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Daily Art Ideas #5

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Daily Art Ideas #5 My Love is Like a Melody
Daily Art Ideas Inspiration Painting by Tessa Birks

"My love is like a melody" is a line from the poem A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns. Think of the imagery the words "love" and "melody" conjure up, with or without the red rose from the poem's title. Paint from your imagination and visual memories, or paint an object that has romantic meaning or symbolism. Use your sketchbook to quickly make thumbnails of your ideas, then pick one.

    Composition Ideas:
  • A page that looks like a musical score but the notes are hearts rather than circles.
  • Someone singing to their lover.
  • A couple having a romantic dinner being serenaded by a violinist.
  • An abstract build from love symbolism and reds.
  • A mixed media piece including some printed sheet music.

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