The assault in Uvalde …no words.
Shards of Students
Constitution?
What the Hell Happened? I don’t need those pesky constitutional protections. Much.
Mothering
My kids and husband don’t need it, but I still do some mothering.
Encouraged
I have put aside New Perspective until I get a new perspective. It has been a challenging painting. I may jinx this one, but it has been much smoother so far. The title is Don’t Be Disappointed. We have been trying to sell part of our property. We have had several offers that have fallen through. I have mixed feelings. This line of encouragement is that things change. As an artist I celebrate change. But my old crab
persona does not.
More than one way
I’ve been working on New Perspective for nine months, a long time for me. I am working from words and experience, not photos.
There is a lot going on that is … involving. Now I am working more closely with Gregg on sculpture. I have worked on 2-d paintings and drawings for a long time, and this third dimension is pushing me around. I represent gravity in my paintings by letting the paint drip. In a sculpture, gravity will literally take me and throw me on the ground. Ouch! That’s how I got involved in making Poly: means many. I am tentative, but I’m getting bolder, more confident. Or so I tell myself.
This relates to this painting New Perspective. This is grappling with my transition into the third dimension. I have worked on it from every vertical direction. Maybe it’s time to put it on the floor? I won’t work on it above my head, too much trouble.
New Perspective, continuing
This is a painting. I am pulling colors and energy from around me. I’ve been striving with this one for months.
Catching up
I’ve been experimenting with Poly-means many for awhile. Here are three elements I’m thinking about. The base will be a topography of plywood pieces, dyed red like the small one in the corner. There will be glass elements. Here is a model from foam core for the stacked glass ziggeraut. I know that is not the usual spelling. The third image is cut glass pieces that may find a place in this sculpture.
New Perspective
I have been collaborating with Gregg on his sculptures. I forget that what I draw or paint may not stand up or intersect in reality. I worked on this, trying to think more sculpturally. I’m still more interested in color and paint.
Day in the studio
The weather here has been too cold, snowy and wet to get to the studio much. I’m horrified what Texans have had to put up with. At least I expect cold weather here. And we are serviced by the Haywood EMC Co op.
So, I was able to do some painting today. This was started last year, but I thought it was not complex enough. Radio Signals.
Medical Debt Horror
2020 will smack many people with horrible medical debt, no matter if they are insured or not. Trying to deal with it is oh, so …bad. Harassing phone calls and threatening letters, but no solutions. Kill yourself? How do they think you can pay if you do that?
