Looking Through the Window

 Here it is the end of the year. Seems it went faster than other years, maybe due to all that has been going on in the world. My "art" year starts usually around September to August when our workshop begins so I am 4 months in. This year will be quite different than usual with various different instructors from Israeli art community. So far this has been quite stimulating as each mentor contributes his view. This week, because Reuven can't come, we will have an artist that specializes in figure work and we will have a model. Its been quite a while since I have drawn/sketched with a live model and I am really looking forward the chance. This coming year I hope to continue my journey into the abstract with both oils and cold wax and collage, and collage with gelli-prints in acrylic. I hope to improve my drawing skills as well.


I am finishing up the first 4 of the grey and yellow series.

Looking Through the Window

wrapped canvas 40 x 40 cm

Oils and Cold Wax

Collage

Looking at this on the computer screen I may tweak this abit.  But for the time being it is what it is.

Start

Added Collage

Which Road to Take

"Side roads" was the topic I chose for this month's art concept challenge.
What is a road?   A path,  a direction, a destination,? How do we choose which road to take? Where will it lead me, what will I find? Will it be easy or difficult? Will I succeed or fail?
Lots of questions and not too many answers? I recall on some of the road trips that I took in the US sitting on the bed and mapping out the next days trip. Most often we chose the scenic route.

My art journey is also like a road. Should I take the highway, faster and more secure, or take the challenge of the scenic route with all its surprises?

I choose the scenic route!

I Choose the Scenic Route

Transfer prints on paper

Crayons

Liquid Pen

19.5" x 13"

I started out with sketching with a new app on my tablet. Transferred these using gel medium on my substrate. Finished with crayons and liquid pen.

Quotes:

"If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there."
Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Robert Frost

Goosey Goosey Gander where shall I wander
Nursery Rhymes

So many roads. So many detours. So many choices. So many mistakes.
 Sarah Jessica Parker

Take the back roads instead of the highways
Minnie Pearl

One always wonders about roads not taken
Christopher

Sometimes it's the journey that teaches you about your destination
Drake

Have to Get Back to Work

Yesterday morning pedicure, afternoon coffee with some of my artist friends. No real work was done. When I say work I mean artwork, not lunch, dishes, laundry etc. I did manage to rub some transfer prints for my "side road" project. But that doesn't count.

Last class I really didn't actual painting. I did some drawing and pasting collage pieces. Call it painting with paper.

WIP

40 x 40 cm

oils and cold wax

collage

Before paper painting!

Going for the next layer! Going outside.. ... warm and sunny... 

We All Return Home

We all return home, where did I come up with that title for this particular work. When saving I noticed that was the name I had given so continued. Was it something unconcious working it's way through? Funny I still don't really feel at home with this. I did add an orange piece on the bottom right, probably just to satisfy my balance act. Got an OK on that!

We All Return Home

50 x 70 cm

Collage

Oils with Cold Wax

Previous version.

I Jumped off the Cliff

I really feel exhausted, gone through the wringer, but I am glad that I have made this giant step,,, for me. I decided to share my work with the world. After much looking around I decided on Artfinder for my platform. Not too big so that my artwork would be buried. The major issue was the shipping cost, and I gather most of the artists that do not ship here is because of the price. Taking this into consideration I will be only posting small works on paper and cut canvas. You can find me here. 

This week I have been busy publishing my artwork on Artfinder so the only painting was at my workshop. I am really enjoying these sessions because I feel that both instructors are really pushing me to a different level.

Remember Bad Recipe.... Where I was told to collapse, destroy! Well, this week I asked if that was really what he meant..... Yes.  My structure should be no structure. Up till now, the structure was always there in front, good composition. Now I have to break through that wall, and that is hard.

Here is how the image came to class.

WIP

50 x 70 cm

Collage

Oils with Cold Wax

Here how it stands now!

WIP

50 x 70 cm

Collage

Oils with Cold Wax

Added interest and broke the frame borders.  He was happy that I broke through but I don't know if I like it. I want to add more to the bottom right .... the balance wanting to show. Haven't touched it. 

He compared my work with Robert Rauschenberg and that I should look at his works. 

A few more on the burner!

WIP

40 x 40 cm

oils and cold wax

collage

WIP

40 x 40 cm

oils and cold wax