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CHANNELING MONDRIAN

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  Colours and shapes, what would we do without these things in our world.  For me, they are a great source of inspiration for my creativity.  We are surrounded by them everywhere we go; there for our eyes to see, if we choose to do so.   I was thinking about relational and abstract stained glass windows, which consist of colours and shapes.  I decided to create some windows on small pieces of paper, with water colours.  Somewhere along the way I started to channel Mondrian-like shapes and colours.  The final pieces make me smile with heartfelt joy.   What a fabulous way to spend a grey spring day.  There is always colour even in the grey, if we look for it.   Mary 
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Rene Magritte, Journey 2 and Clouds

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  Spring has arrived.  The sun is shining, the grass is greening, the buds are budding, the birds are singing and the tulips are blooming.   New books come with the splurge. RENE MAGRITTE, Surrealist Artist  I like Rene Magritte's surrealist art.  I find it makes me ask questions and think about what I am seeing.  I decided to create a book with some of his paintings.  This is an accordion pop-up book.  In designing this one, I decided to draw the images in circles and have them extend past the fore-edge when the book was closed.  The quotes, by Rene Magritte, are hand written.  He speaks about his work and the underpinning influences. Front of protective cover: water colours and chiyogami paper over book board  Open protective cover   The Human Condition: water colours and ink   The Idea and The Unexpected Answer  Secret Life IV and The Face of Genius Back of protective cover  I decorated the back of each a...
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Asemic Writing Art

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  Spring is here and old man Winter is still imposing his white fluffy snow upon us.  As I look forward to milder temperatures and the sprouting of new life, I find myself looking back at my work.  New on my work table is Asemic writing art.  I enjoy the freedom of writing within and through artistic elements.   Asemic Bestiary  I found a swan in an illuminated manuscript that was part drawn swan and part lettering.  This started me thinking about my bestiary creatures and I took some of them and worked Asemic writing into their composition.  One of my creations  Another one of my creations  The image in this piece is a reproduction from an illuminated manuscript and the Asemic writing is from my imagination  This is one of my creations  This is the piece that inspired the rest of the bestiary pieces.  The original is called: The Swan Constellation: a calligram from the Aratea of Cicero, 9th century. Optical Illusions...
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