Edgar & Poe
10x8in acrylic on paper sold
Nevermore
10x8in acrylic on paper sold
Lovebirds
11x14 acrylic/watercolor on paper sold
Artist Note
I really enjoyed doing these
three pieces and am disappointed
that the images do not show the
mellow feeling of cohesiveness
I see/feel in them.
These paintings were
started as random
mono-gesso prints
for a link to the process
if interested.
The only difference
is, I used paper
instead of board
The emerging images I saw
in my magination
came out of the three values,
(black to white)
and were already
very much
like birds.
I used lighter colors to develop
the negative background
with the ravens
and darker tones
to bring out the white of
the doves.
Creating the
birds out of a messy
blob
was fun.
I made a stamp from
corrugated board for the
bottom areas of the
two different raven pieces.
I took some picture of ravens
through
a picket fence once and
that has stayed with me.
I developed the Lovebird nest
in my usual way. Love the leaf
near the front!
The acrylic paint dries
slower than the inks so some
interesting mark making
and layering can go on.
Working on pieces
which are not planned, but
learning to respond to
what I saw in my imagination,
added to the feelings of
discovery and excitement
which are important to me...
especially when working
on a large series.
Prevents the sameness
- the security!
