Links to New Images of Art

Sandy, the seahorse and turtle are colored pencil on textured paper for pastels.  It is kind of like ultra fine sandpaper.  Thank you.  If you go to the new blog:  http://www.artbyrobbinneff.blogspot.com/, you will see better images of them.

http://www.robbinneffphotography.blogspot.com/

A Look in the Studio

One day last week, my studio had these views.

A paper embroidered collage.

Paint brushes waiting to be used.

A camelia?

Fiber arts.

Texture

Gobs and gobs of yo-yos.

Mixed media.

Colored pencils!

Fire.

Embroidery.

Thread.

Birds.

Baseballs.

Memories of home.

Sea horses.

Crosses.

Hearts.

Zentangles.

and finally, Turtles.



Camera Findings

Miss Pumpkin

This is Miss Amelee Rose.  She prefers the recliner.

This is a detail shot of a quilt haning on my wall.  It has special meaning.  These are the jewels of our family tree.

Another detail shot of the same quilt.

This little fellow was stuck inside the screened patio.  He was freed as quickly as he was stuck.

A pen & ink with colored pencil, mixed media piece.



Crazy busy.  This is part of what I am working on now.

His Cross

The blood shed, the chains broken, the steps He walked, the Key He remains, the One ,the Only, the stars and sun He set in their paths, the path He leads of mine, the love He has for you, three crosses, eternity, for eternity, He is the Key, His is the vine grafted.  Can you see?  Do you know?  904.220.2727  Let His path be worn by your feet.

When doodles get away, they become zentangles. Zentangles are also intentional doodles.

Trees.  I love trees.  There are always trees.  Every time I look at a tree, I can see where it has stretched for the sun, or worn its outer skin.  There is often evidence of war within, but likewise, there is often evidence of peace, as well.  How like trees we are.

Shells are everywhere, and ready studies.  This will launch another piece in color.

My tiger jumped out of my sketchbook, where I had a postcard of the original.  The original lives so far away in Canada.  I doubt I will ever see the it again.  I love this piece.  The owner has a pelican of mine, if I am not mistaken.  This was one big cat, any way you looked at him.

Remember what I was saying about doodles?  Apply all thoughts here.  Continue on.

This would be much nicer had I taken the time to edit him to his correct spectrum.  Eventually.  Watch for him.  He could be in your future soon.

HAPPY VALENTINES EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!

As I was saying about trees and doodles....  They ran into one another here.  It happens frequently, and the poor dears cannot help themselves.

A perch is a perch, and birds often frequent works in progress as often as trees.  Now I know you fishing folks know of perch a site differently.  Well, keep watching.  He's around here somewhere, and is bound to poke his head in sooner or later.

Manatee are gentle on artists as well.  They like to swim by and get the sense of the place.  Then they slowly move off to their own, or what should be their own, stomping grounds.

Turtles abound everywhere.  This one has been living here for awhile.  He needs to scoot along.

Trees.  By no means full circle either.  Refer to previous notes, all of them.  Ha-ha-ha.  All of them.  Not if you don't have time.  The cirle of life grows ever larger with the next tree sprouted.  Media always spontaneous.  Trees never end here.

You have to see what this becomes.

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Doodling Days

I have been doodling and a couple of items are being investigated for future potential.  The first was supposed to look like a tree.  It does not.  Not even close.  What it reminds me of is, when you shave wax colors between a folded sheet of paper and iron it.  Then when it melts and squishes everywhere, you open it while it is warm and see an abstract.  I drew the design for a fold, where it was pinned and cut out.  I like the idea of an abstract quilt resembling a squish of colors.   

As you can see, I auditioned the background fabric, before settling in on the safety of a complimentary color.  It will have circles.  I've filed my digital image of the drawing concept in a file, where it is good and safe, and I cannot find it...yet.  The circles are yet to be decided, but it will be either solid black,  or solid white.  I may make them from yo-yos (a quilting technique), Yo-Yo Delights (an embellishment opportunity), or some quilting technique (applique, reverse applique).  I have a large black and white check, which will be used to anchor my squish.  However, I absolutely refuse to make this with ninety degree corners.  We'll see how it grows.

The blue doodle began strictly as a doodle.  When I managed to create the ameobic shape smoothly and enclosed, it was easy to add the circles and color it in.  The three circles at the root were the final set to make an odd numbered sets of circle for visual satisfaction.  The circles remind me of leaves, rather than flowers.  That had nothing to do with the color they ended up with.  The colors were chosen simply.  Blue because I have too many blue pencils, and it is my favorite color.  The lime and coral were chosen as good companions for the blue.  Green was analogous, and the coral complimentary.   Once it was colored completely, w/o smudging and smears, it was a good enough piece to sign.  I was thinking trees.  It demanded to be a splash, and now it is my splash tree, titled simply Splash.

These funky arms ended up on an envelope as well.  It was early, and no coffee yet, lol, but I got a quick pic as it went out the door to be mailed.  Sorry it is so fuzzy.  You can still see the doodling.  It will give you enough of an idea.  You can do these fun things too.  Use markers, colors, pencils, whatever.

Egg Art for Easter Season

Eggs have been being prepared for doing zentangles on them.  This is the first.  I believe it will already become part of a private collection.  There are plenty more to follow.  The next one will be pink shadings.

Sketchbook Pages

I don't always draw a sketch before I create.  In this instance I did. 

There are many times in society where we feel like we are offering up our very soul for scrutiny by anyone who wants to do so.  They may point at us, good or bad.  They may try to squash us out, removing us.  This is especially so for the artist.

To create is something I absolutely have to do.  It is not something I am able to keep from doing.  Every creation reveals a little about me.  I am a Christian, and am made in the image of my Creator.  When I lay my soul before Him, it is bare for His scrutiny.  When I put my art out there for viewing, it is the same.  Accept, reject, ignore, or praise it, it is something I created.

This sketch became a colored pencil drawing. 

Here I am working on the first draft of the piece, in 2002.  Eight years later now, and as we enter 2011, I am thinking of this piece as an art quilt.  So the idea will have evolved from concept, to drawing, and then into fiber art.  I plan on keeping the sketch with the quilt, until one or the other sells.