As I look at my calendar and see December 31...I find it hard to believe that this year is ending! Then I look and see that my last post was in October and am forgiving myself for neglecting this blog. I have never been into New Year's resolutions so won't even pretend, but ... maybe I'll post more in 2025.
Since October... I have exhibited in three different places:
The Academy Art Museum in Easton, MD offers its members an opportunity to hang our own artwork for a month each year. This year there were space considerations so it was a show of 'small works.' I entered this piece titled "White Flame" It is an acrylic pour. I like the drama of it and apparently someone else did - it sold!
Then it was time for the annual art league watercolor exhibit - this happens each December. I thought I would try something entirely different. This is watercolor paint on Yupo paper. It is a simple procedure but gives a dramatic effect. This is an 11x14 piece of Yupo. I took three long pieces of string. First green, then red and then yellow. I dipped each in watercolor paint and then laid it in an irregular pattern on the paper with the end near the bottom of the paper in the center. I pulled the string and it painted itself...one string at a time. As you can see, I did the red one twice and the other two colors three times. Ta da! Fun to do!
And lastly...it was time to design this year's Christmas card. Many of us have been in a funk since November - yes, I will say it. The election results were disappointing... I was trying to find a way to be hopeful. I do find hope sitting outside... so I worked on this idea. The Christmas star in the sky - a figure sitting and looking at night.
I began by painting the dark background (this is hard for me because I am usually so into color!) I knew it would be difficult to paint a figure there so I began by drawing the figure separately and then painting it.
