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Trumpet in Red

19 Tuesday Sep 2017

Posted by emilypageart in art, culture, humor, music, painting, Uncategorized

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art, artist, artist Emily Page, Emily Page Art, jazz, music, musical, musical instrument, musician painting, oil on board, oil painting, painter, painting, realism, realist art, trumpet

I finally managed to organize my studio enough to paint again. It still has a ways to go as I try to find places to store all the crap I brought home when we closed the paint and sip studio, but at least there’s enough table top/easel space to do a little arting. And since it’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day, I thought I’d make today’s post about “arrrrrrrrrrrt.” You’re welcome for that.

I’ve been working on this painting for over a year, and by “working on this painting,” I mostly mean it’s been glaring at me accusingly for long stretches of time while I avoid making eye contact with it. It’s the largest piece I’ve done that is this detailed (and at 16″ x 20″ it’s not even that big, but still), and it was not a happy process for me. Too many straight lines and confusing reflections. Too much thinking required. But I finally took a couple days and powered through and finished the asshole. And now we’re besties. It’s been sitting happily on my easel for a couple days drying and cooing at me and telling me how grateful it is that I finished it.

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Trumpet in Red 16″ x 20″ oil on board 

But all that cooing is starting to get on my nerves ever so slightly. So maybe someone should buy it, like, right now. You can do so here. You can also get prints and other fun stuff here and here.

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Fiddle Quartet

04 Friday Aug 2017

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art, artist, bluegrass, cello, classical music, Emily Page, Emily Page Art, Emily Page artist, fiddle, music, musical instrument, oil on board, oil painting, painter, painting, photorealism, Raleigh artist, realism, realist art, viola, violin, violin head

Awhile back I posted a series of paintings of a friend’s fiddle.  It’s seen a lot of wear and tear, which gives it so much character. I love the scars that document the roadmap of its time in the world. It’s a good reminder that all the bumps and bruises we all accumulate along the way are the things that set us apart, and they don’t make us any less beautiful.

I decided to put the four paintings together as a print, which is now available here on a variety of products.

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Fiddle IV

15 Thursday Jun 2017

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art, artist, Emily Page artist, fiddle, fiddle head, music, musical instrument, oil on board, oil painting, painter, painting, Raleigh artist, stringed instrument, viola, violin, violin head

The last of the four fiddle paintings doesn’t show all the wear and tear that the other ones did, but I love the curves and the contrast of the warmth of the wood next to the coolth (I know that’s not a word, but if warmth is, coolth should be) of the metal:

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Fiddle IV 7″ x 5″ oil on board

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Fiddle III

14 Wednesday Jun 2017

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art, artist, Emily Page artist, fiddle, instrument, music, musical instrument, paint, painter, painting, Raleigh artist, realism, realistic oil painting, stringed instrument, viola, violin

Here is the third of the four commissioned fiddle paintings – plenty of bangs and knicks and gashes from this angle, too:

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Fiddle III 7″ x 5″ oil on board

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Fiddle II

13 Tuesday Jun 2017

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art, artist, Emily Page artist, fiddle, instrument, music, musical instrument, oil on board, oil painting, paint, painter, painting, painting wood grain, Raleigh artist, realism, realistic art, stringed instrument, viola, violin

Yesterday I posted the first of four paintings that were commissioned of a very battle-scarred fiddle. You’ll see what I mean with the next one:

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Fiddle II 7″ x 5″ oil on board

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Fiddle I

12 Monday Jun 2017

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art, artist, Emily Page artist, fiddle, instrument, music, musical instrument, oil on board, oil painting, painter, painting, painting wood grain, Raleigh artist, stringed instrument, viola, violin, wood grain

I’ve been working on a series of commissioned paintings of a fiddle that has seen some shit, y’all. It has all these wonderful scratches and knicks and is all kinds of crazy beat-up. It’s wonderful and someday I hope to hear the stories behind the scars. The first of the four paintings doesn’t highlight the more abused spots on the fiddle, so we’ll start with that one. FYI, painting lettering sucks, but I’m happy with how this bit turned out. Painting wood grain is hard on the hands, but oddly satisfying. There’s something soothing about just drawing lines over and over – kind of like painting fur.

Here’s the first fiddle painting:

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Fiddle I 7″ x 5″ oil on board

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Nosey Nosey Rosey Posey

29 Saturday Apr 2017

Posted by emilypageart in humor, mental health, music, singing, Uncategorized

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bad singing, music, nosey nosey rosey posey, singing, terrible singer

This is my new favorite thing. As of about 10 minutes ago, she only had one view. I think we need to change that. This is UH-mazing.

