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Sunday, 1 September 2013

29 faces and Chagall

 Day one, 29 faces ( Well two for the price of one )

Marc and Bella, acrylic on paper ( A tribute to Chagall)


Well today is day one, and I'm starting the challenge with trepidation. Will I manage to post 29 faces? I will do my best, but life has a habit of getting in the way!

My first piece is watered down acrylic painted on heavy watercolour paper. I stencilled a little ink on first. It is inspired by my recent trip to Liverpool and the WONDERFUL Chagall exhibition at the Tate.


 My piece is based on the beautiful painting 'lovers' my favourite in the whole exhibition. Chagall painted a series of pieces of himself and his wife Bella together after they were married. The figures often merge into one, showing how much in love they were. Quite beautiful!! If you want to see the original click HERE

The Tate Gallery Liverpool docks



My daughter Briony had some fun with some of the other exhibits at the gallery!!



We had a wonderful afternoon tea at the Sapphire lounge. Instead of tea the teapots were filled with a brandy fruit punch . Very decadent for a Thursday afternoon, but I was on holiday!!


I found a great little art shop on bold street called Rennies. I love exploring new art shops!


We also found a fabulous Moroccan  restaurant called Kasbah. They served proper Moroccan tea out of little cut glass cups....


And served Baklava ( A gorgeous dessert of little pastries)


Ended the trip with a look round the cathedral..


Which was being prepared for a wedding, a very impressive wedding by the looks of it!

Anyway mini holiday over and back to work...

Linking up to the 29 faces challenge starting HERE

Also linking up to my friends at Paint party friday
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42 comments:

  1. Anjas-Artefaktotum1 September 2013 at 18:27

    I love Chagall and your tribute is breathtaking! Love your adorable composition very much.
    HUgs Anja

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  2. lynne h1 September 2013 at 18:54

    ah morag, your chagall tribute is wonderful... i think i like it even more than the orginal! i love the collaged hand...

    your holiday sounds absolutely like *my* kind of holiday! morrocan tea in glass cups - on tile tables!!

    xoxo

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  3. Uuna1 September 2013 at 20:04

    Oh, I love these blue! So intesive and beautiful. I like the rhythm of lines. Wonderful painting!

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  4. Faye1 September 2013 at 21:06

    Beautiful work in the manner of Chagall. Love the blue in the faces.

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  5. Clare2 September 2013 at 01:47

    Stunning tribute! And how great was your trip?? I missed the Tate when I was there last year.

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  6. Weird Amy2 September 2013 at 02:04

    I love your piece! The colors and patterns are just amazing! It reminds me of beautiful batik fabric in several places! Also, that baklava...oh baby...I would hurt somebody for a good piece of baklava right now! I can't wait to see your next piece!

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  7. Maria Medeiros2 September 2013 at 03:50

    oh my gosh! Love love this! So much emotion! so moving. Wonderful! :D your daughter is beautiful! :D

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  8. Anne2 September 2013 at 07:34

    I love your piece. I adore the colours and finding it very moving.

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  9. Carol Rigby2 September 2013 at 09:08

    Wow ! A great tribute. I love it and I like your version even more than the original..

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  10. Anne Manda2 September 2013 at 09:08

    Beautiful tribute! <3

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  11. Jess2 September 2013 at 09:56

    Your tribute to Chagall is lovely! It's really captured his style which I love. How wonderful to have gone to an exhibition of his work. I went to his gallery in Nice many years ago and was shouted at my the guard to put my camera away. He was speaking in french so I didn't understand what he meant until I'd taken a few pics!
    I love Morroccan tea! :)
    Jess x x

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  12. www.dorissdaughter.com2 September 2013 at 13:31

    Fabulous tribute to Chagall. Your work is so sensitive and beautiful. Looks like you had a great time in Liverpool with your daughter:)

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  13. SLScheibe2 September 2013 at 14:17

    Oh how beautiful! What a gorgeous piece of art you've made. I love everything about it. There's a real feel of emotion here. Lovely work :)

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  14. kat2 September 2013 at 14:23

    Wow I love this, this is so great Morag! Chagall is a favorite of mine, this tribute is just fantastic! What a wonderful day you had!

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  15. Ardith Goodwin2 September 2013 at 14:23

    This is a complete bowl of awesomesauce, :) Gorgeous mood, colors, flow...

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  16. rose AKA Walk in the Woods - she/her2 September 2013 at 20:51

    What a wonderful, artful expression! And what a lovely honor to Chagall and iIt looks like you had a wonderful time visiting the exhibit, too.

