acrylic, leaf collage
This is a scrape that needed a death-bug-eaten leaf as decoration. I see a blue-haired lady in a ball gown. Twirling around. With a leaf. Yep.
october 16, 2017
Month: October 2017
october 13, 2017
3.5×2.5″ acrylic, marker on artist’s trading card
A little leftover scrape, a little marker doodling. I see a bull or a bison (or a bison bull?) standing, but maybe that’s just my reaction to the political talk of the day.
october 6, 2017
8″x8″ acrylic on paper
The title of this painting is from one of the hashtags for an arts-based celebration (Minuet MANY Unity Celebration) scheduled for tomorrow in opposition to the Iowa Minutemen (militia) meeting here this weekend. Does the painting have anything to do with it? Not really, but it’s on my mind, so it’s what came to me as I was considering a title. Hoping for the rain to stop so the youth orchestra can play on the capitol grounds! #MinuetsNotMilitias #WaltzesNotWalls
october 5, 2017
acrylic on matboard
This is a scrape over scrape—not so much “less is more,” but the layers add some interest, perhaps. The scraper I used had a wacky edge, which created the lines, which led to the title.
october 4, 2017
acrylic on paper
I bought a new hot press watercolor block which is perfect for these colorful scrape paintings. Less is more. This will probably contain a poem at some point. For now, enjoy the colors (which seem a little more saturated in real life) and forms.
october 3, 2017
acrylic, marker on Bristol ATC 3.5×2.5″
I did a little “leftover” scrape of paint on this and embellished with a few markers while listening to “All Things Considered” yesterday. Another mass shooting, another day of ridiculousness in Congress, another death of a musical icon of my earlier life. Falling.