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/

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.

A New Challenge for Your Creativity

It's time for us to play along and challenge one another to grow our creativity.  To that end, I will be posting a theme every three weeks.  Jump in and create something based on it.  It is not media specific.  Draw, paint, do something in fiber or clay, 3D, 2D, paper, ephemeral, jewelry, whatever you want.  Be sure to include your contact information, if you want people to track you down and purchase your goods.  As long as it is not illegal, unethical, or vulgar, it will show up. 

FIRST CHALLENGE:

Transparent

I am into photography, along with many other things.  To launch this quickly, and because photography is what I have ready for this challenge subject, I offer these. 

This channel marker is transparent.



Beads in transparent containers, maybe not a garden, but all in a row.

So, let's see what you've got.  Show and tell.  

Pics Posted on Pages

Thanks to Jamie Fingal, who is a wonderful multi-media artist, I have gotten pages set up with some of my art work.  The first pages show only a small portion of my drawing and painting media.  I have yet to add the fiber arts, and the hundreds of pics from photography.  I think it will keep until tomorrow. 

Without the wonderful help from my fellow SAQA.org members, this just would not have happened.  Thank you all for helping me. 

We are not merely of our own choosing, but a what we make of ourselves in the light of others, in one person.  The positive influence of my fellow fiber artists, has allowed me to share with you, lots and lots of art I have been priveledged to create.  Keep watching, because there is so much more yet to be.

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.