Gone to Feed the Fish

The unfortunate vertical ripples, which barely show when I’m looking at it with only my specs between my eyes and the painting, are due to a paper working well above its pay-grade.

I’m trying to finish my stock of less than ideal ‘parchments’ before I acquire more.

You’re right if you think that this painting seems pretty well unintelligible seen from a distance. Zooming-in helps. It’s always surprising when and what meanings can be wrung from a few splotches, and unplanned application of color, and a few well-chosen words.

Art: Evercool by GC Myers

One of the many suppressed longings of creation which cry after fulfilment is for neglected joys within reach; while we are busy pursuing chimerical …
Evercool

This morning found another artist whose paintings ‘speak’ to me. Simple at first glance with well defined shapes. The colours, how I also like to outline them.

But complex, too. Layers signified by tree branches in front and behind. The road topping hills and going out of sight in the dales. Thetr is distance and perspective.

And there’s luscious substance, not to forget. Shapes shadowed as they curve inward to meet the bedrock of the canvas.

I like it a lot.

“Poles were once trees too … ” by Robyn Bauer.

The full title of this work is ““Poles were once trees too — Enogerra Terrace, Paddington” and this is a taster. The full image and write-up in Art Stories.

Johnston Creek by L Baker

My thoughts on Leisl Baker’s round, oil on board painting Johnston Creek. Below, a partial view

New Page … Art Stories

Due to so much good art on the walls everywhere here where I am now living … such as this print by Emma Nancarrow Brisbane [not dated], I’ve been wondering how I could record and share? This work hangs near the elevators.

This is it.

A Page dedicated to celebrating the paintings, prints, lino cuts, photos and experimental visual media in the public areas of this community.

Now to connect this to that. I used to know how to do that. This will do it in the meantime … https://ritadeheer385131918.blog/art-stories/