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Electric Guitar in Blue

28 Tuesday Mar 2017

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art, artist, blue electric guitar, blue guitar, blues, electric guitar, guitar, music, paint, painter, painting, realism, realist art, rock 'n' roll, stringed instrument

Along with starting some new paintings, I finished up another painting over the last couple days. I’ve never been all that enamored of guitars, but I sure love a few guitar players who’ve been incredibly generous with their talent and time. Decided to paint a guitar in their honor:

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Electric Guitar in Blue 10″ x 10″ oil on board $300

It was a little bit of a nightmare to paint because of all the straight lines <damn you, guitar strings and frets> but I managed to complete it. Original available here. Prints available here.

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Thanks so much for reading my ridiculous thoughts! If you’d like to see my ridiculous thoughts translated into art, visit my website, or follow me on Facebook and Twitter. Know a caregiver, or someone with dementia, or someone who knows someone with dementia, or someone who knows someone who knows someone else who’s a caregiver? Or heck, do you know a person? Well, you should tell them about my book, Fractured Memories: Because Demented People Need Love, Too. Part memoir and part coffee table art book, I recount my family’s heartbreaking and hilarious journey through my father’s dementia. Available to purchase here (this is my favorite way if you live in the U.S.), here or here if you’d rather get the eBook than a print copy, and here (especially if you want a hard cover copy).

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Well, Cello There!

27 Monday Mar 2017

Posted by emilypageart in art, humor, mental health, music, painting, sip and paint studio, Uncategorized

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art, artist, artistry, cello, classical music, inspiration, music, musical instrument, oil on board, oil on canvas, oil painting, paint, painter, painting, stringed instrument, viola, violin

Finished up a new painting this week. That’s right. I painted! Like, painted painted, not just taught at the sip and paint studio or covered old paintings with more acrylic while I waited for my students to finish a step. It had been almost 2 months since I sat down and painted with oils and my brain was ready to explode from spending too much time in front of a computer and not enough time quietly listening to podcasts with paintbrush in hand. And 2 days later, I did it again. I know. Outta control.

Here’s the result of all that time breathing in paint fumes and turpenoid:

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Cello 12″ x 16″ oil on board $450

Original available here. Prints and other merchandise available here.

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Thanks so much for reading my ridiculous thoughts! If you’d like to see my ridiculous thoughts translated into art, visit my website, or follow me on Facebook and Twitter. Know a caregiver, or someone with dementia, or someone who knows someone with dementia, or someone who knows someone who knows someone else who’s a caregiver? Or heck, do you know a person? Well, you should tell them about my book, Fractured Memories: Because Demented People Need Love, Too. Part memoir and part coffee table art book, I recount my family’s heartbreaking and hilarious journey through my father’s dementia. Available to purchase here (this is my favorite way if you live in the U.S.), here or here if you’d rather get the eBook than a print copy, and here (especially if you want a hard cover copy).

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Blame It On My Youth

09 Thursday Mar 2017

Posted by emilypageart in death, dementia, family, Fractured Memories, gratitude, music, singing, Uncategorized

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Blame It On My Youth, gratitude, jazz, music, Nick Page, Red Hot Smoothies, regrets, singing

I was going through old files on my computer, and stumbled across this. I had forgotten all about it. It’s one of only a couple recordings my dad and I made together (Dad on sax, me on vocals). I don’t know why we waited until after he had been diagnosed with dementia to sit down and record some music together. We had performed together with his band, The Red Hot Smoothies, a couple times, but we never took it seriously. I guess we always figured there’d be time for that in the future. Plus, as much as I do love it, I’m kind of shy when it comes to singing in front of people. And I looked up to my dad and I think I was always just a little bit afraid that my talent wouldn’t be quite good enough to merit performing with him. That was all me, not him. I know he would have been thrilled if I’d asked earlier. Regrets, y’all. Anyway, blame it on my youth. (be patient, it takes a couple seconds to start)

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Thanks so much for reading my ridiculous thoughts! If you’d like to see my ridiculous thoughts translated into art, visit my website, or follow me on Facebook and Twitter. Know a caregiver, or someone with dementia, or someone who knows someone with dementia, or someone who knows someone who knows someone else who’s a caregiver? Or heck, do you know a person? Well, you should tell them about my book, Fractured Memories: Because Demented People Need Love, Too. Part memoir and part coffee table art book, I recount my family’s heartbreaking and hilarious journey through my father’s dementia. Available to purchase here (this is my favorite way if you live in the U.S.), here or here if you’d rather get the eBook than a print copy, and here (especially if you want a hard cover copy).

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