The Mystery on the Easel Phase III

Posted on March 25, 2017 by thecontentedcrafter

Phase I

Phase1

Phase II

Phase 2

Phase III

Phase3

Oh my heavens! What do you think, have we arrived at the ugly stage?

Please feel free to share any thoughts you have 🙂

Thanks for coming by today, I love that you did!

48 thoughts on “The Mystery on the Easel Phase III”

Robbie on May 1, 2017 at 11:52 pm said:

Good Morning Pauline from The middle of America! I have been busy taking care of my parents ( that moved here last summer, grandson and other odds and ends in life. I don’t get to my blog as often. I was reading your other posts and could not find a place to comment. Your work on clothing is beautiful!!!! I love color and your stuff is perfect for clothing:-)
You are right your dog is quite the ham-LOL. Good to see you creating and just love your work.

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- thecontentedcrafter on May 3, 2017 at 7:12 am said:
  
  Thank you Robbie 🙂 I’m sorry to be late responding I have been off-line with ISP issues. Comments close after a certain amount of time – I forget how long exactly. It’s nice to see you have been visiting though – I know you have an extremely busy life!
  
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Carrie Lynn on March 31, 2017 at 7:42 pm said:

Came in late and this comment is very late too but what the heck….I think phase III is very promising and there is something more bigger to look forward to in that big black part.

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L. T. Garvin, Author on March 30, 2017 at 10:37 am said:

I didn’t even look ahead to cheat so I’m not sure what’s up with that black background but it still looks neat against the colors!

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- thecontentedcrafter on March 30, 2017 at 11:48 am said:
  
  Ha, ha Lana! No cheating allowed 🙂 The black makes the wheel pop doesn’t it!
  
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  - L. T. Garvin, Author on March 30, 2017 at 3:55 pm said:
    
    It surely does!
    
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narf7 on March 26, 2017 at 9:06 am said:

I get the feeling that we are headed towards scraping the black off this painting in areas as otherwise, why would you go to the trouble of painting this area in the first place? This is getting interesting!

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- thecontentedcrafter on March 26, 2017 at 9:29 am said:
  
  Sometimes when I’m painting I clean the brush off on the end of the canvas I know will be different …………
  
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  - narf7 on March 27, 2017 at 8:12 am said:
    
    So back to square one eh? Building intrigue appears to be your middle name Ms Pauline 😉
    
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aFrankAngle on March 26, 2017 at 8:11 am said:

I always enjoy seeing a progression like this … and phase III surprised me. Looking forward to Phase IV.

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- thecontentedcrafter on March 26, 2017 at 9:28 am said:
  
  It always alarms me when I do things like this Frank. Let’s hope the next phase redeems something!
  
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  - aFrankAngle on March 26, 2017 at 9:30 am said:
    
    It will because there is something in your head that will make it happen.
    
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    - thecontentedcrafter on March 26, 2017 at 9:31 am said:
      
      🙂
      
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slippedstitches on March 26, 2017 at 5:39 am said:

Intriguing as always. Looking forward to the next phase.

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- thecontentedcrafter on March 26, 2017 at 9:26 am said:
  
  Thanks SS 🙂
  
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Anonymous on March 26, 2017 at 5:34 am said:

The last phase reminds me of a thing I had as a kid called a “spirograph”. You put a toothed wheel that had holes in it for your pen or pencil crayons within another toothed wheel, poked your pencil in the hole and twirled on the paper. The result was so pretty, like your painting. How can you improve on this phase? Standing by….

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- thecontentedcrafter on March 26, 2017 at 9:25 am said:
  
  My kids had those things and I used to love to play with them too. 🙂 This however is all done freehand – hence the wobbly bits 🙂
  
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mommermom on March 26, 2017 at 3:41 am said:

Well, I was surprised. You certainly are keeping us in suspense!

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- thecontentedcrafter on March 26, 2017 at 9:24 am said:
  
  I’m letting you go through the process with me – it’s always a roller-coaster!
  
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  - mommermom on March 26, 2017 at 2:30 pm said:
    
    You do keep it interesting!
    
