Free Form – After Miro

One of Miró’s works that has obsessed me of late is The Beautiful Bird Revealing the Unknown to a Pair of Lovers.  Its title alone is fascinating. It combines line drawing with shapes, which when studied, reveal the narrative. Even without study, the arrangement of the dark shapes is appealing.  The design holds together without knowing Miró’s […]

Abstract Fig Leaf

Having been an observer of leaves during the time of change from summer to autumn, I have included them as subjects in many of my recent watercolor studies (Leaves in the Rain, Fallen Fig Leaf, Fall Fig Leaves).  Now that they are mostly on the ground (the leaves, that is), I can either turn my […]

Update on Madge

I started a series of abstracts about a visually challenged triangular woman named Madge. In the post, Comfort Zone, subtitled, Madge is About to Get the Point, Madge is walking gingerly, not quite used to her white cane. Unbeknownst to her, there is a triangular obstruction directly in her path, pointed at her eye. I repost (an […]