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Featured Artwork: I want to join the circus

trish — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:48:28 +0000

Inspiration

For many months now, I’ve been thinking of clowns and masks. Perhaps this was a not-so subtle effect of seeing a Cirque du Soleil show last year, though I can’t discount the fact that I do have a fondness for clowns and masks.

I want to join the Circus is the first painting I’ve done since college. I don’t consider myself a painter so this piece was truly experimental.

She is approximately 9.75″ long by 5″ wide. She is made of wood and various acrylic paint and media.

She is for sale in my Etsy shop.

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Featured Artwork: The Sun Wants to Shine

trish — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:23:59 +0000

I’m not sure what to make of this painting. It was a frustrating start and I wasn’t sure if I had the stamina to even finish it. Painting is not my strength, though I plan to continue to experiment with the media to see where it will take me.

This is a mixed-media painting using acrylic, various acid-free paper, and oil stick. The canvas is approximately 20″x16″.

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Featured Artwork: Pacing the Cage

trish — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:17:17 +0000

The title and inspiration for this photomanipulated image came from the singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn. The lyrics for his song, Pacing the Cage, informed the elements of this digital image.

The original photos came from iStockphoto, MorgueFile, and the public domain.

Here is a portion of the lyrics:

“Sunset is an angel weeping
Holding out a bloody sword
No matter how I squint I cannot
Make out what it’s pointing toward
Sometimes you feel like you live too long
Days drip slowly on the page
You catch yourself
Pacing the cage”

-Bruce Cockburn,
Pacing the Cage

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Featured Artwork: Metamorphosis

trish — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:55:46 +0000

Metamorphosis is a self-portrait incorporating an image of…you guessed it: me, and a picture taken by Flickr member Chrisada Sookdhis (whose image was used with a Creative Commons licensce).

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Featured Artwork: Diemos in the Sky with Catnip

trish — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:53:46 +0000

Inspiration for this image came from our cat, Diemos, who was named after one of the moons of Mars. Yes, he has a brother whose name is Phobos, the other moon of Mars.

Diemos is an incredibly strange cat. His current quirk involves squeezing himself into the tiny space between my butt and the back of my ergonomic chair. He only squeezes himself in there because I refuse to give up my chair, which I bought well, because it’s ergonomic!

I’ve tried moving him onto my husband’s chair after I’ve pre-warmed it thinking, he just wants my chair because it’s warm. He is a cat after all. Nope. He jumps off and immediately squeezes himself back into his spot. When I get up to take a break, he spreads himself out, as if to claim the entire chair.

It’s a daily battle that I refuse to lose! I have the opposable thumbs after all!

This digital collage was made with Photoshop, Illustrator, a scanner, and the original photo below. The textile print was scanned from a skirt in my closet, the couch is from our living room, the catnip and clouds are from the public domain.

The original picture used for the Diemos digital collage.

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