Sumo Series 01

Sumo Series 01

In my new series, Sumo, there are 18 pieces, nine back-to-back.  The sumo wrestlers are Menko cards again and they stand up.  Some are full body and others are just the head and part of the torso.  They are all vintage.

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We are fortunate to have an Andrew Wyeth exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum until mid January.

BBC Michael Palin in Wyeth´s World

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

Urgent C24 - A New Shabby Chic Series

This is another two-fer day.  I felt that since there was only one more piece in the series that I would publish both number 23 and 24.  Enjoy! :-)

Urgent C 24

This is the final piece in the Urgent C series.  You can view the series in total in the animated gif below.

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Urgent C23 - A New Shabby Chic Series

Urgent C 23

I have used this woman in a piece or two previously.   Sometimes I keep the alcoholic beverage and sometimes I use Photoshop magic to remove it.  I do like the repetition of the plus marks matching the large "embroidered" paper yarn plus in the upper right corner.

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Caravaggio: Man & Mystery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_s6gj2KB7s

Urgent C22 - A New Shabby Chic Series

Urgent C 22

I usually do not center a focal point but this time I did.  I had to decide whether or not to keep the constable's arm in the piece or let the view finish him off knowing that the arm was there. You see what won!

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Roy Lichtenstein. The Art of Pop: Soup Cans & Superstars Documentary clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFglC4KAphc

Urgent C21 - A New Shabby Chic Series

Today is a two-fer again since I missed posting yesterday.

Urgent C 21

Creating backgrounds is my all time favorite part of creating a collage or mixed media piece.  For each of the works in this series the backgrounds unify the total series of 24.  Several people have commented to me on the richness of the color.  Holding the series in a hand feels good and perhaps that richness helps that feeling be created.

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The Power of Art - Mark Rothko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aqZXjoUNNs

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Urgent C20 - A New Shabby Chic Series

Urgent C20

Urgent C 20 has a happy feel and yet the cat seems to be fussing about something.  So there must be a little danger lurking.  Perhaps there is a secret reason for the cat’s disturbance??

Sorry I missed publishing yesterday, Friday.  I was enroute home from Oregon and totally got caught up in last minute walks on beaches and traffic.

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Constable: A Country Rebel

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

Urgent C19 - A New Shabby Chic Series

Urgent C 19

In Urgent C 19 the colors in the background and of the man in the coat seem to perfectly match.  Thus complimenting each other.  There is considerable depth in this piece.  It moves into one of my favorites category.
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BBC Alastair Sooke: Treasures Of Ancient Greece - Aigai (Vergina) Macedonia 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3xFaaDDP0o&list=PLdO4f1_wrcd64ZKtSRqHsSqkuh6wBtWPU