I was working on this along with Searching. Scrutiny is a synonym of the word search, and this Eye Wonder is in the same theme.
Searching
The news is filled with people searching for missing loved ones. I don’t want to imagine what they are going through. I am continuing on the Eye Wonder series, and this one is influenced by the uncertainties of searching.
Latex paints
Much of this painting was done with house paint samples. They are creamy and fun to work with.
Black corrugated plastic board
You know the yard signs for realtors and politicos? This is the same material, only black. The paint sticks okay, but scratches off easily. I’ve used latex paint samples from Lowes, dripped enamel, gold craft paint and some acrylics. This is a step in the ongoing Eye Wonder series.
Recyled plastic sign board
I primed this plastic sign board. You can see how the brush skipped across the corrugations. The paint doesn’t stick perfectly, but this was a stab at loosening up after the Eye Wonder series. The self portrait was pretty straight forward, but the addition of the enamel drips is working nicely.
In progress
I’m still working on mastering acrylic paints, instead of them mastering me! The eye is from the Eye Wonder series idea, of observing (and wondering what I can do about it?).
Numbers signifying what?
This illness has had me watching numbers (platelets) for three months. I’m over it! This eye will be ringed by bruise colored numbers. 
I like these women!
They don’t look important enough to add to a grant application, but I find them coming along when I need them. Today,s new discovery was wiping acrylic over the enamel drips. Previous faces were tinted with pastels.
Back to painting
What is painting? This is acrylic on canvas, with enamel drips. The Eye Wonder series are on paper, 8″x10″, with enamel drips. The series leaves lots of room for creativity for me, and the format is convenient for all of your framing needs. The questions about the unpredictability of living, and drippy paint, remain. The materials have been changed, to protect who? Canvas, paper, words, eyes, cats, barns, salamanders. Sure as you’re born you’re never gonna see a unicorn, unless an artist makes it.
The eyes have it!
Getting ready for the Open House Sunday. There will be food, so take a nice drive into the country and check it out!