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Hi Folks,
Just a little post to let you know I uploaded works from my latest show, “Sleeping in the Forest, Waking in the Desert” into a new page on my website. Go see them all together here.
Cheers!
Sleeping in the Forest, Waking in the Desert screen shot
Today’s art attack was inspired by reading the beginning chapter of St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell – author of Swamplandia.
Here is an excerpt:
“…with mosquito-blackened sills; a tin roof that hums with the memory of rain. I love it here. Whenever the wind gusts in off the river, the sky rains leaves and feathers. During mating season, the bedroom window rattles with the ardor of birds.
Now the thunder makes the window glass ripple like wax paper. Summer rain is still the most comforting sound that I know… In the distance, an alligator bellows…”
In the studio
Deep in the Forest, mixed media, 10 x 11"
I thought it was time to post a drawing of winter… this was drawn/painted from a picture I took this winter. What is happening under all the snow? It’s a gorgeous world of faded autumn colours and rotting vegetation and cool shadows. A nice contrast to the heat waves of summer so many of us are experiencing.
In Winter, watercolour on paper, 11 x 14"
untitled, watercolour on paper, 6 x 9"
For those of you following me into the woods, here is a sketch worked from graphite into watercolour and finally pastels and ink. I enjoy the wild energy of the foliage contrasting with the calm pools of light and shadow at the base of the tree as well as the pose of the person whom you may or may not notice at first…
Embrace, mixed media on paper, 12 x 12"
Here is today’s painting with some detail pictures because it’s been a while since I’ve worked in a larger format.
Fox and I, oil on canvas, 24 x 30"
Fox and I, detail
Fox and I, detail 2
I want to hide under leaves.
Under Leaves, watercolour on paper, 7 x 9"
On Crunching Twigs, watercolour on paper, 7 x 9"
