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
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
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
Aren’t I Pretty – Music-book Doodles 2022
I've been wanting to revisit some old portrait drawings / paintings and just hadn't been able to get them going... this is the first. of many to come... she is done in film pastels on salvaged music sheets. The pastels really pop on this paper. he inspiration was one of my frequent inner dialogues with … Continue reading Aren’t I Pretty – Music-book Doodles 2022
Anger – Music-book Doodles 2022
For the next while, I will be posting the drawings/paintings done in an old music book I found in a thrift store. Why old music books? Well, the paper is thick and often made with cotton fibres; it has some texture slightly smoother than watercolour paper, and it hold pigments very well. This particular music … Continue reading Anger – Music-book Doodles 2022
Sun-bleached Details – Precarious Stones Rock Art
Another multiple stacking structure... the initial stack placed on the plateau of. a larger boulder (the whole base is out of frame)... it started with three big stones and I wasn't sure what to add next, so I wandered about the beach until finding a few other stones I could balance on top... I especially … Continue reading Sun-bleached Details – Precarious Stones Rock Art
The New Renaissance Mindset 