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  17. Irene Rafael2 September 2013 at 21:25

    i missed this post yesterday. so now i see that you spent the holiday with your daughter. what a lovely time. chagal is one of my favs. i love your tribute to him and the photos. brandy instead of tea in the afternoon sounds like my cup of tea :) i just signed up for the 29 faces facebook site. i see so many more faces with one click. are you on Facebook?

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  18. Anonymous3 September 2013 at 08:13

    I envy you, a Chagall exhibition! It is so inspiring seeing original paintings. And you got his spirit very well. love that newspaper detail.
    Cheers
    Gabriele

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  19. Ilona Heimböckel3 September 2013 at 09:22

    You could arrange trips like the one you did! And I would join you :D
    It all sounds wonderful!
    Your Chagall tribute looks amazing, great how you collaged the glove, getting the same feel as the original.

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  20. Monique3 September 2013 at 23:09

    Wow, I loooove this one, the colors and the expression s are fabulous.
    xx Monique

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  21. Lisa Graham 4 September 2013 at 03:03

    Wow, I had never seen the Chagall piece and it's so stunning. Yours is incredible too...love how you did the hand.

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  22. Carmen 4 September 2013 at 17:18

    Try again. My tablet wouldn't let me comment the other night - but I wanted to come back and say how much I adore this. The colours, the shadowing, the pose - gorgeous. Jealous of your getting to the exhibition too. Love that your version is so different in some respects. Just lovely.

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  23. PeregrineBlue4 September 2013 at 19:29

    you are certainly creating beautiful faces for the challenge, congratulations. i especillay like these, i guess the colors, the mood drew me in.

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  24. Terri Corona6 September 2013 at 00:07

    Wow - what a wonderful day it sounds like you had! I just love your Chagall piece, I love art this is really inspired by something that touches the artist. And Brandy punch for tea - sounds like a wonderful habit to adopt!

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  25. Peggy@ColorMoiMandalas6 September 2013 at 01:34

    Lovers... love the color palette.

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  26. Unknown6 September 2013 at 08:05

    i love this piece! and thank you for sharing the delights of your day. it looks like a real artist date.

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  27. Valerie-Jael6 September 2013 at 08:39

    Beautful work, and sounds like a great trip to Liverpool. The afternoon tea might be one that could persuade me to drink tea again! Valerie

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  28. Anonymous6 September 2013 at 11:46

    fabulous portraits - so much depth and I adore the palette and the arm in news/book print. Thanks for sharing your pictures - what a great adventure ! Happy PPF.

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  29. Giggles6 September 2013 at 13:41

    Morag I love your version of the Lovers more than Chagalls...you made his wife much prettier!! Speaking of pretty your daughter is gorgeous!! Looks like you had a wonderful time! Thanks for sharing!

    Hugs Giggles

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  30. Mary C. Nasser6 September 2013 at 14:56

    Wonderful portait!
    Such lovely, gorgeous blues!
    ♥♥♥
    Happy PPF!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  31. Ivy6 September 2013 at 15:47

    Beautifully done, really captured Chagall. HPPF!

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  32. Anonymous6 September 2013 at 16:50

    Fantastic trip. Love seeing your views. New art shops are always the best. I love your faces and the paper covered arm and hand. xox

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  33. PaintingWrite6 September 2013 at 17:39

    A really lovely piece - I love the idea of the two people merging together because they're so in love. Your daughter is very pretty and it looks like you had a great trip to Liverpool. I lived there for 2 years a long time ago but you've made it look much prettier than I remember from your photos!!

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  34. Linda Kunsman6 September 2013 at 18:13

    Thanks for sharing your fun holiday! Your Chagall like painting is stunning!!

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  35. Unknown6 September 2013 at 18:39

    oh how pretty is this piece!!! love it!!!

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  36. denthe7 September 2013 at 14:13

    I love your take on the lovers. Really beautiful. Sounds like a wonderful trip!

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  37. Julia8 September 2013 at 01:57

    Your work is so inspiring!
    Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
    Hugs,
    Julia

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  38. lorik8 September 2013 at 13:30

    I enjoyed your post - and I love Chagall!

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  39. Erika8 September 2013 at 16:17

    Your work is just beautiful. Love this Chagall inspired painting so much. Wonderful blue tones!
    Hugs
    Erika

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  40. Sofia18 September 2013 at 16:10

    So lovely the after Chagall painting. I really like it!

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  41. Wilma Simmons (Empress Wu Designs)23 September 2013 at 04:59

    beautiful piece for the beginning of 29 faces - looking forward to seeing the others.

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  42. Jeannette10 December 2013 at 20:09

    WOW,i loove your chagall tribute,its so amaizing,the feeling in this its very big.i love the blue sounds and paper hand.

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