DRIP-DROP

Thinking about the new (to me) idea of dripping and moving water based media around the page, the movement and spontaneity of it, made me think of Pollack, of course. 

Oil, enamel, and aluminum paint on canvas

WHITE ON WHITE REDUX

At our Zed-Critique, Aggie commented on being drawing to the 'mystery' of the small study on the top, that is wasn't on first glance obvious what the object was. I liked that idea, and hope to retain it in the bigger painting (and in other explorations).

WHITE ON NAVY V. NAVY ON WHITE

Here too,I looked to an early 'study for inspiration.
I'm interested in how the white background drips into the red object.

WHEN AN ALOE PLANT IS NOT AN ALOE PLANT

Here is my larger (yet unfinished?) version of this painting. A meditation on the tendrils of my aloe plant. I like how, in the second version, the drippiness echoes the contours on the drawing.

VISITING AGGIE ZED

Three things I like about Artist Aggie Zed, after visiting with her in her studio space last evening.

1.  Humored Elegance 
Zed's dripping drawings and airy sculptures are lovely without taking themselves very seriously, which is pretty lovely.

2. Embracing quirky materials.
I dig how Zed had an almost superstitious irreverence for her materials, her 'Sloppy brushes' and 'all wrong paper' lent personality to her work. 

3. Hard work without pretentiousness.
Zed described herself as 'a machine', working full days at art the way others do at retail, or in an office. Still she was remarkably without airs. She was just doing her thing. 


Thanks to Amie Oliver for facilitating this lovely evening.

THREE ARTIST WHO USE GOLD

Three very different artist who use gold as a ground. What does it do in each work? How do the later works reference the earlier ones?

From top to bottom: Leonardo Davinci's Madonna and Child, 16th century-ish. Gustave Klimt,Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I 20th century. And last but not least, Tenyouya Hasashi, 21st century,

Japan.

GILDED

This painting represents the most dramatic change.I like the way the Gold acrylic  allowed for scratching through (2 layers were necessary), drawing and writing into the background. Does/can this image still relate to the group as part of a series?

TAKE TWO

Added in gold lettering, capitals felt right this time. Randomly worse picture quality below. I'm wondering how, and if all of these images will go together,and what imagery, material, & technique will link the series. 

COLLAGE

Wanted an element of red. Experimented with collaging it in. Painted Arches with gel medium.

WHITE ON WHITE

Added white on white words on this one--hmm?