These start as drawings, using drips of enamel. I have added detail, so you might see a person. These are an interesting combination of drawing with not much control, and then carefully highlighting. Most are women, but it’s probably hard to tell. Stress affects everyone.
Congrats to HCC Arts Building
I’ts snowing, so I didn’t make it to the dedication of the new arts building. It is LEEDs certified, the highest level of green building technology. Cori Saraceni is part of the opening show, and I missed her too. I’ve been working on a series of enamel drip drawings of females with glasses. Can’t really call them self portraits. Here are a couple. I think they are interesting.
Repurpose an arts magazine
The Laurel of Asheville is having a contest of artists repurposing their magazine. I did the line work by dripping enamel. The picture of the eye was perfect. The lips are the top of a Valentine, from their Feb. issue.
A square muse
Most of the Modern Muse series have been on round pieces of plywood. This one, unnamed at this time, snuck in. The squares refer to QR codes.
Hat from Ladies Tea
We had a workshop last March to decorate hats for our Ladies Tea. This isn’t a portrait of the woman wearing the hat, it’s a painting of a woman wearing a hat.
another drawing
Hats
The Fine Ladies “made” their hats for an afternoon tea. This is a painting, not a portrait of a lady or a hat. I’m still struggling with acrylics. Here’s a chapter of that struggle.
Crumpled grid
Superstorm Sandy knocked out one quarter of the power grid and communications. I’ve been working on the idea of Modern Muses on these round pieces. Maybe this is the throw down between Mother Nature and Calliope, the Muse of Communication.
NoHa is over
I just got back into my blog. Something had hijacked it, but Forrest fixed it. I picked up my work from Gallery 86 Sunday. I wish I’d sold something, but it was a creative body of work. I used a lot more collage than ever before. I was let down, but I will go back to the Muses. I threw in a self portrait.
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Breast tax
I pay a 23% Breast Tax, for a pre-existing condition. 