Art Spirit

tree #2

Tree # 2 . Scrubbed and tinted with pigment and watercolor. Oil pastel drawing on the top surface.

#18 Thursday July 31, 2008

A thing. I have no idea . Sort of reminds me f the buildings in the movie Brazil.

#17 Wednesday July 30, 2008

Eggplant with the bowl I use for water.  Paper is textured because it's  thin with  a lot of water on it.

tree#2

Tree#2. Beginning.The gold leaf makes it very flat. Thinking about the additional image to extend the depth.

tree #1

Tree #1.
Starting to understand a narrative that happens  when making a picture. This tree is floating in water or some sort of atmosphere.

#16 Tuesday July 29,2008

A horse made of wood with three blue wheels eats hay shaped like needles-- tosses it in the air like horses do.

#15 Monday July 28, 2008

Three horses. Running. One big one with a spiked mane-- two others keeping up.

Carravaggio: The Crucufixion of St. Peter

   I have been thinking about this image for days now.  The dramatic lighting--- the closed off composition-- we see only St. Peter's face. The way his torso and legs twist and lean against gravity. The way St. Peter strains  upwards as he is being crucified upside down. St. Peter is weak and he is still self aware. The soldier below  him -- pushing up the cross is burdened. Feeling the pressure  and weightedness of St. Peter's  body in such a position. Always , I've thought that St. Peter was looking  for no one and everyone as  the creaking of the wood pulled him  up - side - down. Breathtaking.

#14 Sunday July 27,2008

Trees. Growing next to one another. Their roots overlapping, crossing over--- sharing the same  water -- water all around.

#13 Saturday July 26,2008

Roller ball ink pen , water , and water color --- the ink got away from me   but was interesting to use.