Much of this painting was done with house paint samples. They are creamy and fun to work with.
Latex paints
Black corrugated plastic board
You know the yard signs for realtors and politicos? This is the same material, only black. The paint sticks okay, but scratches off easily. I’ve used latex paint samples from Lowes, dripped enamel, gold craft paint and some acrylics. This is a step in the ongoing Eye Wonder series.
In progress
I’m still working on mastering acrylic paints, instead of them mastering me! The eye is from the Eye Wonder series idea, of observing (and wondering what I can do about it?).
Numbers signifying what?
This illness has had me watching numbers (platelets) for three months. I’m over it! This eye will be ringed by bruise colored numbers. 
I like these women!
They don’t look important enough to add to a grant application, but I find them coming along when I need them. Today,s new discovery was wiping acrylic over the enamel drips. Previous faces were tinted with pastels.
Back to painting
What is painting? This is acrylic on canvas, with enamel drips. The Eye Wonder series are on paper, 8″x10″, with enamel drips. The series leaves lots of room for creativity for me, and the format is convenient for all of your framing needs. The questions about the unpredictability of living, and drippy paint, remain. The materials have been changed, to protect who? Canvas, paper, words, eyes, cats, barns, salamanders. Sure as you’re born you’re never gonna see a unicorn, unless an artist makes it.
Words
I’ tried some words in the manner that I did the Eye Wonder faces. Don’t know where these will go, but I’m pleased with the start!
Thanks to everyone for their support for my show Sunday. It was fun!
Open house next Sunday
I was baffled as to how to show a bunch of paintings of ladies with attitude together. This bulletin board in my studio is working great. Each “portrait” is mounted on foam core, sleeved in plastic, and T-pinned to the board. This is for simplicity and affordability. Each person can choose their own framing options.
These are variations on a painting I did years ago of a blanket flower. You can see how my work evolves and grows.
Any subject
I like the series approach with the dripped enamel. How about cats? We are considering how to display the faces of the Eye Wonder series for the Open House on Sept.22. We put two next to each other, and it was too chaotic, and I know what I’m looking at! How would you deal with a bunch of ladies with attitude?
Every one is original
Even tho this is a series, everyone is unique. These two have enamel drips and Sharpie details. Wonder where they will go tomorrow?
