I absolutely love puzzles. I’ve always been fascinated by how all those weird little shapes with odd bits of color and lines can be joined together ever so slowly and in an amazing transformation create a magnificent larger image. When I made a combination bunk bed/bureau/desk/shelf piece for my daughter it was very similar- starting with a vision- planning and adjusting- measuring, cutting, fitting together all the pieces to make a whole… simply delightful.And of course being an artist I find the same satisfaction with painting all those little strokes, again adjusting/changing, and after much frenzied deliberation they come together like magic to create a brilliant painting. Kaleidoscope embraces this technique of choosing a more radiant palette, which engages our eyes by combining brilliant colors with a myriad of shapes.
Now I find that I am the puzzle!! -And that the many parts of myself as an artist and teacher have begun to merge into a new cohesive pattern. It’s like we have all these aspects of ourselves that have come into being over time and are now drawing closer together to create a fresh picture… still vibrating from past energies but now reacting to the latest input- just like a turning kaleidoscope. Brilliant, energizing, passionate and open to a new contribution by a simple twist of the tube!
2 comments:
I have enjoyed all of your blogs. Thank you for sharing your thoughs.
I will have to find out more about the portraits you have done.
See you Thursday :-)
i took mr. muhler's drawing class and by the end of two intensive lessons i had quit my job and become a starving artist. i have never been happier. or poorer. he says i can join his string band, but he warned i will become even poorer. but happier. i don't know if i can afford this much happiness..... skeeter daddle
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