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derrickjknight on March 26, 2017 at 2:13 am said:

A brilliant surprise

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- thecontentedcrafter on March 26, 2017 at 9:23 am said:
  
  Glad you enjoyed it Derrick 🙂
  
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Norah on March 25, 2017 at 11:56 pm said:

Whoa! Where did all the beautiful colours go? I didn’t expect that. I’m intrigued to see what happens next.

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- thecontentedcrafter on March 26, 2017 at 9:22 am said:
  
  It’s a bit shocking isn’t it Norah 🙂
  
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  - Norah on March 26, 2017 at 8:26 pm said:
    
    Indeed!
    
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Ginene Nagel on March 25, 2017 at 1:11 pm said:

Well, I know you didn’t go thorough all of that work to cover it permanently with black.Looking forward to the next phase. Hurry!

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- thecontentedcrafter on March 25, 2017 at 4:50 pm said:
  
  Just a couple of days til the next post Ginene 🙂
  
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davidprosser on March 25, 2017 at 10:49 am said:

Phase III certainly stands out clearly here but I want to see if phase VI makes it a little less isolated.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx

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- thecontentedcrafter on March 25, 2017 at 10:52 am said:
  
  Well done David, though no promises 🙂
  
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the eternal traveller on March 25, 2017 at 10:39 am said:

I did like the beautiful swirly background but I’m wondering you’re going with the outer space galaxy theme and are we going to see the colours coming through the dark sky?

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- thecontentedcrafter on March 25, 2017 at 10:49 am said:
  
  That’s a good thought Carol! 🙂
  
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TanGental on March 25, 2017 at 10:10 am said:

…. still an umbrella, this time on a pavement…

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- thecontentedcrafter on March 25, 2017 at 10:46 am said:
  
  Love it! 🙂
  
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The Snail of Happiness on March 25, 2017 at 10:01 am said:

Well, I wasn’t expecting that – intrigued to see where you take this

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- thecontentedcrafter on March 25, 2017 at 10:47 am said:
  
  It’s quite shocking isn’t it Jan – glad you are intrigued!
  
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Born To Organize on March 25, 2017 at 9:37 am said:

You are quite the tease this week. Why have you hidden all your beautiful points of color? Phase VI?

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- thecontentedcrafter on March 25, 2017 at 10:46 am said:
  
  Why indeed…… Phase V or Phase VI will maybe show a little something more…. It’s such a slow process!
  
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jennypellett on March 25, 2017 at 8:19 am said:

Hmm, intriguing. I’m with KerryCan. The mandala bit looks like embroidery. You are clever.

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- thecontentedcrafter on March 25, 2017 at 10:44 am said:
  
  The black makes it pop doesn’t it Jenny. Let’s see what happens next…….
  
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KerryCan on March 25, 2017 at 8:17 am said:

OOOOOOH! Are you going to scratch through the black to let the bright show through??

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- thecontentedcrafter on March 25, 2017 at 10:43 am said:
  
  Maybe, maybe not 🙂
  
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insearchofitall on March 25, 2017 at 8:15 am said:

That took me by surprise! I’m seeing trails of light coming from the mandala across the black. Like a shooting star. Just where my mind went today. 🙂

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- thecontentedcrafter on March 25, 2017 at 10:42 am said:
  
  It’s quite shocking isn’t it – even I who knows what I’m about to do get scared and am shocked by the disappearance of all the supporting colour……. There’s nothing too wrong with your eyesight if you can see the trails that have been left!
  
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  - insearchofitall on March 25, 2017 at 10:48 am said:
    
    My mind saw them, not my eyes. 🙂
    
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    - thecontentedcrafter on March 25, 2017 at 10:51 am said:
      
      Ah!! Your mind is just as good as a pair of eyes then….. the trails are there.
      
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      - insearchofitall on March 25, 2017 at 10:59 am said:
        
        Wow!! You know you always see what you are looking for. 🙂
        
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Jill Weatherholt on March 25, 2017 at 8:07 am said:

Ugly? Nonsense! It’s lovely, Pauline. xo

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- thecontentedcrafter on March 25, 2017 at 10:39 am said:
  
  Still in process Jill 🙂
  
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