When life gives you lemons, draw them, 11 x 14 inches dry pastels, graphite on paper

"When life gives you lemons, draw them." (Nikki)

"Color! What a deep and mysterious language." (Paul Gauguin)

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New Roots Garden Sculpture

Thursday, June 5th, 2008


 
Giraffe - Thyme roots

…a new addition to the Roots Garden Sculptures, from a dead thyme plant.

Zen, Day and Night

Thursday, May 15th, 2008


Zen Garden 08 at night, 24 x 24 x 1 inches acrylics on woven canvas strips over a layer of wrapped canvas, about 1 inch beyond the wall surface.

Zen Garden 08 Day interest and night drama! 24H x 24W x 1D inches acrylics on woven canvas strips over a layer of wrapped canvas. Sold.

Hangs diagonally about one inch from the wall surface. The wrapped sides are painted, frame unnecessary. View the piece from start to finish April 27th, May 12th and May 13th. The tiny openings between woven strips are brightly colored orange and reds, and to ensure they’d be noticeable. A string of small clear lights is woven into more canvas strips behind the frame. It’s quite attractive in the dark and also hung diagonally, optionally hung as a square.

Zen Garden 08 detail Zen Garden 08 during daylight, 24 x 24 x 1 inches acrylics on woven canvas strips over a layer of wrapped canvas Zen Garden 08 detail

 

Zen Garden 08 – work in progress

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008


 

Pebbles / Zen Garden #8, 24 x 24 inch stretcher with woven canvas strips. Phase 4, work in progress. Zen Garden 08 detail, work in progress Pebbles / Zen Garden #8, 24 x 24 inch stretcher with woven canvas strips. Phase 7, work in progress. Pebbles / Zen Garden #8, 24 x 24 inch stretcher with woven canvas strips. Phase 8, work in progress.

Crackle glaze was applied at one stage, but the humidity is too high so it didn’t take, may apply again later at some point. Today playing with the patterns, colors, refining the pebbles, splattering to give them more realistic texture.

Zen Garden 08

Monday, May 12th, 2008


 

Pebbles / Zen Garden #8, 24 x 24 inch stretcher with woven canvas strips. Phase 2, work in progress. Pebbles / Zen Garden #8, 24 x 24 inch stretcher with woven canvas strips. Phase 3, work in progress.

The Emerald Tree Boas is out in one work-area, the recently started Maple Leaves in another, and in the afternoon when I feel less like thinking but still want to keep the hands busy, have started painting Zen Garden 08.

Woven canvas

Sunday, April 27th, 2008


 

Woven Canvas strips across a 24 x 24 inch stretcher, possibly to become another painting in the Zen Garden series  Woven Canvas strips across a 24 x 24 inch stretcher, possibly to become another painting in the Zen Garden series.

I started covering the new stretcher-frames we built last week. Leftover canvas was cut and ironed into strips about 1″ wide, then woven across a 24 x 24 inch stretcher. I have a few ideas, and will start painting this one when Artini is finished.

More garden whimsy

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008


 
The Twins - garden sculptures of upside-down root systems

Adding to the whimsical garden sculptures of root systems, here are The Twins.

Sky Diver

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008


 
Sky Diver - Basil stem and roots - Photography, digital manipulation

Sky Diver- Basil stem and roots (this is the last of the root-sculptures  for a while I think) – this one has a thick stem, removed with PaintShop Pro.

Confidence

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008


 
Confidence - tomato stem and roots garden sculpture

Confidence, tomato stem and roots garden sculpture

More roots

Monday, January 7th, 2008


 
Basil stem and roots - “Fear”

Fear, another root-system garden sculpture from a Basil stem and roots.

Song and Dance

Thursday, December 20th, 2007


 

Song and Dance - Basil roots and stems garden sculpture

Alright, three or more constitute a new photographic series: am calling this one Roots Garden Sculptures. This one I see as “Song and Dance”, of Basil roots and stems. It was peeking out of the lawn and garden litter bag and almost made it to the curb without notice. The first three root systems, now garden sculptures, were compelling enough alone to catch my attention, but now I’m going to consciously seek them out.

Some things are Art without any manipulation at all. The roots of creativity too, really.

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