What are you working on?

[OliveOyl]

Thank you David and Ayin and the others for looking and liking.

An albatross around the neck…yes! I always liked working somewhere around 40”. It feels comfortable. I have some early work in the 50-60” range but they stick too far out from the storage rack in the garage. Makes it hard to pull the car in. Soon, a handyman will have to help me fix the rack so that these very old and plus size annoyances can fit into the world properly. (Hey, just like people!)

Anyway, I’ve already bought some smaller 16x20” wooden panels for the next batch, so I’ll see how that size works. Or feels. Currently, I have some vague painting idea about disgustingly ugly houses that I found on Zillow when I was doing my own home search. Out of curiosity, I had searched for the CHEAPEST houses across the country to see what they actually looked like. Whew…what doozys…the very ugliest amongst us. Some were abandoned or burned or stuffed with a hoarder’s treasure (and still for sale!). But the best ones were just simply “poor taste” which of course somebody else considered their good taste. Anyway, this idea has been “knocking on my door” for about 5-6 years now.

I STILL haven’t figured how make the idea a “redeemable” one (like what’s the angle and why am I so “enraptured”). And I think I want to continue to incorporate collage and text and mixed media and painting. Apparently, I’m “going ugly” and cramming it all in to even a smaller space.

So THAT conundrum will be THIS challenge. Better hurry and get percolating…

 

[JennieJo]

Thanks for the great compliments, Olive. You always make me blush a little, which makes me look like I'm sunburned or have a rash of sorts.

I understand what you mean about the frustration of people not looking like the actual individuals. I have a couple of paintings where that's occurred. I have to keep messing with it and get it right as best I can. I'm never totally removed from these scenes, and definitely not "professional." LOL. I have to be connected to a point because I want an actual narrative there. The narrative has much to do with how I perceive the scene in the present moment, as an adult, or the child in me who didn't have the courage to speak about some of the aspects that weren't healthy, so there's a sense of sarcasm and humor there. That's always been how I survived everything.

EDIT: Sorry, I forgot the address the yellow and brown hair. Yes, that is staying, but much of it will have some black outlines (last part of the process). The man's face will have less outline, but a few spots of "character" will be there for him.

Thanks for your comments. As a happy hermit, I do miss talking art with artists

 

[joe1It]

Amazing art, warm greetings to everyone