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I have been in the studio on a good schedule lately. I'm working on these little boats or pods or whatever they are, in everything I'm doing. They are getting combined with other shapes I'm playing with for my fabric designing project. I'm layering different washes and adding many details to these works. I like to use iridescent inks but they make them difficult to photograph. Using tools well is so important. I have good brushes and good materials and paper, but I always need to learn how to use them better. I find that what keeps me going is the desire to really craft something so that I can make something of beauty. I was thinking yesterday as I was working on this piece about that song with the line "I'm going to make you love me"!
This is a large drawing done the other day as part of the drawing project. It's on heavy arches watercolor paper, but it's mixed media. I was working on some textile designs as well as the big WIP I've shown in previous posts...all at the same time. I like to work that way because it takes the pressure off being too precious on any one thing. I found this daily drawing project by artist Tina Berning. Take a look at it here.
These boxcars are sitting in a train yard in a Bucksport, Maine. I wonder where they've been? I like all kinds of graffiti and street art. Sometimes it gets a bit repetitive to me, but I guess I have not seen enough to understand the breadth of this art form. Check out this Flickr group for street art in Seattle. I would love to see what can really be done. Think of the possibilities!
