it started with a collage...

in a holding pattern

I think the hacking business is over. No more trouble since last post.

Been trying to get important things done but feel I am hovering above a situation that I have little control over. Watching from above and wondering what will happen next. Guess I figure what should happen WILL, but still is uncomfortable hanging and waiting. More on that soon. 

Art shows go on and I don't enter. Competitions are not my thing I guess. Pay to get let down and I don't really love the crowds anyway. Never been a big fan of crowds. Even less fond of rejection. Ha.

Many ask how I am since Mom passed. I am breathing easier. I try not to think of her last days, months and the look on her face. One or two times since she's been gone I started driving to my destination and then made the turn to go to the nursing home. Habit for six years, hard to break. I catch myself and get back toward my original destination. Wonder how long this will go on?

Friday quote (on Saturday)

"You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you're going to live."

                 Joan Baez

 

Need to make some new decisions soon.......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday quote

"Spend time every day listening to what your muse is trying to tell you."

                            Saint Bartholomew

crazy new series?

I am doing this new series of ACEO's called Prose People. Made up of a 1929 novel page with words painted over except for a few. The words left behind sometimes make sense and sound a bit like a thought or a bit of prose. They never rhyme, or haven't so far. I then match up people from old photos from the 50's and 60's to go with the words. Some obviously work better than others. A bit of pen and ink or color and that is it. I feel they are sad and/or humorous and that may be because of the tone of the novel. I think it is about a divorce, always a cheerful subject...I may try others with another novel and happier pictures. So far, most of these pictures are from a bar, they came from a stash I got at a deceased barmaid's house. Cheerful, huh? 

You can see more on my Etsy page if you are interested. There is a link over there--------------->

If you have any idea or opinion about these, please chime in. I appreciate all comments and complaints. Helps me to know what to do next. Sometimes I even listen.  LOL.

This is titled "Many Proposals"

pushin' through

I just keep doing these ACEO's, figuring if they are bad or good it will keep me doing something and eventually I will get better at art or be dead. Either way... After months or years of little production, I am forcing myself to stay on task and try new ideas. Comments, boos, cheers or jeers are accepted.  Thanks for checking in.

five, thirty-five and that's enough of that

These are the last two of the series. No more teal for the rest of the month. Pondering the next series. Something may come into focus once I get my supplies back in one room. I usually start in one spot then move for different lighting, then move for comfort then back to another spot so I can watch TV while I glue or cut. My whole house looks like a collage waiting to happen. I don't mind the chaos but get embarrassed if anyone else comes by. 

Again, the color on these may be a bit wonky. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to all of you who have made suggestions or comments. 

seven, twenty-nine

Two more in the series. Getting sick of teal yet??? A good friend just messaged me and asked where I was selling these. I was thinking of trying to get them in a local show in groups of 4 in a frame. Any thoughts on that? Other wise I guess it is off to Etsy individually. 

working in groups

My January 19th post showed two collage pages using cut up sheets of numbers from my Uncle Mitch's notebooks on his lottery system. He had dozens of them and I am sure he believed he had a "system" to guarantee winning. It must have worked at least a couple of times because he did win at least one fairly large amount. 

This is what I have done (so far) with one of the eight backgrounds I made from his numbers. I decided to work on them all at the same time. I don't know if this is a good idea for me or not. Everything starts to look the same and I get mesmerized. I like to do series of things and this does fit that. Each of six have one number from his winning lottery pick and the others have the month and day he won his prize. I guess it will make more sense if you see them all together. The color may not be as bright on the screen as it is in reality.

Still, I seem to be a bit lost on these.....tell me what YOU think?! I will post one everyday for the next few days if time allows. I am open to suggestions or criticisms. Thanks.

Title: Twenty-one

sunrise, sunset

I have been working on this pastel piece off and on for days and it looks better in real life than on this scan. The colors are much brighter and smoother looking. Still, I am unsure of the darks and the lights of the clouds. I must have about 10 layers of color on this..overworked much?!? Am I drawing what I see or what I think I see and if it is wrong, how do I make it right? UGH.

float away

Do you sometimes wish you could just float away into the clouds and look down on the rest of humanity and hope they didn't miss you? I have been out of sorts all day and wishing I could float right up to here...

 

or maybe even here...

 
     

I'll be better tomorrow.