The Cottage

by Kristi Hines on September 20, 2008 · 11 comments · Art, Oil Painting

An oil painting of a little cottage.

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{ 11 comments }

mrmuggles September 20, 2008 at 4:59 pm: Wow great job! I really like the new design, congrats!
Sire September 20, 2008 at 7:23 pm: Interesting composition kristi. I assume you did this when you were a lot younger? I only ask because I feel your other painting of the stream shows much more maturity.
Christo September 21, 2008 at 7:12 am: I may not know art but I know what I like,

I you would like to have a link on my site just let me know.

You can find me at Christo’s Blog

Bye now,
Kristi Twitter: kikolani September 21, 2008 at 5:52 pm: @mrmuggles: Thanks. This is one of my favorite paintings.

@Sire: I think they were done within a few years of each other actually, both before I was 12.

@Christo: I am glad you like the art. Art is one of those things I like to think you don’t have to be an expert at to be able to appreciate.
Sire September 21, 2008 at 6:12 pm: Impressive, and have you done anything that is more recent?
Kristi Twitter: kikolani September 21, 2008 at 6:16 pm: @Sire: Most of my oil paintings were from elementary school. I plan on posting some more in the near future. My artistic nature turned from visual art to writing when I got older, although I always hope I’ll get the inspiration to paint again. I have paints and canvases, just in case the mood strikes.
Sire September 21, 2008 at 7:46 pm: I used to love painting until I failed because of theory. I did a few in oil including a self portrait. Also tried a few using Kadinsky’s technique with geometric shapes. Maybe I should post a few.
Richard X. Thripp September 22, 2008 at 12:20 pm: Very pretty; I like the quilt out front! You could just lay on that and gaze up at the clouds all day. I, on the other hand, would take pictures of them.
Miruh September 24, 2008 at 1:53 pm: Love the quilt on the fence, it entices the visitor with expectations of a warm, cozy ambiance inside, despite its simple facade.
Kristi Twitter: kikolani September 25, 2008 at 3:21 pm: @Sire: I was the same way. I did lots of artsy things, and then failed a basic drawing course my first semester in college. That hurt my art, until I got to the point that I believed art is subjective, and just because I can’t see a geometric shape in a tree does not mean I can’t do it. You should definitely post some!

@Richard: You sound like me, more likely to photograph an experience than to experience it. I have had to work on finding that balance.

@Miruh: I based that off of the kind of quilting my grandmother used to do. She would just take leftovers of mismatched fabrics and create quilts with them.
Sire September 25, 2008 at 4:15 pm: I reckon I might just do that.