Hard to explain this sketch, or maybe not. I have yard art that I am very fond of, and would love to “translate” into more durable form & media. This doodle is about that, and may help me achieve this eventually. It won’t be as simple as just remaking the work in sturdier material & form, as something vital will likely be lost in the process… I need to capture the essence that I like, rather than try to duplicate the work.
Category Archives: My Art
After the Snow
Working on black for both of the works above: at top is acrylics on an 8″x10″ wrapped canvas, and below it is a 11″ x 14″ black art board, worked with mixed media, including pastel, colored pencil, pen, and acrylic paint! Of course the versions on the right are the digital variations that I cannot resist!
Fireplace
I volunteered to work on a sort of stage set “Harry Potter fireplace” for a neighbor (!), but was stumped as how best to accomplish this mission. My goal was to re-use a pile of styrofoam packing blocks that I have stored for years, just knowing these would come in handy for a project. Now, many months later, the project is almost complete. I fear the neighbor has outgrown this enthusiasm, but that is OK; I am guessing someone in Port Townsend will want a fireplace… :-).
This ultra lightweight “fireplace” is about 30″ wide, 25″ high, and 13″ deep with the hearth included. The back and interior is not final yet, and will be customizable! The hollow core and styrofoam is just painted, so the whole thing is rather fragile. I had imagined using plaster on gauze to create a hard shell over the foam, but that would be a lot of work, and the result would be much heavier!
Map Lines
Walking in the Snow
Very unusual weather conditions in Port Townsend: many inches of snow over the past week, with serious accumulation on the ground. Schools closed, grocery stores full, but few cars on the neighborhood streets that are not getting plowed of course. I am loving it, and have been taking long slow 2-3 hour walks the last three mornings, just rambling and taking photos. Also stopping in for Elevenses at coffee shops when feasible!
And I just can’t resist working up digital transformations of many photos, after I get home. Some are just for fun, some look better unaltered, but some are magic!
I don’t really like me blue skinned, but … well it is interesting!
Drawing Lines
I really love using one drawing, at various stages, to produce digital foils & patterns! Often the early drafts, which are simpler and may have more contrast, result in the best digital works. And I have found that photos of a drawing, which inevitably have variations in light & shadow, will produce something quite different to work with, as opposed to the records of my work that I create on my scanner. Scans have a very uniform lighting, and the lid flattens the paper …
Old Print Reworked
Broken Acrylic Sculpture
I am returning to scoring, drawing, and coloring sheet acrylic as a sculptural material. This experiment is small, 9″ long, and consists of 3 layers of jagged, broken thin acrylic. The base is painted wood. Two of the images below are digital transformations.
I am having fun, so I may need to acquire some larger pieces to continue with this idea.
Planning Sculpture
I have an intention to create three standing figures for placement under the wild cherry trees in front of my studio. I hope to make them approximately 4′ tall, varying the heights slightly. I am not sure what these statues will be made of, or even how they may eventually look; things change (especially in my art).
My concept is they will be simplified standing figures, very upright … a bit in the line of old-fashioned clothes peg dolls. So I started doodling, first in graphite & watercolor, followed by some digital pixel dust, of course.
The last concept is an attempt to get practical about implementation as a sculpture. It is based on using PVC or ABS pipes of various diameters for the figures, except for the head & shoulders. The figures could be free standing, with the pipe legs could fitted over stakes in the ground, that could run up into the torsos. Might work!
I could then pad & wrap the figures for cementitious outer layers if I want to add detail, curves and different proportions than available with pipes.
