I started fixing a bunch of my recent art pieces, today. After a wee spot of Spring Cleaning in the home.
I had to move indoors, as it was threatening to rain. Indeed, I think it’s starting to ‘spot’ a little already.
As you can see, on the piece below, the page opposite has ‘printed’ a ghostly image down the right hand side.
I actually quite like a certain amount of this accidental evolution type randomness. So I don’t ‘fix’ the pieces immediately. I prefer to give them a bit of time, to spread their genes a little.
I quite like seeing a bunch of ideas together. It helps me get a feel for my ongoing ‘progress’, or evolution.
Bottom left of the four is the most clearly derivative (Matisse, in that case). Bottom right is Valezquez > Picasso > me. And I love it.
The top two in this group of four evolved out of studying Picasso crucifixions (and he had been looking at Grünewald’s famous Isenheim altarpiece). I don’t know what I think of these ‘uns!?
This set of four pieces is all figure based. For a long time I eschewed figuration. With my recent art works for Dan and Amy that changed.
Bottom left and right I’m recycling Picasso, again. Top two are more my own. And are supposed to evoke or pay homage to jazz flautist Herbie Mann!
I didn’t plan how these pieces/pages would be grouped. They’re just the pages I happen to be ‘fixing’ at the same time. this set is the most ‘divergent’ so far, I suppose?
The top two of this group continue the skull/moon theme. The bottom two are the only ones left of six I did for Dan and Amy. The first pencil sketch, on the left; and one of my own personal favourites, the ‘night’ version, I’m calling it, on the right.
Two rather sketchier designs were on the reverse sides of the two I cut out and gifted to Dan. I took scans of them, of course! And photos.
Having reached the end of the stuff in one pad, it’s only two pics per photo, in the remaining ‘spreads’…
And that brings things up to date, for today. I can just let them dry out now. I may do another coat… hmmm!?