This started as a drawing on kraft paper. Then chalk and paint butted in. Not a landscape, not a map. Not a drawing, not a painting. But I am here!
Map?
Infusion
Tomorrow, 10-16 is my last (REALLY) infusion for ITP. I do not have cancer, but most of the other people getting infusions do. It is fraught with emotions.
Enamel dripping continues.
I’ve tried a set of cats. What do you think? This may go under shameless commerce, the Open House is coming up. But I think this is unique. And there are more cat lovers than people that will buy the Eye Wonder series. A bit of good news today. More platelets, than less. Still a long way to go.
Back to the Studio!
The drip paintings are morphing. I think I’ll make some into unique greeting cards. Open House Sept.22!
I was …
The Eye Wonder series is rolling merrily along. 
More Eye Wonder
I visited Cathey at Art on Depot in Waynesville, NC today. She said people were noticing my new work. I think this series is
fascinating, I never know who will show up.
Series
The Eye Wonder Series is …so much fun. Shh, don’t tell anyone. Gregg and I are trying to make a video about my process. It’s not too complicated, dripped/streamed enamel paint, and emphasis with Sharpie, collage, pastel, or whatever is handy. I usually do 8 to 10 drip paintings, then go from there. The decisions make the difference, and there are no wrong ones. A couple of ugly ones, maybe, but we can’t all be gorgeous!
Provoke
The Eye Wonder series continues. This one has great words, provoke and boundaries, but they were chosen for their color, not their meaning. We are working on a poster and a video to show the process and some of the decision trees. These are a lot like life, you have to deal with what you are given.
Black and White
The Eye Wonder series is about serendipity, a nice word for the weird stuff that happens to us. Most of my work is an explosion of color, but this white enamel on white paper was an interesting surprise. A black Sharpie pen was used to outline the white enamel. The letters and words are random, mostly.
Thanks to the Hammett clan for including me in their picnic last night. We were done before the thunderstorm hit. It was a doozy!
So
This is a detail of “So” from the Eye Wonder series. This was a very different approach, with the collage in the glasses being the first stage. The enamel drips came later, and Sharpie pen for the final. These female figures tap into some of my worries and insecurities.
