Friday, January 15, 2010

New Year and New Work

The new year is underway! Re-energized and invigorated, a new year is my opportunity to stretch my skills while creating new works. I have much new work underway in preparation for the new art fair season. Here is a sample:
On a Triangular Plate, 9"x12", acrylic, framed, © B. Sistak Baur
Inspired by a friend who brought me these cookies, I arranged them on a lovely glass plate that I found in a rarely-opened cabinet. The foundation of the cookies is a mixture of molding pastes. After they are formed and dried, I work on the toppings. The fruit fillings are created from media is that carefully mixed to achieve the right consistency -- creamy and thick. The whole painting is covered up except for the cookies, so I can "sprinkle" paint to create the powdered sugar. More details can be seen in the close up below.
--Barb

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Barb-- Your tasty artwork is making my mouth water. As always, I'm amazed by the realistic... and always FUN... quality of your work. Congrats,and much luck as you enter a new year!

Carol Seibert

B Sistak Baur said...

Hi Carol -- Thanks for your enthusiastic support!!

Barb

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