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)

photographic series

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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.

Photo Smoothie

Friday, May 16th, 2008


 

Black Sheep Grape, photography
Black Sheep Grape, and a Photo Smoothie

Watermelon, apparently seedless  Lemon  Mango

Papaya and seeds  Apple  Red Grapefruit

Tree Bark

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008


 

Silver Birch, a short-lived tree revealing darker aged wood Deeply furrowed wood of the White Willow Papery bark of the River Birch, Stony Plain, Alberta Shagbark Hickory, Ohio
American Sycamore, Coppell, Texas Knobcone Pine bark, Ottawa, Ontario Netleaf Hackberry - highly varied textures; warts and ridges Needs positive ID - Possibly Hackberry or the “Toothache Tree”, with medicinal bark properties
Pine bark, Wyoming Planetree, Sycamore family, Irving, Texas Shredded character, Cedar in Eastern Wyoming Longleaf Pine, the official tree of North Carolina - Raleigh, NC
Probably a variety of Hackberry - welcome a positive ID from someone Cabbage Palmetto, native to Florida and Caribbean coastlines Pecan tree knot, Dallas Texas White Birch, cracked aged bark - southern Ontario, Canada
Old Burr Oak, reaching heights of 130 ft., with acorns larger than any other Oak. Crepe Myrtle branches - Eucalyptus family Large old Magnolia, bark and branches Shaggybark Eucalyptus

To view more tree-specific photography please visit the Dancing With Trees Solo Exhibition website.

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.

Heart Shapes in Nature series

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007


Heart Shapes in Nature, ongoing photographic series

Heart Shapes in Nature is an ongoing photographic series. Love is infinite. Wishing happy holidays no matter what your faith, and Merry Christmas!

 

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.

Pretty Lady

Friday, December 14th, 2007


 
“Pretty Lady”, upside down Croton roots and stem

So many chores at home preparing for the holidays pull me away from typical art work, but that doesn’t stop the old eyes from spotting things! Transplanting and tidying the garden, shaking soil from dead plants, the root systems are very interesting. I call this one “Pretty Lady”. It’s from a dead Croton — one was posted earlier from a more mature plant.

Art everywhere

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007


 
Impatience - Croton plant roots; whimsical garden sculpture, Bearded Iris
While tidying up the garden and shaking out the soil from dead plants I was marveling at the root systems and couldn’t bring myself to throw this one away, it’s so interesting. This one is from a dead Croton plant, stuck into the ground upside down makes a unique garden sculpture.
Below: Croton, 1992 36 x 24 inches acrylics on canvas (private collection, Scotland).

Croton, 1992 36H x 24W inches acrylics on canvas

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