I guess there is sometimes a progession in the names. Evening rain and Night Storm. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen either of those, but here they are.
#1298 Evening Rain, 3.5×5″ watercolor collage in mat to fit 5×7″ frame. $25
Night storms are interesting because here we have the power go out in about 50% of good storms.
#1299, Night Storm III 3.5×5″ watercolor collage in mat to fit 5×7″ frame. $25
Art and yardsale items. This is a first for me. I wanted to buy one of the hats, but I wasn’t allowed.
I was accepted to have a month-long solo show in what is considered an ‘alternative’ space – i.e. not a regular gallery. This is the Center for Healthy Generations in Yucca Valley. It’s quite an active center with a pretty full schedule of activities. When I arrived to hang my work, Darla, my handler – said there had been some dissent over the time of my hanging because they were setting up for an indoor yardsale on Friday.
That was the bad news, the good news being that lots* of people would see my work. Right behind the yardsale items. I had to stand on the tables and tiptoe between the partially completed display of yardsale items to hang my work. Fortunately I did not stand on the hands of the lady below me trying to arrange items while I trod between them.
Then there’s space on the other wall for two large paintings. Here, my progress was hampered by the fact that a yoga class was in session and I had to wait until they’d finished before we could put the last two paintings up.
Yes, there’s going to be a lot* of people who see my work in the next month!
#1296 Irina’s Sky. Watercolor collage on foamcore, 5×3.5″ matted to 7×5″ $25.
Irina’s sky has a story behind its name. D’s niece was adopted from the Ukraine and, being required upon adoption to take a middle name picked her Mom’s. One of the things she has commented on is that on cloudy days, it reminds her of where she grew up.
#1297 Serendipity. 3.5×5″ watercolor collage on foamcore, matted to fit 5×7″ frame. $25
Serendipity just came together so easily from a few pieces of collage that came to hand so easily I think they had been huddling in the box.
#1294 “Islands”. Watercolor collage on foamcore 3.5×5″ in mat to fit 5×7″ frame. $25.
“Islands” is one of those collages that I recognize the parent of one of the pieces – it was “Amazing Storm“. I don’t recognize the other two parents!
#1295 “Ghost”. Watercolor collage on foamcore 5×3.5″ in mat to fit 5×7″ frame. $25.
One of “Ghost”‘s parents is certainly “The Setting Sun” – the bottom left piece – but it has quite a mixed heritage it seems…
#1292 Flowing. 3.5×5 watercolor collage on foamcore in mat to fit 5×7 frame. $25.
Another couple little ones…. On the first one I named it Flowing because I love how the top of the cloud at the bottom flows between the three pieces.
The second one does have a more ominous feel, even though it is more colorful.
(Oh, I wish I could put this text at the side of the image like I did above. It’s been 10 minutes of struggling, I give up.)
#1293 Ominous. 5×3.5″ watercolor collage on foamcore in mat to fit 7×5″ frame. $25.
Please enjoy October’s newsletter – Changes.
#1290 Juxtapose. 3.5×5″ collage on foamcore, matted in white to fit 6×8″ frame. $25.
Another two little babies from the basket. Sometimes it’s all in the name!
#1291 A Sense of Humor. 3.5×5″ collage on foamcore, matted in white to fit 6×8″ frame. $25.
Ocotillo Dawn is one of my early oil paintings – as ever the favorite subject – Dawn off my back porch. A few weeks ago one of my neighbors was visiting for lunch and took a shine to it! So, its forever home ends up being in Salton City, about a mile from where it was born.
#1288 Let Dreams Through. Watercolor collage, 5×3.5 matted to fit 7×5″ frame.
Here are another couple babies from the bin. For the first painting, I was definitely in my right brain when I was inspired to name it. On the second one, I just love the way I’ve been able to find the clouds that flow throughout the collage.
#1289, Continuous. Watercolor collage on foamcore, 3.5×5″, matted to fit 5×7″ frame.
Another couple of babies from that clutch that I hatched a few weeks ago. The second one is a personal “favorite child”.
#1285 “Precision”. Watercolor collage, 5×3.5″ in mat framing to 7×5″. $25
#1287 “It’s raining stars”. Watercolor collage, 5×3.5″ in mat framing to 7×5″. $25
Skyscapes for the Soul - Jeni Bate 