Joy is sick. Within hours, her scratchy throat bloomed to a 101.9 fever. Pain. Throbbing headache. She could not find a comfortable position. All night long. Today’s watercolor experiment: Process: I walked my pencil point lightly around the contour of two hands holding the feverish head I would paint. I began painting the pulsating-temple headache with […]
Today’s watercolor experiment: Thankfully, I was able to conquer the blankness of the watercolor paper. I was worried about that yesterday. Today. I continued my visual exploration of sleep. I did some preliminary drawings on a sketch pad. Nowadays, when I draw non figuratively I always think of Paul Klee’s metaphor: taking a pencil point for […]
Today’s watercolor experiment: This is the third watercolor study in my ‘brain series’. (Previous studies: Compartmentalization and Brain Teasers.) I began by taking my pencil point for a walk (thank you, Paul Klee, for that metaphor). I made a continuous line beginning at the upper right side of the picture plane, stylizing the contours of half the […]
I was a little shaky, but I took my pencil point for a walk this morning. Paul Klee would be proud. Arthur, my pet avocado tree is inside now after a traumatic foray into a pot of soil. He is back in the mason jar, slightly frayed around the edges. I feel really bad about […]
