Artist and Designer
- Dolly Van Gogh
- Poynton, Cheshire, United Kingdom
- Holly Palmer paints mostly in oils and mixed media, adding keep sakes or materials for interest. The process with which these have been created often begins with a carefully choreographed photo...
Friday, 6 July 2007
Miscellaneos Paintings (Scottish Isles)
My Brother and I

My Brother and I (2007)
This is my favourite of all the paintings I have done so far. (You can see the photograph that I worked from on the right hand side of the second image.) Again, I have used oils, this time on a flat canvas. The strings on the trampoline are actual string that has been passed through holes I have drilled in the piece. Right is the painting in it's intended surroundings - surrounded by toys we once played with. I was thinking of putting this in a plastic transparent box, a few inches thick, with these characters stuck permanently in the foreground in the positions shown. If you're wondering, there is a Teenage Mutant Hero Turtle arm holding onto Wiley Cat from the Thundercats, who in turn has her foot in a Ken shoe, next to a Barbie shoe. On the right is a cannon and flag - Lego pieces! It's a very small painting, about A4 size.
Self Portrait 2006
This was taken from a picture where I was in fact in fancy dress! (As a pirate) I particulary liked the pose and movement of the image. (However, my legs didn't quite fit onto the canvas!) It has been reproduced in oils with some personal additions and embellishments, for instance...
a) Ballet shoe (I was maybe around 6)
b) Legoman on stem of rose, playmobil style man on top - toys I played with in my youth.
c) Badge from a birthday card.
d) Barbie shoes! (Right side, stuck along edge of canvas) These were the ones to which I could never find a pair.
e) Peter Rabbit from the inside of my childhood jewellery box. Etc..
I am also adding to this as I feel (or find!) I think there may even be an earring attached on there somewhere. It's about A2 sized. Took a few days to complete. (Drying time the biggest nuscience with oils)
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