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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

A Surprise Visit

I had an 8 x 10 inch wooden support prepared with a textured layer of cheesecloth, budgie gravel, a negative photostrip, and dressmaker's tissue waiting patiently on my desk for further ministrations for a few weeks.  Recently, when I'd gone to my studio to finish up the little collage I'd started, I instead got drawn to the textured piece and started slapping paint onto it. Wanting to work quickly, I used dollar store bottles of acrylics, rubbing them on, wiping them off.  All I knew was that I wanted to put a human element in it.  This is who emerged.


Tatianna

I added Golden acrylics on the top surface to enrich the colour tones and enhance the paint quality.  I have about 20 more of these cradled wooden panels that I'd bought to frame some other work but I do believe I'm going to use them for new paintings instead.  I don't want to frighten her away by talking about her, but I do believe my muse may be back!


6 comments:

  1. I like this Tatianna...her gaze is magical and I adore her lips! I like the way she evolved from this and that and one day to the next.
    I too have some wooden cradled panels I'm working with this week. Enjoy your studio days!

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  2. Thanks, Blue Sky! I feel she's so ugly that she's beautiful, all patched together and rough around the edges. She's obviously been through a lot, trying to get my attention. I'll be looking forward to seeing what transpires on your panels in the days to come.

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  3. she seems quite strong and thoughtful. i like the black and white and greys with just small sections of color. all your work is so multilayered and evocative. glad yr muse has returned.

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  4. Yes, Suki, she does have a presence that is quite engaging. After she was painted, I just kept staring at her, like I was being drawn in. Because of all the texture I kept the colours quiet, with just those flashes of bright green and red, but hidden underneath there is a lot of "heat," such as a hot pink. "Evocative"--what a lovely word. Thanks.

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  5. She is beautiful! Just enough definition to be clearly there, yet still full of mystery and nuance. Hope this muse is here to stay for a while!

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  6. Thanks for the reassurance, Robin. I must admit I was a bit perplexed by her...was she beautiful or freakish? I was taken with her but unsure of how others would perceive the painting. "Mystery and nuance"--good stuff! I spent another afternoon in my studio with my paints today, so it does seem like the muse is in the house.

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