I’ve been thinking about an old flame a little doing the Garamond Series. The Garamond Series is comprised of interesting words and quotes. A good portion of them have been words that someone I used to know really liked. Being a writer and an appreciator of language, these words have a seal of approval and inspire me and at the same time, make me nostalgic for what was. “She keeps earthquakes a secret” was the title of a poem he wrote for me. Sego lilies are his favorite flower.
I purchased a rustic Watermelon sign (frame included) from Value Village four months ago and tonight during some reading, I feel like I finally made good use of it. I was reading a book about Edward Munch when I came across a lovely portrait of one of his wivse in this neat dress. I thought it would be fun to make a self-portrait wearing this dress in this aristocratic pose. My reference photos weren’t lit in the same way, so the end result is a kind of intersection of the two. I like it. It reminds me of a Spanish Kate Winslet. I really like the juxtoposition of a well to do, leisurely lady (with hankerchief in hand) and the culture of agriculture and country life.
Inspired by Magritte’s The Lost Jockey, primarily the whimsical trees in the background, these wall hangings were fun and I like their simplicity. I think they are fitting of wall hangings, which I think should be more simple than a painting proper. These words are really flouncy? I liked how they augment the rustic quaintness of the works. They remind me of book covers…
The following guidelines set by the Art Department are quite specific; please read them carefully. You will be presenting ten original works of art, all of which must have been completed within the last two years.
Or present five photographs that reflect your observations of the world. The content of these images might include:
I mean other than this one. countissarts.com
Added foreground same day as adding the horse foreground. I guess it’s done… for now.
This painting was so long to come by. The pink background was done about three weeks before the landscape. And two weeks later the word “lachrymose” was added. Almost two weeks later, foreground and a foal was added. I didn’t know how this one would turn out, but I’ve been meaning to do a baby horse painting because I love Dan’s little baby horse stuffed animal, and thought it was more than coincidence that my darling nephew had a stuffed foal as well. They are really magical and innocent creatures. Horses are my favorite animals. And purple is my favorite color. I’m trying to be inspired by myself and what is personal about me instead of looking to others for inspiration, which is difficult when they are not consistently inspiring. Some people are actually disappointing.
Welcome to the Garamond Morning. I couldn’t be more inspired than by these words.
1) Gramham Greene quote from The Heart of the Matter
2) This is a title from Flannery O’Connor. Great use of words here.
3) Howard Nemerov Poem “Because you asked about the Difference between Poetry and Prose” First line.
4) Part of the modeling set, I did with Nicole. Her neck here is a little distorted, so that inspired the dream quote pairing. It is by Hastow Ellis (or something like it). I really like the saying because of the concept that we are all in someone else’s dream.
