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Figarosmom

(9,080 posts)
Mon Aug 4, 2025, 06:02 PM Aug 2025

A fellow DUer asked to see some of my work so i

Thought I would also post it here si ce I was posting it anyway

Oil landscape

MUZZY SAYS (@muzzyismine.bsky.social) 2025-08-04T22:40:57.403Z

Some self portraits

MUZZY SAYS (@muzzyismine.bsky.social) 2025-08-04T22:31:39.489Z

Self portrait in charcoal and pencil drawing of my daughter

MUZZY SAYS (@muzzyismine.bsky.social) 2025-08-04T22:36:29.938Z
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A fellow DUer asked to see some of my work so i (Original Post) Figarosmom Aug 2025 OP
Wow! SheltieLover Aug 2025 #1
I will try. I don't do much anymore and sold most Figarosmom Aug 2025 #8
Shame you don't still paint. SheltieLover Aug 2025 #25
I get frustrated because of my blind eye Figarosmom Aug 2025 #26
So sorry to hear about your eye. SheltieLover Aug 2025 #27
Well im used to it now Figarosmom Aug 2025 #28
Wow, you've really been through the mill SheltieLover Aug 2025 #29
Georgia O'Keefe, I learned continueed to paint and sculpt after her sight deteriorated. Clouds Passing Aug 2025 #31
Yes and so did Monet... Figarosmom Aug 2025 #32
Keep on, Fm! Clouds Passing Aug 2025 #33
Lively!!!! Karadeniz Aug 2025 #2
Beautiful work, Figarosmom. sheshe2 Aug 2025 #3
You're welcome 😊... nt Figarosmom Aug 2025 #9
Beautiful! Ocelot II Aug 2025 #4
Yeah, I can see that. Figarosmom Aug 2025 #7
I was reminded of Gaugin also. summer_in_TX Aug 2025 #18
Very nice work!! InAbLuEsTaTe Aug 2025 #5
Well done! surfered Aug 2025 #6
Very Nice!! walkingman Aug 2025 #10
I love the movement and colors. Very expressive. chowder66 Aug 2025 #11
LOVE! ❤️🥰❤️🥰🍷🍷 Oopsie Daisy Aug 2025 #12
Thanks for giving us a chance to see your art and I'm enjoying this peek into your talent 🌺 Deuxcents Aug 2025 #13
Talented! You are soooo talented. irisblue Aug 2025 #14
Oh, my. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2025 #15
Like the landscape, and your self portrait by a sea. 👍 electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #16
Love these! orangecrush Aug 2025 #17
Thanks! Just Jerome Aug 2025 #19
Really impressive IbogaProject Aug 2025 #20
"" AllaN01Bear Aug 2025 #21
Nice - KT2000 Aug 2025 #22
Amazing! iemanja Aug 2025 #23
These are full of life! Trueblue Texan Aug 2025 #24
Your work is wonderful! Diamond_Dog Aug 2025 #30

Figarosmom

(9,080 posts)
8. I will try. I don't do much anymore and sold most
Mon Aug 4, 2025, 06:41 PM
Aug 2025

Of my stuff. I don't sell my favorites or self portraits. So thise are many what I have now.

Figarosmom

(9,080 posts)
26. I get frustrated because of my blind eye
Mon Aug 4, 2025, 10:27 PM
Aug 2025

Depth perception is thrown off. Us, I hated selling them and have no more room to hang them. That includes my family that's left too. No room left. I do paint when I get a really good idea and I want to see if it would turn out the way I see it in my minds eye.

Figarosmom

(9,080 posts)
28. Well im used to it now
Mon Aug 4, 2025, 10:56 PM
Aug 2025

In January I had surgery and was able to recover sight in one eye so I'm glad I have that. Before I couldn't even see colors very well.

I do think that for Christmas this year I'd like to do some sort of painting of my daughter and daughter-in- law but haven't decided in what genre I'd like to set it in yet. I know I will include their dog and 2 cats that died this year in it. Don't have it in my head yet. I'm sure a vision of what I want will come.

SheltieLover

(74,935 posts)
29. Wow, you've really been through the mill
Mon Aug 4, 2025, 11:13 PM
Aug 2025

Glad you regained sight in one eye.

Good luck with your vision for your painting.

Clouds Passing

(6,426 posts)
31. Georgia O'Keefe, I learned continueed to paint and sculpt after her sight deteriorated.
Tue Aug 5, 2025, 02:17 PM
Aug 2025

Lovely paintings Figarosmom. Love the abstractness and bright colors.

Figarosmom

(9,080 posts)
32. Yes and so did Monet...
Tue Aug 5, 2025, 03:11 PM
Aug 2025

I've done some painting since my surgery but nothing on a canvas yet. While I was almost 70% blind I did decorative things for gifts.

Ocelot II

(128,127 posts)
4. Beautiful!
Mon Aug 4, 2025, 06:18 PM
Aug 2025

The first one reminds me a bit of Gaugin. Keep posting your stuff, it's very good.

Figarosmom

(9,080 posts)
7. Yeah, I can see that.
Mon Aug 4, 2025, 06:39 PM
Aug 2025

I was painting it in the method of the fauvists. Andre Derain in particular. Him and Oskar Kokoschka are favorites of mine. The fascists were a school of expressionists.

Deuxcents

(24,672 posts)
13. Thanks for giving us a chance to see your art and I'm enjoying this peek into your talent 🌺
Mon Aug 4, 2025, 07:53 PM
Aug 2025

Trueblue Texan

(3,959 posts)
24. These are full of life!
Mon Aug 4, 2025, 09:00 PM
Aug 2025

Amazing to be able to capture such emotion and vitality! Thank you for sharing!

Diamond_Dog

(39,024 posts)
30. Your work is wonderful!
Tue Aug 5, 2025, 07:56 AM
Aug 2025

You’re very talented. Your composition and use of line is exceptional. And I agree with Ocelot about the first one reminding me of Gaugin. I’m sorry about the issue with your eye. That must be tough to overcome. I’m glad to hear you’re going to give your art another try. Good luck!

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