I must think of Jaunita rather than my fate.

Sometime you have to stretch your brain a little. I'm moving into some abstract work. This acrylic on paper began with the idea of a cruciform. From there the accumilation of textures manefested themselves as some of the images of the great northwest. I have always been a fan of totem poles. The iconic imagery is so strong and imaginative. My totem just evolved and unlike the ones of the past it is not symetrical. The "wing" appendages are not the same and the great blue eye at the top sees all. You will note that the base is shrouded in clouds. The moon seemed to be what was needed to complete the composition not only as a graphic element but to add a bit of mystery as well.

Studio listening matter:

• Bograts
• Jennifer Lecko
• James Galway
• Seven Nations

And then there was that time in Las Vegas...

Magic sometimes happens. I am continuing to stretch the possibilities of the two deminsional form of visual expression. Am I there yet? I don't think so. The last few days have been busy. Out of town guests and other things have kept me from my art. There are paintings to ship and other art related chores. That is non-painting chores. In the piece that is shown, I like to place the know with the unknown. That which is clearly defined with undefined or blurry. The conflict exists. But out of chaos comes...

Studio Listening Matter

• Hank Williams
• The Ink Spots
• Billie Holliday
• Frank Sinatra
• Northern Exposure Music

What difference would the song make? I am in peril!

I continue to stretch my brain artistically. There are probably no new ideas. But how would we know. Is there some GREAT COSMIC LIST OF IDEAS somewhere? My thoughts are original to me and that's all that matters. At any rate I have been thinking about the creation of images via the computer. Let the "electronic brain " do the heavy work. By using randomly generated numbers fed into a image program this should be possible. My newest technique is acrylic on paper with heat transfer images as seen in this posts entry titled Farm Girls.

Studio Listening Matter

• Bach
• John Coltrane
• Dr. John
• Latin Groove

was that song playing on the juke box? A Leonard Cohen classic?

As I continue my creative journey, what's next? It is always a temptation to try a quick fix to scratch the creative itch. Perhaps that is what I have done here. i drifted in to computer craphics again. I prefer to use the machine without input from scanners or cameras and create everything within the mchine as seen above.
One of the great advantages of the computer is the ease at which you can produce multiple images. The above is not finished. Other art-related things have taken time. I appeared at a local elemantary school for career day. Showing the kids my art and answering their questions was a lot of fun.

Studio listening matter:

• Marsha Ball
• Leo Kotke
• Pat Metheny

so this must be reality. But what

It's been a while since my last post. A lot going on. I have been trying to switch mediums. I'm changing from watercolors to acrylic. With acrylic I can paint over my mistakes. Paint application is a different process. In watercolors, the substrate you paint on makes all the difference. After all the difference in the moisture content between the brush and the paper is what makes the painting happen. Unless the acrylic is being used like watercolors the foregoing doesn't happen. The substrate is not that critical. The above piece is done on illustration board. It makes it possible to produce very sharp detail if desired. My biggest problem with the paint is to get the correct consistency so that he paint will flow. Using extender would solve this problem. But I like the quick drying paint.