"Bruce Anderson's Sunset". Pastel, 6 x 6"
Have I mentioned that I've been spending too much time on Twitter? 😉 Amidst the doom and gloom in my feed, occasionally someone posts a thing of beauty. This evening it was a photograph of a sunset posted by Bruce Anderson (formerly of CBC The National At Issue panel), so I did this little painting from it.
"Unravelling". Art journal, magazine paper and yarn
Again, a reflection of my feelings about the presidential election.
"Lucille's Hydrangea". Art journal, watercolour and ink.
"Red Meat". Art journal, magazine collage
It's been a while since I did a magazine collage. They tend to be time-consuming. But earlier in the year I did a few and found them to be a good way of expressing my feelings. This evening I decided to give it a try again.
I have been spending way too much time on Twitter lately, obsessing over the impending U.S. election. (Remember my vow to quit potato chip news? Ha!) It's been getting even more disturbing these past few days. I looked for images that captured that feeling.
The term "red meat" has been used to refer to things Trump says that will fire up his supporters (especially the "deplorables"). And I've seen the term "shitstorm" used on Twitter too, to describe this unbelievable campaign.
Quick sketch of my left hand holding my bedtime mug of hot milk.
"Stranger Than Fiction". Art journal, watercolour
This started as random marks, then it started to look like a ghoulish face (Halloween tonight). So I steered it in the direction of a particular monster's face. (Take a guess. Hint: U.S. election). It is named for stuff on Twitter tonight: a direct digital hotline between Trump Tower and Moscow? Trump being blackmailed by Russia because they have video of him at some nasty orgy? It's like reading a screenplay that's rejected because it's too far fetched.
It wasn't dry yet when I snapped the picture: because bedtime!
"Frenzy". Art journal, acrylic
A quick watercolour sketch of a pomegranate.
One-minute sketches, art journal, ink.
Art journal, watercolour and ink
Six one-minute "poses" of a pear I bought today.
A mixed media/collage thingy on a notecard.
"Growth". Art journal, watercolour
"Pooped" Art journal, watercolour
I'm tuckered out after packing up from the Beach Studio Tour this weekend!
Went out for fish and chips at the Old Yorke, where I did some little sketches (and Stacey did too).
A couple more notecards in watercolour for this weekend's Beach Studio Tour:
Another little watercolour landscape on a notecard.
A little imagined landscape painted with watercolour on a notecard.
Notecard with watercolour doodle and magazine collage
Trying to get a few more notecards made for the Beach Studio Tour this weekend!
"Busy Week" Art journal, acrylic and watercolour
This is a waste-not whatnot, using up acrylic paint from my palette, with some watercolour added. It's a bit frantic, just like I am this week, getting ready for the Beach Studio Tour this weekend!