the red falls 20.2.16
saturation saturday
the red falls 20.2.16
acrylic painting
WPC: Life Imitates Art
After Convergence 13.2.16
In this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge Sheri asks us to “…find inspiration in a piece of art. Then, imitate it.” The painting I have chosen is Convergence by Jackson Pollock painted in 1952 and now residing in the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo New York.
Convergence – Jackson Pollock – 1952
“I have no fears about making changes, destroying the image, etc. because the painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through.” Jackson Pollock.
Homage to Pollock 13.2.16
Jackson Pollock, 1951
Studio 365: Day 359
Palette Day 129 – May9th
May: After our amazing travels in April, studio time in May was all about expressing on canvas and paper the memories that were still fresh in my mind. My post on Day 135 brought them all together on the studio wall where they stayed for a day or two.
The evolution of the paintings of Bryce and Antelope Canyons at the centre of the wall can be seen on Day 129 and Day 133…
…and my treasured feather was featured on Day 126 when I wrote that I felt it had “magical properties”
For the rest of May it was all about Bella Italia as I re-visited my journal from 1999-2000 and left the canyons of Arizona and Utah for the beauty of our favourite country, Italy.
Finally, perhaps my favourite image from the month posted on May 15 in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Enveloped, the treasured letters from my father to my mother a few weeks before their marriage in 1936, which I titled for obvious reasons my dearest sweetheart.
A special image full of love with which to wish you and your loved ones a very happy Xmas Day.
Studio 365: Day 354
Tree against the red rock of a Sedona creek trail
Studio 365: Day 353
With Day 365 less than two weeks away and with all of the holiday season activities to enjoy with family and friends, for these final few days of the year I thought I would share some older pieces from the studio as well as look back at some of the highlights of the year since Day 1.
Landscape of the imagination 1991
My resolution for 2015 on that first day was to spend more time painting, with a goal of posting a photo from the studio each day throughout the year. During the times we were away I declared my camera and laptop my “mobile studio” so that I could continue to blog each day. I’m happy to say that with twelve days to go my goal and the finish line are almost in sight.
Studio 365: Day 352
Ligurian Terraces
Studio 365: Day 339
Palettescape: acrylic on paper with palette knife.
Away this weekend so a palette piece from a few years back.
Studio 365: Day 328
Stawamus Chief Acrylic and Plaster 78″ x 64″
Since I have not been in the studio today, and in follow up to yesterday’s Lascaux Cave, I thought I would post this painting from a few years back of the magnificent face of the Stawamus Chief in the Stawamus Chief Provincial Park in Squamish BC. Although on a different scale to the Lascaux Cave, the technique once again used a combination of Polyfilla and paint, this time acrylic rather than watercolour.
There are three hiking trails on the Chief that take you to three different peaks where the view from each across Howe Sound simply takes your breath away.
With the new Sea to Sky Gondola however now it is possible to experience the same views with a little less effort, but definately with a lot less sense of achievement.
Here you can see the three peaks of the Chief viewed from the gondola on the way down to earth.
Studio 365: Day 306
Trémolat Study VI 2.11.15
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