5 PM On Any Given Day
5 o'clock: Eating Swedish Fish, Thinking About Nibs
Gouache, newsprint, burns on Stonehenge paper
Paper size: 8" x 8"
How to Lose Your Leaves and Survive the Winter
Notation 2 Mixed media collage Painted rice paper, graphite, cold wax on archival paper Image size: 2.5" x 3.5" :: reminds me of winter aspens These little notations keep me honest. They are somewhat compulsive as I need to make things -- almost addictively. Sometimes, I have to force myself to post them them as I recognize that they are perhaps, not great art. That's okay. Over the years, I've worked hard to make good paintings, market them professionally, get that pat on the head through sales and increasing recognition. That has happened and I am delighted -- but I lost something of myself along the way. Did you know that I have quite the wicked (raunchy at times) sense of humor? No? Did you know that I'm almost paralyzed by shyness and fear of rejection at art shows and it takes every ounce of my being to show up at one? No? Does anyone know how passionate I am about tiny poetry; making the perfect borscht; snow? The answer will be, almost universally, no. Wh...
Don't you like this small format? I like how you have added words to your collage. I was think of using stamps too. They look nice with the frame around them. How did you do that?
ReplyDeleteHi Carla, thanks for stopping by and commenting. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love small works-on-paper for my experiments and play -- which this blog is mostly for. By using a small size and paper as the support, it allows me feel free to just try stuff and not feel too precious about the end result. On my main artwork, the oil paintings, things are much more planned.
The "frame" you see on these pieces are just the white space on the Stonehenge paper I've left surrounding the image. Considering how much I use the stuff should buy stock in Stonehenge's 8" x 8" paper pads. :-)