This is A Collection of Hearts (working title, as I may change it and give this one to another piece.)Color pencil on paper. I've thought about this imagery for a while and finally put it down on paper last night. Stay tuned for the completion!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
A Collection of Hearts - Work in Progress
This is A Collection of Hearts (working title, as I may change it and give this one to another piece.)Color pencil on paper. I've thought about this imagery for a while and finally put it down on paper last night. Stay tuned for the completion!
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Friday, July 8, 2011
How I Title My Artwork
This post is to answer jewelry artist Traci Lilly's (of Imani Jewelry, www.imanijewelry.com ) comment on my Facebook page "where do u come up w/these titles? i love the title as much as the paintings...looking forward to tomorrows :)"
Thanks for asking Traci! To title my art, I look at and feel my paintings / drawings / jewelry & sculptures to see what they convey and have to say. Sometimes it's as easy as just referring to the main colors, shapes and imagery along with sequential numbering in a series, i.e: Red, Orange, Yellow & Green 4 Square # 1 , #2 etc. There are other paintings that I give a certain title because I see a particular image within the abstract formation, as in "The Red Talked to Me", where I see a small shape that looks like an open mouth.
Sometimes I can title them right away and other times I have to let them marinate for a while. I've just started using titles that are questions and adding exclamation points. At first I wasn't sure about using the question mark, but nothing else felt right, so I went with it!
I am also working on a series of one of a kind books on various substrates that I titled before I started assembling them!
As well, I now quickly jot down titles that catch my mind and ear as I go through my day and will create the paintings for them in the future. These can be sayings , a phrase and/or a part of a conversation I have with someone or one I overhear. I am still learning and working to refine this process as I grow.
Red, Orange, Yellow & Green 4 Square # 1
Acrylic on board
24"x 24"
The Red Talked to Me
Acrylic & mixed-media on canvas
24"x 18"
Spiraling into the Gold
Acrylic & paper on canvas
24"x 18"
Thanks for asking Traci! To title my art, I look at and feel my paintings / drawings / jewelry & sculptures to see what they convey and have to say. Sometimes it's as easy as just referring to the main colors, shapes and imagery along with sequential numbering in a series, i.e: Red, Orange, Yellow & Green 4 Square # 1 , #2 etc. There are other paintings that I give a certain title because I see a particular image within the abstract formation, as in "The Red Talked to Me", where I see a small shape that looks like an open mouth.
Sometimes I can title them right away and other times I have to let them marinate for a while. I've just started using titles that are questions and adding exclamation points. At first I wasn't sure about using the question mark, but nothing else felt right, so I went with it!
I am also working on a series of one of a kind books on various substrates that I titled before I started assembling them!
As well, I now quickly jot down titles that catch my mind and ear as I go through my day and will create the paintings for them in the future. These can be sayings , a phrase and/or a part of a conversation I have with someone or one I overhear. I am still learning and working to refine this process as I grow.
Red, Orange, Yellow & Green 4 Square # 1
Acrylic on board
24"x 24"
The Red Talked to Me
Acrylic & mixed-media on canvas
24"x 18"
Spiraling into the Gold
Acrylic & paper on canvas
24"x 18"
Friday, July 1, 2011
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