Glam

"Glam"

6" x 12"

Oil on canvas

Amber L Bailey

$190.00

I am having fun with this new dimension, and I bought a new color - permanent rose. I've been thinking more lately about putting what I enjoy in life into my paintings, and I'd say it's working on the inspiration front. I think if I tried to explain my thought process and "meaning" it would be watered down and wouldn't make much sense. In this piece I wanted to experiment with more abstract color and shape, which is where the color blocks come in. Other inspiration - pin up girls, fashion, pink, portraits, pop art...

At my last show people kept asking "who is that?" in the "Flawless" painting below. I just say "every woman." That is sort of my theme - people, women, life; not always individuals.

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Flawless

Detail pic

"Flawless"

24" x 48"

Oil on canvas

Amber L. Bailey

$600.00

I had tons of fun on this piece. I went on hiatus from painting...again! (I kick myself.) I'm glad to come back to it with a piece like this. When I was growing up, before I became an "artist," I would flip through magazines and find pictures that inspired me, and I'd draw them...just for fun. I remembered that in this painting, and I just had fun...for the first time in a long time. I was actually looking to paint something to go over my sofa in my new apartment. (I moved, and I love my new, bigger apartment.) This painting was inspired by my love for fashion and beauty...and the color pink. Recently, I got into painting small, 6" x 6" squares, and I think they were great training for this larger piece. I don't think anything thrills me like painting large. I'm starting to think - why not paint what I love and forget about being an artist?