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Painting | Yellow by MFCarter
Yellow The inspiration for this painting was a summer sunset like several other abstracts that I have done. In this case, I made the idea of the sunset very abstracted. I chose to use silver leaf as...
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Painting | New England by MFCarter
New England The inspiration for New England and a number of others was the publication of the book, Gee’s Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt. It is a celebration of quilt making by African Americans...
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Quote | Negative Energy
The basics of the thing is this, what you put out to other people is what you get back. If you express yourself by remaining focused on the dark things of life, that’s all you get… dark people around...
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Painting | Balance by MFCarter
Balance The inspiration for Balance was a desire to capture a feeling of equilibrium and warmth. For this painting, I utilized a number of orange tones . Orange is the color of carrots, pumpkins,...
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Painting | Medusas by MFCarter
Medusas The inspiration for Medusas came from some pearl pigments that are designed to be used along with other paint in order to add reflectivity on the canvas. I used pearl pigments in the past in...
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Painting | Composure by MFCarter
Composure Composure is a result of using pearl pigments, metallic paint and a desire to create a feeling of controlled, balanced energy. The painting is at its best under halogen or LED lights where...
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Painting | Islands by MFCarter
Islands This painting was an experiment for me. In my mind I was imagining what a string of islands might look like from overhead on a dark but moonlit night. I used a lot of pearl pigment in this and...
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Quote | Happiness
Happiness I have been doing some re-arranging of rooms in my house recently. In talking to friends, I have heard several times things like, “Oh, but that room is already so cozy. Why would you want to...
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Quote | He who leaps
He Who Leaps I think that many of us spend most of our daily lives trying to build what we think of as safety — jobs that pay well, a home, planning and saving for the future, keeping a relationship...
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Painting | Aurora by MFCarter
Aurora Aurora is an example where sometimes, when I start to paint, I have no idea where I am going. I simply start picking up a paint color and applying it to the canvas. I started off that way with...
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