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by Carol Berning
$29.00
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Purchase a tote bag featuring the painting "Alex Reading #1" by Carol Berning. Our tote bags are made from soft, durable, poly-poplin fabric and include a 1" black strap for easy carrying on your shoulder. All seams are double-stitched for added durability. Each tote bag is machine-washable in cold water and is printed on both sides using the same image.
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When I photographed this little boy in preparation for this painting, he wore a green t-shirt over his black turtleneck shirt. I asked him if green... more
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When I photographed this little boy in preparation for this painting, he wore a green t-shirt over his black turtleneck shirt. I asked him if green was his favorite color. He replied that it was, but that purple was his second favorite color. In my first incarnation of this painting, I tried to be true to the green. However, it didn't work. Additionally, I didn't have his skin tones correct. And the more I fiddled with the skin tones, the more the drawing went askew. So I trashed the first canvas and started anew. This is the second attempt with oils.
As a toddler, I sat underneath quilts in large frames as my mother, grandmothers, and their friends created delicate, feathery patterns with their stitches. Gazing up at the “stained glass” fabric, I watched them push their tiny quilting needles through the layers of muslin, cottony batting, and colorful squares. That is my earliest memory of beautiful art. Following their lead, I grew up sewing and quilting, and many years later, I began to explore drawing and painting, studying under the guidance of Susan Truex. I enjoy painting images of people and things that are important to me, whether it’s a still life of eggs or rusty heaps, portraits of family and friends, or landscapes of lush fields or dark alley ways. I am fascinated by...
$29.00
Carol Berning
Thank you, Bill!
Bill Cannon
Congratulations on your sale!!!
Madalena Lobao-Tello
Featured on Female Artists - Creative Women! Congratulations! Great work, love how you have done this!!! Voted
Carol Berning replied:
Thank you, Madalena, for your comments and for featuring the painting. This is my fourth in a series of children reading.