Collage first

The Eye Wonder series continues to  explore ways to depict eyes or eyeglasses.  This one, nameless so far,  started with the collage, and then the enamel was dripped.  The collage has been highlighted with an orange Sharpie pen.

See previous posts for other approaches.  We are planning on making a You-Tube video about the process.  Hopefully we can show the real way creativity takes place in my studio, by guess or by golly!  If we can find the parts to the camera, and the editing software7-17-13, and……………..

Eye Wonder What Happened?

My sons, who were very close growing up, do not speak.  It breaks my heart.  I have done a series of paintings, of eyes,  whether going in or out of my soul, I cannot say. Vacancy where there was love?7-1-13dEye wonder detail Here’s one with a detail.

Individuals

This series is called Eye Wonder.  All of them are done on 8″x10″ paper.  The enamel paint makes a pattern of eyes or glasses, nose, lips, and wrinkles!  The each one is developed through as many processes and layers as I can think of.  The words are mostly random, leaving room for you to interpret what is going on with this individual, at this time.  These are for sale thru my store on Etsy.com.  Type in my name and there you are!Splendidunique

Investment grade art.

Some people make art to make a brazillion dollars.  Some of us are more interested in the process, than the product.  I doubt anyone needs a Clown face, but I needed to paint it.5-21-13

Whole Bloomin’ Thing

Should I call these “Sketchy Girls”?  They are so much fun to make!  I’ll be showing them on May 11, 2013 down in Frog Level at the fair.  5-2-13

Eye Wonder is a series about …eyes.  No, really, it’s about painting.  But eyes are mesmerizing.  And easy for people to enter into an abstract painting.3-28-13

Old women

Women used to be important to culture, important and powerful.  Muses, Fates, Furies, Goddesses.  Now m3-11-13a3-11-13b3-11-13cost are hustling for low paying jobs in the modern age.  That is my scenario.  This is the Muse Erato, with energy coming from the sun, not sex.  I’ve been collecting parts and pieces of her for months.  This is a first glance.  Many of the elements are from Habitat Restores.  The round plywood that makes her face comes from a local speaker maker.  The brass spacers and Mardi Gras beads come from the Waynesville Restore.   The music stand that is her skeleton came from a trip to the Restore in Statesville.  The tubes come from Gregg’s work, and some of the paint is from Animal Hosp. of Waynesville.  When you’ve gone from a Muse, to working for .77 on the dollar, you have to be thrifty.

The Bay Lights.

Thanks to WordPress for beginning the funding for the Bay Lights.  Public art makes people aware of what might be.