Archive for June, 2008
June 30, 2008 at 10:38 am
· Filed under Hit me with your...carrot and...stick, Keep on Pushing, Sketches (Sometimes of Spain), The way I do the things I do ·Tagged painting, collage, watercolour, process, acuarela, pintar, proceso
Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working .
La inspiración existe, pero tiene que encontrarte trabajando.
Pablo Picasso
Last week was full of worldly concerns that left me virtually no time for art-making. I snatched a few moments to do this little watercolour one evening and mixed up some colours for my collages but that was about it. Now, the week stretches before me with plenty of painting time but a lot to get done, as I really need to finish both these collages by the end of the week. Read the rest of this entry »
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June 22, 2008 at 11:00 am
· Filed under Handless Maiden/Doncella Manca, Keep on Pushing, The way I do the things I do ·Tagged acrylic-painting, acrylics, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, collage, Doncella Manca, Handless Maiden, mixed-media, painting, Women Who Run With The Wolves
I realise that with each piece I am moving further away from literally interpreting the Handless Maiden story. Accepting this, it seems easier to follow my chosen path and I am able to worry less about the absence of certain characters or scenic elements in the pieces.
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June 12, 2008 at 5:31 pm
· Filed under Handless Maiden/Doncella Manca, Keep on Pushing, The way I do the things I do ·Tagged acrylic-painting, acrylics, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, collage, Doncella Manca, Handless Maiden, mixed-media, painting, Women Who Run With The Wolves
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June 10, 2008 at 4:55 pm
· Filed under Handless Maiden/Doncella Manca, Keep on Pushing, The way I do the things I do ·Tagged acrylic-painting, acrylics, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, collage, Doncella Manca, espátula, Handless Maiden, mixed-media, painting, pears, peras, spatula, Women Who Run With The Wolves
Yesterday I painted both of the backgrounds for the next two paintings in the Handless Maiden series. I worked on them both at once – a very intense two and a half hours of unbroken and very energetic work – and came out of the studio dropping with fatigue! Read the rest of this entry »
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