Muse
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This drawing reminds me of one I finished a couple years ago called “Queen Mab” after a friend suggested it. Queen Mab is a fairy described by Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet. She rides through people’s thoughts while they sleep, causing them to dream based on their desires and nature.
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My paintings typically emerge slowly, they haunt me for a day or three or twenty-three until they suddenly freeze in their tracks, say boo! and — eventually — disappear.
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The grant increased my understanding of the tools available to me and helped me to take ownership of my art business.
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A painting of a young woman, standing barefoot in an open doorway, offering a cup of coffee.
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Cara is Italian for beloved. What do you say to your beloved when you see her pausing in the doorway, her cup poised just above the saucer midway to her lips, barefoot, and enchanting? Do you say, “Hey!” Or do you just stand there, gaping, speechless, arrested by her charm? I’m more of the “Hey!”…
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I’m a fan of cinemagraphs. Especially the ones that I don’t know are animated and then surprise me with their movement.
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Here’s the latest houseghost progression. For the past few paintings I’ve been trying out a new technique — creating a black/white/gray image first, then overlaying color. What I’ve discovered is that oftentimes the intermediate steps are fine and could be finished images all on their own.
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This houseghost took six weeks to fully form. Here’s a little slideshow of the many phases of Jo the Houseghost. Cast your vote for which point in the painting I should have stopped fiddling with it!
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Step by slow step, Jo the houseghost emerges from the darkness.
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Let me just tell you a thing or two about these houseghosts. They walk around as if they own the place. But they don’t. They don’t own the place. They’re just visitors. Not owners. And as visitors they have very few rights. They do, and I emphasize do, get to roam around the place and…
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Over the past couple weeks I’ve been thinking of the sound byte that starts the TED radio hour on NPR. There are several snippets from various TED talks in the intro, and one of them is Regina Dugan talking about her passion for pushing the boundaries of flight. She says, “We’ve had to believe in…
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Nobody’s really sure where they come from. Probably Portland. Or Boise’s North End.
Angels on Bikes 