Friday, July 7, 2017

Out of the Darkness

What is art but a way of seeing? (Thomas Berger)

This was started way back in late April. Again using some colors that were left on the palette. Again much agitation. Really didn't know where this would take me or that I wouldn't get back to this for quite a while. Finally back in the workshop and a few layers got the OK that it was finished. For the meantime I will leave it be. Want to move on.

Out of the Darkness

50 x 34 cm

Cut canvas

Oils with Cold Wax

Collage

Oil Sticks

Here is how it all started way back then!

Out of the Darkness Start

50 x 34 cm

Cut canvas

I am still finding it hard to sit at the computer and blog. I want to write interesting things but my mind is still a bit muddy( a lot). We did have a nice party for the end of workshop season. Had a what they call laughing yoga which was a lot of fun. Laughter therapy. We did laugh a lot and had FUN!

Sunday, July 2, 2017

Duchess

My Last Duchess

Robert Browning

That’s my last Duchess painted on the wall,

Looking as if she were alive. I call

That piece a wonder, now; Fra Pandolf’s hands

Worked busily a day, and there she stands.

36 x 50 cm

Cut canvas

Oils and Cold Wax

Collage

Oil Sticks

This piece started at the end of April. One of two paintings had started on cut canvas over a

cardboard format. Two different color palettes using some leftover oil and cold wax paints. Ironically

both showed signed of agitation that I really couldn't understand at the time.

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Almost a Month

Every person is born into life as a blank page and every person leaves life as a full book. (Christina Baldwin)

This past month has been one whirlpool of emotions. It almost feels like a year or more. My sister's sudden death, my bazak trip to the US to say goodbye, my new bond with my sister-in-law that graciously open her heart and home to me. All are still swirling around in my head. Since my return, I have been more or less in a robot state. Not really being able to sit and do one thing for more than 10-15 minutes. Jet lag should have stopped already. Today decided that I have to post and get back to my creative being and hope that this will help move ahead while keeping these new feelings close to my heart. I am grateful that I have this blog and my art and to be able to get these feelings out.

On the Tuesday after my arrival home, our workshop was held in a nearby park, Park Shoham. It was a good feeling to be back and with all my special artist friends. This is a special place with antiquities along with shade trees and picnic tables. We had visited this place previously on a Passover break in 2015

Park Shoham 2017

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As you can see the park was alive with wild flowers and thistles. We were lucky with the weather as well, a cool day after several very hot days. I did take a lot of photos and a few sketches. What a surprise that one of the yellow flowers was also growing in my "garden"