Posted in Contemplative Sketchbooks on September 29, 2006 | 1 Comment »
One must have a place to go
to find the air laden with sea breezes
or fennel and wild rose
or the warm apple pie of September.
One scent airborn
one dash of paint
one murmur of heartstring
and I am there.
Posted in Figurative Abstracts on September 27, 2006 | 2 Comments »
This “lady of whispers” appeared out of an abstract beginning with liquid acrylic on canvas textured with rice papers. It’s a bit of a self portrait (as they all are!) -emphasis on the mystical and dreamy, with a healthy dose of nature thrown in.
Posted in Contemplative Sketchbooks on September 26, 2006 | 1 Comment »
I’m back from a powerful meditation retreat over the weekend. Sketching did not happen, but this one from earlier this summer sums it up.
The Universe has eyes in elbows of trees
reaching fingers of light,
radiant earlobes releasing sundrops,
toes dancing nature’s melodies,
knees bending in prayer to hearts
fluttering with hummingbird beats.
Posted in Figure studio sketches on September 21, 2006 | 3 Comments »
I find that the most frustrating yet rewarding sketch subjects are the ones in motion. This model was dancing with a scarf while I sketched madly and with total acceptance that I would have to throw out the majority of sketches. This one captured something about movement . . .
I’m off on a [...]
Posted in Figurative Abstracts on September 20, 2006 | 2 Comments »
I think I’m finished with this painting, though it will stay a bit longer on the easel, just to make sure. It started with white rice paper collage on canvas and liquid acrylics. This became the screen upon which the inner world was projected. It became a illustration of my life as [...]
Posted in Figure studio sketches on September 18, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Once again, there’s not much likeness to the model (who is thin and gorgeous) here. It’s more about my feeling of her, which is that she’s full of beauty. This was done in another figure studio last week. I painted some watercolor on the paper first and did my quick sketch over the top [...]
Posted in Nature Abstractions on September 17, 2006 | 3 Comments »
A new style for me. I wanted to combine the crispness of hard edge “cut outs” with the flowing passages for a bit of drama. I cut up some black paper and played with it til I got it where I wanted it, then drew around it and painted the shapes on with [...]
Posted in Contemplative Sketchbooks on September 15, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Today’s contemplation started with playing with some gold and bronze acrylic and textury gel and then some fine black rock I brought back from Canada. The figure appeared along with the message, which is open to interpretation. I’m still working on figuring it out!
THe Oracle is on her head today, flowing downward, arms [...]
Posted in Figurative Abstracts on September 14, 2006 | 6 Comments »
This lady appeared in a sumi ink beginning that I’d dropped some interference green paint into. She’s a whisper of a summer dance in a fragrant garden.
Posted in Figure studio sketches on September 12, 2006 | 4 Comments »
Tried a different point of view at my figure drawing session. There was a balcony above the model so I sketched this standing up. Good practice. THe head is shaped so differently from this angle, and the hand looks really big - maybe because it’s closer?
