Flying with the Birds

Flying with the Birds

The white space in this piece was not always just white space.  It had numbers on it as it was a receipt from parking on a street in Seattle.  The ink came off when I applied matte medium over it.  Oh well graphite solved the total white issue.
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Art Gallery Alpha Males- (Episode 1) The Art 21 Dream

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq5Iys4mcis

Fading Rose

Fading Rose

Last week I drove an hour south of my home to spend time with an artist who I did not know well.  We are both members of the NW Collage Society and she invited me to come “play” for a few hours.  Arlene has an an amazing space to create art.  She has turned her living room into her studio which has a great view of pastures and barns.

Arlene had a list of prompts set up and she opened her whole studio to my use.  During this experience I created the backgrounds for five pieces of mail art.  Since I only had two hours I had to complete the works several days later.  Fading Rose is the first of the five.  Thanks for an great few hours, Arlene.

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Margaret Kilgallen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04ejN8ZlX4U

Orlea

Orlea

This is it.  The last of this series.  I am such a matte medium type guy that this series challenged me a bit since I totally used glue stick.  I use so many water based mixed media materials that glue stick is not my go to glue.  With that said I am glad that I did a total series and book using a glue stick because I am thinking that is what I will take to Ireland for easy transport and use.  Oh, did I say Ireland?  Yes, I am going for three weeks in October/November!  Can’t wait!

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Liz Larner : ART21 "Art in the Twenty-First Century" (2016)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kU6R1DoGko

Cerfontaine

Cerfontaine

I love how things just seem to come together without much effort.  I am referring to the bird in this case.  The color in the bird's tail matches the color behind it perfectly helping to camouflage it at least for awhile.

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Raymond Pettibon | Art21 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxYwoYylOh4

Radiogram

Radiogram

I particularly like this piece.  It radiates calmness to me.

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Sally Mann: "The Two Virginias" | ART21 "Exclusive"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiNOPwoTfCg

Standing Tall

Standing Tall

It seems as if this should have been a posting on July 4 but no it is here with the others from the series.

I just have to say I have been binging on YouTube for several days because I discovered videos by Matt and Blue.  That is their channel on YouTube if you want to look.  Matt and Blue are a same sex couple who adopted a little boy.  When I first started watching their videos I teared up because they are so amazing with this little boy.  Their video is refreshing because it is a love story that develops each week.  It is so great to see an example of positive love is just love.  Way to live Matt and Blue!

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THIS IS ART

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNryWbvVI_s

My, My!

My, My!

It is going to be a gorgeous day here today.  There is blue sky and sun and I hear that we will have seventy degree weather.  Perfect!  I am going to spend it inside doing art all day...at least that is the plan.  I love all art days.
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Art21 Boundaries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfNKzaivTzg