BIG contour

i'm loving contour on BIG, i think i am working a series. and the fun part its unfolding with a story about each one. they are all familiar to me - people from the past so far. so funny, but i'm lovin' where its going!

ICU

Hurricane Irene is coming! i read Deanna and Jill's blog post on Saturday - felt so raw, vulnerable - so had to paint - chose blues. swirls like hurricane. where ever i wanted it on paper -then wanted to feel my fingers in paint - i placed all the tips of my fingers in the blue paint and rubbed and rubbed just to see how far paint would go. i knew i had to cover the corners up, i didn't want them white, then i didn't want borders left white - switched to purple and drippage but who said drippage always had to start at top - i just wildly let it drip where ever - i was really moved by the two blog posts - i had to paint i noticed an eye in blue off the side of the page - so didn't touch that area but everything else had to be covered - NO WHITE - none! when i was finishing i started to cry - the feeling of just peeping out from behind  - would that feeling ever go away - what was that eye thinking, feeling, seeing, tasting, touching, expressing - piercing eye. and then a memory came to me of a peeping tom in our neighborhood when i was a little girl - not feeling safe in my bedroom bc i had a window.  

Open Door

two nights ago i felt like painting this green door and inviting you in.  i really loved working with the different greens.  i thought of my sister and her desire to visit Ireland.  then i returned to BooksMillions to buy a Panpipe music cd all Irish melodies.  one was titled 40 shades of green.  you know since i'm into green right now i had to bring it home - listening to it as i paint.

Earthquake Today

 while sitting on my couch having a late lunch the house began to rumble.  my doggies went crazy barking, they knew something was up.  even after it stopped my body was still moving and felt weird. it was a 5.8 earthquake and we are on a fault line.

 

and my portal, beam me up scotty.

Kandinsky and Ireland

natasha sent me an inspiration art pic from this artist. i had looked at his work before but now i'm looking through a different pair of eyes.  i see so much thanks to tasha's challenges.  i just may have to travel to BnN to check out a few art books. and here is a blog that just happened up on my kandinsky art page, i love her blog, marking as fav to go back  http://lisadoradesigns.blogspot.com/

BTW happy birthday sis.  i know, i know you will always be younger than me.  don't rub it in.  love to you. and funny Ireland is beginning to pop up all over around me.  it reminded me my sis would love to visit Ireland and you know what i really have a deep desire to take her - we never do sista' time together. she's now a grandma and lovin' that little one with another on the way.

i Wept

and wept and wept and wept some more, my heart was aching, it seemed my chest was being torn to shreds and ............................
                        http://amokarts.wordpress.com/2011/08/19/responding-to-controversial-art-part-2/

True 2 Color and Stinky

the stinky part - the dismal swamp is burning. the haze here and the smell of rubber tires burning is strong - i'm sure no one wants to venture outside for long.

and here is my Memory True 2 Color

i learned so much from week 2 in BIG.