In the Name of Art

The Blue of Unknown Verses

A journal page. Still using watercolor here and finding the rhythms of collage are more my style, but I'm determined to take some time to explore this. 

Blue Flame and Flow

I'm still plugging away at all this intricate (sometimes not so intricate) line. On the one hand it's hard to resist and on the other it takes up great quantities of time so I'm not sure I'll be doing it for long. But for now, a lot of this is going into the journal.

Addicting line

Asian cloud and wave forms were the springboard for this collage with watercolor line. Oh, and flames too. The spirals, wavy lines and jagged edges have got to be traditional forms because they're not in clouds or waves or flames. But I wonder about the first artist to look at a cloud and see spirals, whatever got into them? This isn't traditional but it uses my fascination with line, so I'm happy with it. 

Exchange: Green

Red and Green

From the tulips in the front to lichens and moss at the lake: fabulous color! And those tulips? They've been blooming and multiplying for 15 years....yeah, never happens. They're obviously enchanted.

One of my favorite willd flowers, trout lily, some are in the yard at the lake.

Luck of the Draw: Postland

This one is for the OCS show at Weathervane Theater though I didn't think I'd finish it in time. Circles have seduced me and yes, so have mandalas. Photos, papers, cancellations and pencil.

Disinclined to Duty, last of 3

Last one and all 3 arranged. Enjoyed the color masses and the linear stitching springy shapes and will take that experience over into the next works.

Disinclined to Duty

2nd part of the triptych perhaps in the AoRC show being juried as we speak.  

1 of 3.

No title selected as of today. This one is going into either the WAL show or the juried AoRC show. They're a departure from the shapes and color masses I've used in other stitched pieces. Another tomorrow.

All 3: The Inclination of Love

Working on another trio just now. Up soon.