Monday, February 9, 2015

Amy - Fairytale



Pencil drawing with "Fairytale" as the prompt. I went for the iconic settings coming from the book. I just love being swept into the world created by a good book. I'm not much of a Fairytale kinda person. Give me some realistic fiction! I recently re-read "To Kill a Mockingbird" over the summer and I am kinda stoked about "Go Set a Watchman."
Lori Singer~ Photography inspired Poetry


 

In-between the Gray,
Pink showed her the way.

  
 She was situated  somewhere between the two extremes. 
Gray skies  to the west and coral skies to the east.  
 The magic evening light of the sun bowing slowly and doing her thing. 
 Pink using her magic ways.   
 She convincing her, that a rough day is just  but a day, and all days are beautiful days beautiful days when observed in just right way.  
Revealing the gray, as just a scale, and not cause for gloom, trouble, or worry.
 Gray the beauty of color indeterminate between black and white. 
The color with so many shades it's not always easy to tell them apart and an art students nightmare project or delight. 
 Sometimes warm and at others cold.  

Get those scales just right said Grace M, the art students teacher.

The importance of gray as a color, not mere black and white. 

Light to dark. 

   Setting. 

 Reflecting. 

 Reflecting celestial light, reflecting color on gray, revealing heavenly skies through the inky monochrome display of clouds in the valley night.
To the east,  heavenly skies, and to the west, emerald hills,  light patches of wild mustard flowers dotting the roadside.  
All framing the spectacular views of the valleys.
The evening somewhere between the light and dark of the night.  And then Pink in the sky. 
 There she was out of the blue, revealing the rosy light.    
 Pink showing  her the way... upon the gray atmospheric canvas above.  
 Gray just a  mood. 
A pervading  feeling always with undercurrents and overlays of the beautiful Pink when illuminated just right. 
 So dear friend... befriend the gray and know Pink will show you the way.

Lori Singer

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Rachel - Neon Bloom

I took a photo of this weedy little bloom a while back, but was sorely disappointed that the focus was off.  I still loved the shapes and feel of the image, so I decided to work with it and give it a totally different look.  I like how it turned out.

floral journey - Amy


Another journal entry - water color and pen

Ode to the 9th - Amy


This is a mixed media art journal. I've been fairly obsessed with Beethoven's 9th Symphony. I listened to Karajan's version while making the piece (and I am listening to it right now). I love the optimistic theme of "brotherhood" and "unity." I know that the daily casual exchanges of kindness does not make the headlines. Yet these are many and powerful; they are the foundation of our social contract as human Beings. I'd like to stay focused on the human potential toward unity and acceptance of self and others.

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Rescued Lion - Amy


We visited Florida over New Year and I had the chance to visit the Big Cat Rescue in Tampa. We had a tour by the owner/founder. It was so sad to hear the ridiculous and ultimately tragic stories that lead to the big cats ending up at their facility. Big cats do not make suitable pets, don't live on a vegetarian diet, their cubs should not be used as a photography prompts,  and they should not be bred with domestic cats. Rules that seem perfectly obvious to me! I am grateful that there are amazing humans out in the world that devote their time and money to help this wonderful creatures.

Rachel - My Tree in Winter

I love my tree.  Each of its seasons are beautiful in their own way, from the first tender green buds in spring, through the verdant canopy of shade in summer and all the way until the final leaf falls, laying bare the vein-like branches in winter.