The tail brings it all together... it moves and allows the calmness of the cow's face as it looks across the field at us to come through. The colours are wonderfully complimentary and I would love to see the world in these exact t colours. The outlines on the cow both give it volume and … Continue reading Purple Cow – Music-book Doodles 2022
Inquisitiveness – Music-book Doodles 2022
The look, the gaze, the pose of this character is curious. What is it looking at? he subject is mysterious, almost ancient Egyptian, but with a strangely modern twist... the striped shirt. The white-ish slab behind the figure adds to the hieroglyphic feel. The contradictions in the composition, including the music notes behind the figure, … Continue reading Inquisitiveness – Music-book Doodles 2022
Foolish Mind – Music-book Doodles 2022
The fool is a wonderful character to play with... they are full of drama, intrigue, deceit, and secrets... all hiding under their humorous facade. They hold tremendous power, but never the opportunity to use it. Remarkably dispensable in all social situations. Perhaps feared as they are always present and seem to be listening when people … Continue reading Foolish Mind – Music-book Doodles 2022
Day Labourer – Music-book Doodles 2022
I have to say that I'm feeling very conflicted by my title and subject of this drawing. I love naive art and how salt-of-the-earth people are portrayed in it. However, I realize the subjects are often victims of colonization and racial oppression. I see so much beauty in natural faces and raw expressions, but I … Continue reading Day Labourer – Music-book Doodles 2022
Danger Fish – Music-book Doodles 2022
Like the terrifying angler fish one can see on those great nature shows, this guy probably lurks around the water... only near the surface, instead of in the depths. The idea of such a toothy horror floating just below the surface embodies my irrational fears of swimming in open waters. I could blame that fear … Continue reading Danger Fish – Music-book Doodles 2022
Curiosity – Music-book Doodles 2022
While drawing this one, I felt the subject was curious about what might be ahead of it... an optimism regarding its future. Maybe even just curious about its feeling for the music playing in the background. Now some time later after drawing it, an odd memory came to mind in the following words... Topo Gigio... … Continue reading Curiosity – Music-book Doodles 2022
Cow In Green – Music-book Doodles 2022
I feel this comes from some silly animation short from the NFB (National Film Board of Canada) I must have seen in my childhood. The cow is clearly responding to some disturbance in its field and launching the question of what it is at the audience. What is it seeing / what disturbed it? I … Continue reading Cow In Green – Music-book Doodles 2022
Cat As Ornament – Music-book Doodles 2022
Inspired by a small sculpture I saw on Pinterest... slightly Pre-Columbian in style... the sculpture was all brown and burnished smooth in a more modern style, but I still saw movement in it. I wanted to keep the sculptural feel and infuse some animation into it: I changed the colours to something warmer and blurred … Continue reading Cat As Ornament – Music-book Doodles 2022
Bumble Cat – Music-book Doodles 2022
Is the tittle too obvious? The colours and. stripes just seemed to speak bee to me. The cat is goofy and cute at the same time. I felt the orange background went well with the brown and ogre stripes... the bright green nose changes the focal point and allows the eye to roam over the … Continue reading Bumble Cat – Music-book Doodles 2022
Blue Cat – Music-book Doodles 2022
Complimentary colours! They just work! The cat is full of prideful attitude and perhaps a little confusion about its identity... it looks like a dog, just a little. The oil pastels are really fun for the blending of colours and adding natural textures to the composition... I also really enjoy. how messy they are; it … Continue reading Blue Cat – Music-book Doodles 2022
The New Renaissance Mindset 