Sycamore   

Something tall was yesterday's assignment - suggestions were along the line of making a painting that is 10 ft. + tall, etc. There was a little too much on the schedule for that so I chose photography. We have an ancient Sycamore in our yard that is about to die. It loses a few limbs in every windstorm. It's trunk is hollow and would make a wonderful hobbit house if we cut a door into it. It is probably 100 ft tall, and standing at the base looking up is an awesome sight. In it's day, it was a beautiful tree with tortuous limbs reaching out and up in all directions. I have painted and photographed it numerous times in all of it's glorious seasons. So, it has become an old friend and since it is far enough from the house not to fall on us, I always vote to let it live out its days.

Fruit Arrangement   

Today's assignment was an easy one. Take grocery store items and make something artistic out of them . (You could do this at the store - I chose to do it as I unloaded groceries at home.) The fruit was all so brightly colored that I put a black towel down to make it really stand out. The little daffodils just happened to be in the background when I shot the photo, but I think they added something to the total. The fruit has tasted as good as it's picture!

Me    

Self portraits have always been a challenge for me -- maybe I just don't like the way I look!  Actually, portraits in general are not my forte. But I am determined to keep each assignment and not worry too much about the results. So here it is....  Now that I've posted it, I see some things that need fixing - maybe I'll work on it some more later. This one is in acrylics; I usually like to do portraits in soft chalk pastels. Stan says it's how I'll look in a couple of years, he's just being sweet, unfortunately I think it's pretty much how I look now!

Numbers     

Subject for today was numbers....  could be used any way you liked. I decided to make a design out of numbers using block prints. My granddaughter called while I was working on it and ask me lots of questions. She always has lots of good ideas for art work. So, here it is Rebecca, what do you think?

The Path   

Pathways, is the prompt for the day. This little acrylic has a lot of texture that doesn't pick up too well in the photo, but I love the surface roughness and color.

It's a mystery where life's paths lead. As we age, the path ahead is unknown and often frightening. Faith must increase as we forge ahead into the mist. O.K., that's my philosophical thought for the day....now my brain is tired and I will live in the present - which is really all any of us have anyway.

Landscape    

Divergent materials was the prompt for the day - I have a box of "interesting materials" that included a couple of pieces of wood with unusual grain. I found these in my son's mulch pile. The opposite of these rough, textured, hard pieces would be something soft, smooth, shiny - Satin! I also have an assortment of fabrics left from my banner-making days. So I combined these into a landscape of sorts. This was an interesting project. I'm amazed at how these simple tasks make me more aware of everything I come in contact with during the day. I'm finding a smoother flow of ideas for subject matter that I hope will result in some more substantial art...in the future!

 

Mask  

Making a mask was yesterday's assignment. I decided to draw a picture of a mask, rather than constructing one. (Things are piling up around here, and 2 dimensions store better than 3!) This was taken from a drawing about the puzzles of life - eventually I hope it will all fit together and make sense. Anyway, I like this design and how it turned out as a product.