Ode to the U

Here is a work truly therapeutic in origin. One that is created and then put away because the process of creating it was and is more important than the final work itself. Here I reached back to my sisters Freda and Georgia. After an evening of research about my pending procedure I was compelled to paint. " Ode to the U" I will call it for now. Oil on board. About 16x20 I know there's significance to the colors, but I just can't put it into words yet.

Color Families Update

On this Mother'sDay, my wonderful family granted me a peace filled day in my studio. Not only did my dear hubby take them out to find me the most perfect bicycle, but then, after a short family ride, minus JC of course as he was having Nintendo DS withdrawal, my dear husband announced to the kids that Mommy gets to have her peaceful day of alone time in the studio.

So back I went to continue adding layers to what I'm calling for now, "Color Families".

The yellow background is about done;that is giving I don't go out of my lines I've created for the other objects. My theory about coloring outside the lines still stands but when you create your own lines it is most rewarding when you can stay with in them. I suppose that could go for many aspects in life.

Working from left to right I've added layers to the for most little left ark but it still lacks weight. I'm still working at creating water movement around its cylindrical base. The for most large red ark Is my new point of focus for adding layers. I'm working on getting its dimension to emerge from the surface.

While "Color Families" still has a ways to go, I'm sure enjoying the all moments spent working on it.

Color Families Continued

I was blessed this evening with some quiet time to add some more paint on this piece. I'm digging on the curve. Still trying to build each structure into a solid form. More layers are needed, but I'l get there... eventually.

Monocromes to Color Families

The Monochromatics I've been working on are again evolving. Now working in color families, I've set out on 2 new paintings. The Purple and Blue is a diptych; each panel is 10" x 13" on board. Not yet finished, but no empty space. Now it's time for details.

The orange swirl abstract began as a watercolor painting and now is an oil in progress. Gentle swirls rising from waters.

Monochromatics to the Rescue

In the midst of creative block called working for a living I've begun small quick oils that I may actually finish in 1 to 2 sittings. Unlike the larger oils that are on easles and leaning on walls in various states of completion, these are small enough for only one thought.

All three here began with a few lines on board. From there layers of blue and white pigments and oil are added and blended with both brush and finger.

Abstract thoughts in the begining blend with realism to create a new middle ground of likeness or resemblance in a final product. These studies are quick bursts of energy that keep the balance.

For those speratic breaks in regulare schedule there are larger works ready for brush and pigment.

This painting here is oil on velum. It began as most do with a few random marks and grew from there. For now, I'm calling it The Forest. In doing my homework for teaching my students I find a variety of great poses and figures that always seem to find their way into parts of my creations. From El Greco to Matisse and from Michealangelo to Picasso their images tell the stories that are the beginnings of new creations.

REACH is stuck now. This one needs a break before he can continue to grow. AS for now he can not grab hold of the blue arch because it's to fluid. Water maybe. Not to sure yet. We'll see.

Women throughout Art

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Always In Process

It's been so long sense I posted anything I forgot my password. School has begun again and I have a fresh new crop of young minds. It's been time to turn my attention outside my own painting.

Although I love talking about Art History and it does inspire me, it's never as much fun as creating it.

I still have 5 canvases in process. Had hoped to complete them before school went back into session, but well.... That's life.

Here I am working on Blue and Yellow. Like the paintings before it, it's still untitled until closer to completion. It has not shown itself to me just yet.

There are still a few turns this one could take. I want to keep it abstract as to focus on the color and form, yet I keep seeing possible forms emerging. I'd rather allude to a multiple of possible images within than make them concrete. This way, depending on the frame of mind and point of view one could see different things in the same paintings. MMMMMMM Who knows.

Maybe I'll have completed this and the others by Christmas. One can hope.

Changes and Additions

Working on this one today I decided I didn't like the bursts at the end of the blue tube. Now the tube has a mouth so to speak. Looking at it on the screen it appears that not much has changes in a day. In the hours my children granted me to paint more layers of paint were applied to three paintings. It's amazing how much time and paint can be applied and yet the appearance seems insignificant. In a world of drive through dinner and instant messaging, the art of layering paint and the appreciation of the time invested is often undervalued

She Comes From Water grew a few more connections. Still many details to work out. I'm not so good at the little details sometimes.

PLAYTIME

What to do with the extra paint before you change up the pallet?

You close your eyes and put on on some good music, dance a bit and see what happens.

This oil on board is a mix of Bio Ritmo www.bioritmo.com, , Pedro Almodovar, BB King, CCR, Carrie Underwood, Grateful Dead, and the radio station k95.

So this yet to be titled work will grow along with the others this summer.

She comes from water

The more I work at this one the more she grows beyond the original sketch made in my book. This painting has become more about composition now as I continue its construction.

All the main elements are present and now it's about balance and details. The details of edges, balanced parts, separation of what is to be truly abstracted, and what has to be realistic. Where is the light coming from? Does it have to be coming from only one location? How many figures can I include in this one solid creature? How many faces will be revealed? How many ghosts will be seen in the background? Is there movement, contrast, variety, unity, rhythm and of course, is there balance?

This "figure" rises from water and is tied to it.

[Maybe it's not that it's tied but more nourished by the water] All the while she is inside of an egg (or is that an orange water droplet) that floats in a water world.

As I zoom in on details I can not help but continue to think on the purpose and symbolism in this work. Through it all I can not overlook the positive energy I have in painting it. The colors in my head radiate brighter and with greater intensity than I can paint. Maybe I should Photoshop it?