when in doubt, draw more dancing monsters with pointy teeths.
(unfinished version, posted on the original date)
Category Archives: acrylic
11 May 2020
Had to go out into the world today, as the world is struggling between settling in for a long haul of relative isolation or just throwing caution and good sense to the winds. I give over the time and space to make an image, but there is nothing in my mind to give it form and sense. So here is some chaos, with bits that are hopeful, much that is unformed and confused, without any real plan.
I need to spend some more time outside, quiet, remembering that the world is not just all the people in it.
10 May 2020
purple wudgies dancing in the shade
8 May 2020
a wee dragon at the keyhole
7 May 2020
Wow, I am just not very good at limiting my time. I only had 2 1/2 hours today, so this is as far as I got on this one. I really don’t know how I’m going to manage finishing these little paintings, especially when my jobs and things start up again and I don’t even have that much time for the studio. I probably have at least another week or two to think about it.
On the plus side, I still can’t wait to start painting, and don’t ever want to stop come suppertime.
6 May 2020
Yup, still having fun with the yeastie beasties
5 May 2020
I didn’t do so well at limiting my time tonight, so there’s the drawing and the colors blocked in. Again, this one may show up again someday in a more finished state.
Took a while, but here’s the update (posted 11/16/20)
2 May 2020
I got this one to a more finished state. The original picture with this post is below.
Another couple of (my interpretation of) young Liam’s Yeasts.
I only had 2 1/2 hours on this one instead of the 4-6 hours I’ve been spending on paintings lately. It doesn’t feel finished. Being out of work opens up time in the studio, but I haven’t really resolved how to integrate that with my daily drawing practice. Mostly it just means I’m spending as much time as I have on the dailies, and not at all getting around to other studio projects I’d hoped to be working on with all this extra time. But I’m enjoying it, so I guess I’ll just keep following my nose and see where I end up.
1 May 2020
My son Liam (who is an artist himself) when he was about 4, drew a large set of pictures which he told me was of yeast. I saved those drawings and always wanted to make a quilt or something based on those creatures. The quilt has never happened, but the toothy creatures infesting my latest paintings are inspired by them. These two beings are pretty much direct interpretations of Liam’s early opus.
30 April 2020
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