Thursday, December 19, 2013

Tea Time with Tracey


Today's post is dedicated to Tracey Fletcher King, a wonderful artist and storyteller who shares ups and downs of everyday life in beautiful color at her blog. I first learned about Tracey through Paint Party Friday and look forward to her lovely artwork and laugh-out-loud humor every time I visit her blog. In fact, I secretly wish that not only could I paint as well as her, but that I could also be even half as funny, (OK, even a quarter as funny would be nice).

Sadly, this year has been a challenging one for Tracey, as she is battling cancer. So today the Paint Party Friday community is having a virtual tea party in her honor. My contribution is a still life painting in acrylic that I started while taking Table Top Drawing and Painting with Diane Culhane and finished(?) earlier this week. I decided it would fit the tea party theme nicely and hopefully add a bit of cheer to the party! Something about painting in acrylic sets my inner critic in high gear, but I am determined to get better at it. I find that using color is not always so easy, nor is striking a balance between realism and whimsy as I was aiming for here.

Thank you for being such a wonderful inspiration to us all, Tracey! I hope that you enjoy the holiday season with your family, and that this coming year is full of renewed health and energy for you.

Thank you also to Kristin and Eva for continuing to host Paint Party Friday and provide the opportunity to share our art with such an amazingly supportive and inspiring group of artists.




35 comments:

  1. I love your still life. It's very good. Beautiful tribute to Tracey. Happy Holidays!

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  2. beautiful painting and lovely tribute!

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  3. This is a beautiful and very colorful paint. Love it!

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  4. I do think you blended realism and whimsy well here. I really like it!

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  5. Love your still life and the tribute to Tracey

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  6. Love your tea painting for Tracey! Valerie

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  7. Wonderful, dear Debbie, so sweet and cosy!
    Happy PPF
    Erika

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  8. Happy PPF, love your beautiful painting for Tracey. Wishing you a very Happy Christmas, hugs Annette x

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  9. Your painting and tribute to Tracey are both beautiful. I hope you have a wonderful holiday season.

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  10. For whatever reason, I love the stout little legs on the teapot! Your painting is delightful.

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  11. This is such a lovely painting Debbie, you've done a wonderful job and such lovely writing to go with it too, cheers my friend!

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  12. This is a very nice painting in tribute to Tracy
    Happy Holidays
    Nicole/Beadwright

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  13. Beautiful painting, Debbie. Your tea setting is very inviting. I hope you have Luzianne black tea in that pot!

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    1. That's funny, Faye! I have to confess that I am a diehard coffee drinker and in actuality, that pot is made of wire. artistic license!!

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  14. Lovely post and tribute to Tracey! Beautiful painting.

    http://agagasiniak.blogspot.co.uk/

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  15. wonderful post and a really beautiful painting! Wishing you happy holidays!!

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  16. I feel the same as you Debbie...your painting is one of my very favorites of yours....truly gorgeous, full of love and passion with your own unique style!! LOVE LOVE LOVE it!! Wow....I love whimsy and you have a beautiful balance between realism and whimsy here!! Gorgeous!

    Hugs Giggles

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  17. Love the picture, you thought of everything, the fruit, the tea and the flowers. . .so thoughtful. Blessings, Janet PPF

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  18. I love this tea party painting. Happy PPF !

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  19. Oh I know what you mean...I look up to Tracey too! Her writing AND her art is such an inspiration. Lovely post and wonderful painting. Hugs!

    Happy Christmas and Happy PPF!

    Tam

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  20. Love your teapot, looks like it has feet ha ha.

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  21. I LOVE your painting! And what a beautiful tribute for Tracey!
    Have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!
    Ilona

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  22. this still life painting is really, really nice!! i really like all the texture and colors going on in the background.

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  23. Wonderful tea pot!

    Best wishes, Debbie, for a very Merry Christmas!

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  24. Lovely tribute to Tracey and I love your colors and composition. Have a wonderful holiday season.

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  25. well, I think in this painting your use of color is fabulous, as well as the balance between realism and whimsy. Beautiful work!

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  26. Beautiful words and great artwork. :) Happy Holidays!

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  27. This is sucha lovely painting full of your energy and great sense of colour. Thank you so much for the thoughts and support and am especially impressed that you have broached the dreaded tea as I seem to remember you are a coffee girl... Love you anyway!!!! Thank so much and you will never understand how fabulous your words and artwork are and how much this means to me. Xx

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  28. Love your sweet painting - And I can see above that Tracey loves it too!

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  29. Your colourful painting really sings to me, those lovely strong colours and the little touch of the 'Cezanne's' with the bowl of oranges. And I think you have achieved the interesting balance with the whimsey of the teapot. It's no wonder Tracey loves it so much.

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  30. beautiful post!!! love your art dedicated to Tracey!!!! wonderful work!!!

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  31. Very sweet artwork for Tracey! Happy PPF!

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  32. A wonderful post and such a happy piece for Tracey!
    I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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  33. A beautiful painting + a lovely tribute to Tracey. Have a great Christmas.

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  34. A beautiful piece and a lovely dedication!

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