Tuesday, March 25, 2008
ArtPact #51
No, I have not disappeared.
Been busy.
Busy planning an upcoming trip of The JohnnyB and me, busy preparing for an upcoming (and a very long awaited) visit to us, busy with contemplating some art competitions, and busy with some ongoing mood swings that seem to follow the weather.
And, in between, I've managed to paint.
LimaB told me recently, "Looks like you are on to something - keep going". Indeed, I seem to be on a new path now, style-wise. I am not quite sure where I am heading, but the journey sure is fun.
This image just called for some lost edges, interesting shapes and ambiguity, and I decided to try and keep working with it for a while and find new ways to express it, until I find this 'something'.
As WackieM reminded us all in her blog, "you keep changing the image, you do the same thing but change the image. If you keep the image, you do something different each time". That's the great idea behind Mike Bailey's Beyond The Obvious class, and it's good to be reminded of it once in a while.
So, here are the first two versions of Jethro.
Both on Tyvek (a surface I am falling in love with more and more).
The first one done in watercolor, with a limited palette. The second done in walnut ink (I love this stuff!!!) - and an even more limited palette. (click to see the bigger version).
More to come.
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Oh! how you make me wish I was rich! lol! The first one is fantastic! I'd love to have it above my desk, reminding me that anything might be comin' out my head if I'll just keep the image, (but) do something different each time.
So often I do get - I don't want to say demoralized, though I'm afraid it's much like that, but - a bit frustrated and throw out teh babe with teh bathwater, as it were.
Regardless, good advice and well utilized by you!
Jethro looks very serious...
and where oh where are you and the Johnnyb going?
:)
# posted by 
: 3/26/2008 7:45 PM
Good point about changing the image. It made me pause and consider, but I think it's too early on for me to do that considering I only started drawing again a few weeks ago after years of blockage.
I'm really curious about what Tyvek is. I'll ask about it next time I'm at the art store.
Mood swings suck. But then... I don't know who I'd be without them. Hope you feel better soon.
Walnut ink! Sounds very... organic! I don't know what Tyvek is either. My ingorance about modern painting trends grows by the minute.
Nice effects, though!
Michael, you don't really have to be rich... Glad it stroke a chord, though.
Rhonda, Yup, he's serious. Very.
Smiler, Blueberry I wrote about Tyvek as a painting surface here.
Blogauthor, hope you're having a great time!!
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So often I do get - I don't want to say demoralized, though I'm afraid it's much like that, but - a bit frustrated and throw out teh babe with teh bathwater, as it were.
Regardless, good advice and well utilized by you!
and where oh where are you and the Johnnyb going?
:)
: 3/26/2008 7:45 PM I'm really curious about what Tyvek is. I'll ask about it next time I'm at the art store.
Mood swings suck. But then... I don't know who I'd be without them. Hope you feel better soon.
Nice effects, though!
Rhonda, Yup, he's serious. Very.
Smiler, Blueberry I wrote about Tyvek as a painting surface here.
Blogauthor, hope you're having a great time!!
