I started this one yesterday, I’m starting with the outline of leaves in a tree and hoping to build off of that. I want to approach this pieces with a similar “just for funness” as I approached the patterned fabric … Continue reading
I’ve been jawing about it for long enough, here is the first piece that I’m working on from my own patterns. It’s a self portrait in the literal and the figural sense. I used images I’d taken in the studio … Continue reading
I really like where this piece has gone and I find myself now just doing some fine tuning to it. I’m softening the edges of the base fabric so that there’s a strong contrast between it’s color and texture and … Continue reading
Artistic constipation that is. I’ve been working on these bigger ideas here in the blog, but have been keeping my brushes busy on more pieces so that I’m painting every day – staying regular. Funny enough, while I’m working on … Continue reading
I was perusing some artist call boards on Tuesday, as is customary for me now, and I noticed a posting about a show here in Duluth in June. It’s a juried art fair and exhibition in a waterfront park where … Continue reading
I’ve just finished applying the pattern to the entire piece and I’m torn between using just the outlines (like I did) or filling them in with color. I’m leaning toward just using the outlines though. It gives a much more … Continue reading
I know I’ve been on the subject of pattern lately, but I’m finding more and more connections from the topic to different areas of my life and work. The latest of these is choreography. In a previous post, I’d talked … Continue reading