Peony abstract June 2010

Peonyabstractjune 2010

Dear Everyone:

One of my peony images from the

last post suggested an abstract.

Enjoyed painting this image.

The petals look scattered and

the peony looks deconstructed.

Helen.

Play 2010

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Dear Everyone:

I have been playing the last day or two.

I received a new digital camera

as a hostess gift this week. The camera

is mini and is wallet-size. This makes

it very portable. A Nikon it is model

CoolpixS570. So far my impression

is that the richness of colour and fineness

of clarity are exemplary.

See some of my first shots.

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Then I have been playing with different
brands, colours and viscosities of acrylic

paint in preparation for taking a course

next week. See abstract012010 for

a new piece with some of these paints.

I'm not taking these pieces

too seriously. So far, I favour

Pebeo brand extra fine artist's

colour from De Serres. It glided on

smoothly and seemed to have a

bit of a sheen to it.

Have a light-hearted day

today.

Helen.

Cardinal 2009

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folkartbird032009(cardinal)

Well, believe it or not I overcame

my procrastination and painted

a folk art piece of a cardinal. I had

drawn the sketch way back in July.

I am truly pleased with how it turned out.

I just need to do one piece a day

of my folk art birds to complete

the series.

Hope you enjoy this image.

I have enclosed the other 2 pieces

I have completed in the series

so far to jog your memory as to them.

Have an-overcoming-procrastination-

kind-of-day.

Helen.

Xmas tree 2009

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I have been contemplating what

image to use as my christmas card

to family and friends this year.

I had some photographs of christmasy

images from 2006 such as pear ornaments,

wreaths and christmas trees. I also had

folk art angels from 2008. And some

very strong folk art christmas trees

also from 2008

Ultimately I decided to create a new image.

This abstract tree for today builds from my

pick up stix abstract of yesterday.

I quite like it and am ordering the

images as christmas cards today.

See what you think.

If something isn't perfect

create something new.

Helen.

PickUpStix 2009

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I have a muse. She sends me images
generally as I fall asleep or as I wake
up when my consciousness is softer.

This image came from her this morning.
I saw a yellow background with sticks
scattered vertically of different hues.
The sticks had different angles.

Luckily I recorded the image right away
and decided to paint it almost immediately.

Hope that you enjoy this image.

Have a contemplate-the-
universe kind of day.

Helen.

Leopard Glade 2009

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This piece was insistent that it wanted

to be pink.

I would love to see it enlarged

and mounted on a wall in a room.

Almost like a mural image.

Just a panel.

Hope that you enjoy this image.

Have a hang-onto-hopes-

and-dreams kind of day.

Helen.

Leopard Woods 2009

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I returned to my leopardskin spots

for this image. I saw a blue background

with red marks. Simply making marks

on a page. When I started the painting

the lilac purple and yellow green

suggested themselves.

Is making marks on a page

a primitive need? An evolutionary

drive? I certainly experience it as

a drive.

Hope that you enjoy this image.

Have a let-your-unconscious-take

-the-lead kind of day.

Helen.

Leopard Tree 2009

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Around 4:00 p.m. today (Sunday) I got

the impulse to do an abstract painting.

All I could see was the yellow background.

It is like being psychic you just see a colour

whether for interior decor or a painting.

I painted the yellow background and fooled around

putting marks on a page. The first effort didn't

work but I liked some marks that looked

like leopard-skin spots.I kept the leopard-skin

spots and made a second painting that

I am pleased with. It is called Leopard

tree. It features spots that cascade

like leaves.

Hope that you enjoy this image.

Have a nurture-your-creativity

kind of day.

Helen.

Folk Art revisited 2009

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I returned to folk art today.

I really enjoyed the creative process

of making this painting. I always love

sketching and then colour selection

for the piece.

I enjoy drawing faces although it might

not be my strongest talent.

Hope that you enjoy this image.

Have a find-the-joy in your life

kind of day.

Helen.

October Abstract II 2009

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This piece was inspired by the work of sculptor Cristina
Iglesias.

Some of her major work consists of installations
of lattice-like panels of braided metal wires.
These panels are suspended from the ceiling
to form walls and ceilings of latticework.
The latticework is embedded with symbols
from texts. This creates pavillions and hallways/
corridors. The work surrounds the viewer.
A construction within the walls of a gallery
or office lobby. An enclosure. The light shines
through the installation creating shadows
of lace-like shapes on the floor.

In my work. Symbols float across
the page.

Hope that you enjoy this image.

Have an always-open-to-inspiration
kind of day.

Helen.