…and the bare winter trees raise their black fingers to the sky
I also worked some more on yesterday’s bear, who is not bare but is covered in hair. And isn’t lifting a finger for anything. Acrylic layered on and mixed with the water soluble crayon.
I am back from a little hiatus, mostly spent at EarthSpirit Community’s annual Feast of Lights – a wonderful way to connect with friends, just as we’re heading into the coldest part of winter. So here is a bear, taking a little break from hibernation, to visit with us.
love is the breath of the universe
warm winds
So I’ve self-assigned to do heart-themed art this month, in preparation for the February group show at Harmony Collective Artist Gallery. This pic is me being a little resentful of the assignment. But I need to pay attention to why; I’m trying not to be shy about making pictures that are purposely dorky. I think it’s just that the valentine-shaped heart is so much used, and has such a thick goo layer of familiarity. This one harks back to those grade school paper valentines that some people would give all their classmates, with the corny sayings. I loved and hated them at the same time. The imagery had something so appealing, but they were so cheesy and insincere.
primary sunken horse
you have to let the ones you love fly when it’s time for them to go
the connections of love through time and space
Probably not finished, but more hearts are on the way
I guess I’m ok with spending a month on sweetness. Not that love and hearts are always sweet, but I’ve spent enough of my life censoring that which I thought was unserious because it was pretty.
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