Painting as I see it.
An art form where women dominate and are incredibly creative. Men are welcome to join in, but do not usurp the medium. I got a lot of ideas and a book on art quilts at the Asheville Quilt Guild show yesterday. Gregg was amazed at what a variety there are.
I worked on one panel, going toward abstraction. In this photo I just noticed that it looks like I have a giant bug in there. I’ll deal with it, next time.
I realized that the collage that I’m working from is visible. The panels sit on a rig that is in front of some nice deep storage bins. I like the space, but the overhead lights are sitting on the floor, waiting for the electrician. Oh,well, it was sunny today.
So far, the panels are flowers meet patchwork quilts and Diebenkorn.
Although the color is dominating, I am working on structure also, I promise!
I like my new studio. Looked out this morning and saw a wagon train!
I’m having a show in Jan.! Chemo Today and female figures! I’m excited. And today they were working on the lights in my studio! This agave had a piece of tape down the middle, and the box. I haven’t decided what to do with those spaces yet.
Sorry for the interruption, but it isn’t my fault! I wish these knotheads would solve healthcare instead of sabotaging my website. Although it does illustrate one of my strongest beliefs. There are creators or destroyers. Even tho I don’t like destroyers, they do exist. I am thankful that I have the time and energy to be a creator.
I’ve started the three panels. Today I concentrated on one. Yesterday I was reintroduced to art quilts. It got me thinking.
Cally is my dog. She’s checking out the panels. I have the image for this side, at least. It’s a collage of flowers. I looked at my Diebenkorn book again. Robert Hughes said he was influenced by Matisse. How much, and how much does it matter?
I’m doing flowers, a familiar and favorite subject,
to get comfortable in my new studio.
For my BD I got two surprises. One was good, a new and much bigger studio. The other was bad. North Koreans or someone hijacked my website and filled it with malware. So Google slapped a big red banner across it that said ‘Attack Sight”. Luckily Gregg could fix it and Forrest got Google to check it and take it off the EVIL list.
I like my new studio. I’ve screwed my back up and have been working at 1/2 power. Maybe next week you’ll start seeing some new work. I have three panels and am contemplating a triptych or a screen.
I also realized that it’s about time to do another self portrait.
Yeah, I got my site back!