this is mixed media on paper 24x17 - hope you are all gearing up for a wonderful holiday weekend!
Thursday, May 27, 2010
finding my place....
One of the most difficult things to do is go back into the studio after an absence, for whatever reason, and begin the work again. It has been almost two weeks since I actually painted and nearly four weeks since I have worked in my own space - finding my place again was a real challenge this afternoon - I'm still very tired and playing a huge game of catch up, but I really needed to get back to work - so in I went - puttered around a bit and then I just had to start - paper was the nearest, so clip, clip onto my working piece of cardboard, ink, ink, mark, mark, brush paint and then turn the piece - do it again! and again! and on and on - I disappeared for about two hours and this was the final result - whew!
this is mixed media on paper 24x17 - hope you are all gearing up for a wonderful holiday weekend!
this is mixed media on paper 24x17 - hope you are all gearing up for a wonderful holiday weekend!
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This is so utterly arresting. Beautiful piece you have created. Penny
not just beutiful ... but organic and visceral ... fantastic . ths is life without the steriotypes .
ahhh... today i came back to ma studio after more than one month ... i have never cursed so much the things as i did today : wheres that brush ?!! where is the scisors ? this ? that ?
and tomorrow i am going to start a intense cleaning . it is going to be a hell in that studio .
I'd say you found your place. This piece is rich with emotion, memory, and mystery.
Wow.....in two hours. I am definitely in awe of you and your work.
WOW....in two hours. I am definitely in awe of you and your work.
Hi Jeane -
Congratulations! I just nominated you for a Kreative Blogger award. There are 7 obligations, not very awful ones, that come with the award. You can find them on my site (latefruit.wordpress.com.
Elaine
Hi Jeane,
very nice work. Two ours - wow! It has facileness and depth. I always like to have a look at your art.
Nicole
Glad you're getting back into the swing, Jeane. Enjoy your weekend.
yes, after an absence familiar friends can start to act like strangers ... the easy handshake with the brushes isn't quite there and those shy inks keep hiding under the rags
but how does one eat an elephant? one spoonful at a time ... your great description of process gave me a real sense of your spoons at work .. and result? this wonderful evocative dark confection!
Yep, you've still got it, Jeane. This is fabulous!
We've missed you in your studio and can't wait to see what comes next! Welcome back.
The evolution of your work has never been clearer .. I am in love with the header shot and this new piece .. fabulous!
Jeane you did it again!
Love,love,love these 2 pieces.
How lucky you are to have a place..a studio to go back to..and you always make exceptional use of it!
Happy weekend !!
hello Penny, thank you so much :)
good morning Caio - so glad you came back from heaven - you made me laugh so hard this morning :)
Hi Sharmon - thank you - it was a true mystery to me for quite awhile also, :)
Hey Val - saw your new blog and your photos are gorgeous - thank you, :)
hello Elaine - what a nice honor, thank you :)
Hi Nicole - thank you, I'm glad you like it, thanks for coming by :)
Hey Derrick, yes, it feels good to be home and working :)))
good morning Harry - you describe it well :) thank you - the dance has begun...
Hi Elizabeth, thank you - I've missed all my blog friends too :)
hello Daryl xxo - thank you, coming your way soon :)
Hi Jackie and thank you so much :)
yes, I am lucky Lyn, thank you - it may be humble, but it's all mine - have a great weekend xxo
A successful 2 hours but I do understand the awkward beginnings when returning to studio. Doesn't take long to be and find your rhythm...welcome back and Happy Holiday!
I love your header, the face,the number, the lines, the material - so fantastic! and your 2-hours-painting is great: the light and the shadow, wonderful! have a creative weekend!
your new header made me think wow, and of old tourtured maps that want to bring themselves to life.
but now this... i think you were "working" my dear girl, while away from performing in action; don't you?
hanging upside down, to get a good head rush, and a new view! :)
enjoy your weekend
Looks like you went somewhere great with this piece.
Your description is perfect. Your work is incredible.
Looks like being away was a good thing.
Both your header image and this blog post image are knock-out beautiful.
Wow.
Aah perseverance .... and it didn't take long at all for you to produce this beautiful piece.
you warmed up oh so beautifully!!
wishing you a wonderful weekend as well :)
I know how hard it is to get back into the groove in the studio after and absence-- and your painting is wonderful.
Your work is getting new layers of depth and luminosity. This looks like it didn't come from a depleted state. It looks like you are on the top of your game. It's beautiful!
good morning Mary Ann - you are so right - it's just a matter of showing up and starting, thanks, :)
hello Mano - thank you - the header is assemblage on cardboard - it's such a fun material to work with :)
LOL! mansuetude - upside down head rush a good way to view - I guess we are always working even when the physical isn't manifesting xxo
thanks Annie - sitting quiet with myself was a good journey xxo
Hi Melinda, :) thanks so much - I so appreciate my little rain soaked park of the world so much more xxo
ah, perseverance is such a rewarding way to be for sure - thanks Robyn xxo
thank you Karin, so happy you stopped by :)
Hi Donna, thank you - you know the drill for sure :)
Hi Shayla, thank you! what a very kind thing to say xxo
One word: Stunning ~
So glad you're on my blogroll so I didn't miss this...
Oh...what a beautiful end to what seemed like a difficult beginning for you...it is a fabulous work! Sometimes, just starting is the most difficult thing, a perfect example of perseverance and just "putting on foot in front of the other" so to speak....something I have to remind myself quite often :o)
Welcome back,
Cynthia
good morning DJ, thank you so much, so glad I'm on your blogroll too :)
hello Cynthia, thank you - you are so right, one step in front of the other :)
Sometimes when I'm absent from the studio I find on return it takes a while to get back in the swing, but WOW, you go back in and do this in a couple of hours. Marvelous work! Nice variety of shapes, value and line in this very organic composition. I find it compelling.
good morning Stan - thank you so much! still working my way back in and a bit of a bumpy ride :)
In your honour and in honour of wall the Illustrators and Painters, I published
an illustration.
thank you Skizo and thanks for stopping :)
It's a floating home...and a lovely one.
Thank you for this creation. I am drawn to it on so many levels.
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