The Golden Lemon



Spice it up!

A new little lemon collage painting, mixed media and vintage paper, scribbled over by my artistic grandmother.. I called it the Golden Lemon, because - the background here is golden.

 I discovered this metallic paint and went a little crazy with it, covering several canvases with its subtle, golden glow. I love it, because i paint in layers and the gold is a little transparent to let shine through, what is underneath, yet it adds a certain structure and "body" to the painting. And i think yellow and gold is a great combination anyway. 

"The Golden Lemon" here in germany is something not so nice - a prize for the worst piece of architecture - tee her, please forget about this, while looking at my post!
Hope your week starts out lovely - sometimes a little bit of lemon is all you need to spice it up!

Painting: Martina Voigt-Schmid, Stillife-photo via Poppytalk

16 comments:

  1. ElnaSeptember 9, 2013 at 11:49 AM

    What a great painting.

    Hugs

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  2. Holly Loves ArtSeptember 9, 2013 at 1:13 PM

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! So fresh and fun. Beautiful work!

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  3. It's meSeptember 9, 2013 at 1:34 PM

    Wowwww that is nice !!!...grest done !!...love from me...x !

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  4. Castles Crowns and CottagesSeptember 9, 2013 at 3:44 PM

    MARTINA!!!!!!!!!! You're home? So lovely to see you and your paintings are super. Golden lemon! I love what it means in Germany, but here for me, it means happy, bright and innovative. Your mixed media art is stunning my friend, and thank you for sharing with us. We adore you! Anita

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  5. LibbieSeptember 9, 2013 at 7:43 PM

    That golden lemon just freshens a room just by being in it!!! Every woman needs...a golden lemon...but only you have one :) ....lucky girl!

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  6. GloriaSeptember 9, 2013 at 10:32 PM

    Hi Martina! I love your painting. You did a wonderful job on it...:)

    Happy week to you!
    xoxo...Gloria

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  7. MartinaSeptember 10, 2013 at 5:27 AM

    Gloria - how nice to see you! Hope all is well with you and your family - hugs from germany!

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  8. Castles Crowns and CottagesSeptember 10, 2013 at 5:31 AM

    It is so hot here right now that LEMONADE over ICE sounds so good my friend! I running out the door to teach...LOVE! Anita

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  9. Barbara von EngerSeptember 10, 2013 at 6:27 AM

    I adore the positive energy of lemon colour especially when done on canvas.

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  10. The Dainty Dolls HouseSeptember 11, 2013 at 1:53 AM

    Such bright and happy colours :)) Looks marvellous xx

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  11. andrea createsSeptember 11, 2013 at 3:35 AM

    very nice! the metallic paint must be fun to work with :)

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  12. ArtiSeptember 12, 2013 at 4:14 AM

    Its beautiful Martina!
    Lovely bright colors, love the way it reflects positivity :)
    Have a lovely day :)

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  13. RamakrishnanSeptember 12, 2013 at 5:58 AM

    Fascinating lemon collage !

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  14. koraleeSeptember 14, 2013 at 6:33 PM

    Oh my this looks lovely....yellow always makes me smile..it is my mom's favourite colour. xox Hugs

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  15. Maite - vitomaOctober 9, 2013 at 1:18 AM

    Bellísimo!!!

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  16. TravellingcameraOctober 15, 2013 at 9:17 PM

    Super awesome !

    This is something I would want to gift to my wife :)

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