.
THE END
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Posted: November 22, 2002
Written by Mary Gravelle
© 2002 Mary Gravelle
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