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The Artful Readers Club for January
Artist's Journal Workshop: Creating Your Life in Words and Pictures by Cathy Johnson Sat in front of a local church on a sunny Saturday, then picked some flowers to examine. I only had a pencil so I added the watercolor later. Armed with few supplies, I went to one of my favorite spots and doodled. Lines added in Photoshop before posting...timid me. Please note: I recommend this book for any artist at any stage...my reference to 12-13 year olds in this review, is remarked due to the value of journaling. It's actually a very sophisticated book on many levels. In a brief shuffle through the pages of Artist's Journal Workshop , I found myself conflicted. The book contains numerous examples of a style of art making that toggles between the hugely personal and a publishable 'look'. So, with that...the book set up on my shelf for nearly a year. Now, after an honest read, I still feel a bit conflicted...but in a way that offers some inspir...
I like the laughing rabbit very much. The one great constant is his hilarity.
ReplyDeleteI'm interested to see how the movement is happening in this set of pictures. There's definitely something interesting going on with the cross in the middle and the idea of chiasmus (or criss-cross) with sharpening and blurring. I wonder why bottom right is the only picture that remains in a frame...
The flower headdress reminds me of Hula dancers - in fact, in bottom right, the laughing rabbit almost seems to be dancing and snatching at the flowers... and also wearing a cape and a crown...
It reminds me almost of Alice in Wonderland - perhaps this is because the face looks as though it is in a hand-held mirror or 'looking-glass' and there is a white rabbit/queen there, with all those pink hearts (off with her head)...