This week I’ve added more layers of paint to my coneflower painting. I darkened the stone wall and added a pink sky. I covered some of the white spots in the background that were distracting […]
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Working in Layers
This week I’m adding layers of collage and paint to my large piece. My actions are mostly intuitive in this part of the process while staying with my basic design and color scheme.
Intention
For the design of my piece for the SC State Fair, I’m developing ideas in my journal. Setting intentions at the beginning helps me stay on track through the process. I need to do more […]
SC State Fair
The South Carolina State Fair traditionally has a huge Fine Arts exhibit. It’s a good opportunity for the public to see the variety and quality of work created by South Carolina artists. It wasn’t held […]
In the Shade
These yuccas are growing in the dry shade and sandy soil of Clemson University’s REC. I was interested in the way the sun on the mown grass silhouetted the trees and yuccas in the foreground. […]
Shadow Patterns
The shadow pattern on the ground inspired this painting. It’s part of my series from Clemson’s Sandhill Research and Education Center near my home in central South Carolina. I painted there for years before it […]
Old Farm
A farm near Lake City, South Carolina inspired this painting. There was an old barn, just about to fall down, and this lane that ended in a field. I’m not sure if there was a house […]
Carolina Summer Redux
Well, here it is July. Hot and humid as usual in the southeastern USA. For the next few weeks, I’m taking it easy with my art. I’m not giving myself any pressure to produce […]
More Folded Paper Masks
After folding paper to form 6-pointed snowflakes as masks for gelli printing, my mind was spinning with other ways to fold and cut paper. I folded the paper in accordion folds to make horizontal repeating […]
Freezer Paper for the Win
This week I continued working on the June module of A Year of Gelatin Printing. It focuses on manipulating paper as a printing tool. We were making masks from folded and cut paper. One example […]