Photo Friday- Walk

This post is inspired by the Photo Friday prompt 'walk.'

                                   I can't wait to go on another walk like this one again soon,

this is my happy  place!

Speak No Evil

I've been playing around with new ideas in my visual diary. While part of my just loves this work, part of me is not sure that I like it! I definately enjoyed the exploration. I wanted my finished work to be more like graffiti (short of actually being graffiti) and I wanted it to express something, inline with the true essence of graffiti.I met my objectives and I love the way the grey avacado dyed paper imitates a concrete surface. I like the incorporated bits of my 'heart nest' lino cut, street maps and random paper...I am just not bonding with the finished work. I'll keep working on the idea until it all falls into place for me.

Crazy Frog is finished!! I am so pleased that I actually finished this and I am really pleased with the end result. It's become a bit of a joke around here that when something happens that shouldn't we just blame the frog.... Mr Nobody will have to take ownership again as the frog is off to his own pond tonight.

I'm not a morning person...but I could be tempted to become one if the sunrise on the hill and moody sky looked like this every day!

Best wishes from me and the frog.

Take a walk with me...

Beautiful Autumn-ness! Every corner a different view, every path a differnt tree.

A bridge over still waters leading to even more.

Bliss!

Thank you to those of you who've taken the time to comment/email me about my exhibition. It means a lot to me!

Virtual Tart Graffiti Exhibition

I’ve long been fascinated by Graffiti. For me, good (real) graffiti is equal parts art, soul and rebellion. It speaks to the viewer.Unlike art kept under covers and behind frames with signs that say ‘please don’t touch’ it has a life cycle. It interacts with both man and nature.

My original graffiti pages. These were cut up to become the graffiti boards being exhibited on the Virtual Tart website this month.

Sometimes it’s face is changed by social intervention and the process of life and death are quick. On others mother nature adds her touches, changes colours, washes pieces away, continuous evolution causing the piece to change in relationship to time and climate. Like all good stories there is a start and an end.

 I invite you to be part of that.

A collage of images from my exhibition. Visit the Virtual Tart site to see each image in closer detail. All works are for sale. Email me for more information. To view another series of collages completed by me click here!

CAUTION: WET PAINT

Yes, it's CRAZY FROG!

It's been a long, long time since I painted. Several years in fact so it's pretty exciting to have paint on my hands again. I don't know why I've had such a long dry spell, I just lost my flow. Doing this crazy frog, aka the annoying thing has been a lot of fun and hopefully it's going to help me climb out of my painting rut. I didn't draw the frog, this is a joint picture between my husband and I. He's the drawer and I am the painter. Works well for us! The frog will find his way to a friends house bus when he's finished so I won't go and get too attached! lol.

Below is the last successful painting I did...back in 2008. Just a slight change in subject matter :)

Tuscany, 2008