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Title: Harsh Fragility

Brushtime: 15 hrs. WIP

Oil on 9x12 inch canvas

So much learning has happened, and is happening, painting this piece.
My oil painting, Harsh Fragility. A Lot of learning has taken place doing this piece, from not having a firm plan in place to paint cloth to the meticulous detail inside the bowl. Planning! Planning is essential. I will finish the turquoise next, step one will be adding in the rest of the light blue, and shading the fabric folds, step two one more layer of Cadmium Red Deep on the background, step three a Pthalo Green Glaze to achieve Turquoise. A shadowbox set up reference photo of an ancient native bowl (about 800 years old) that was found in a load of fill dirt from a home my mother was having built in Globe, AZ. She found all the pieces and glued them back together. Here, the bowl is photographed on a turquoise cloth foundation with a deep crimson backdrop. It is pictured with a cholla cactus, a wildflower and a desert willow beanpod.
January 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM