A New Collage

It seems like such an uphill slog putting together a new website. I was very unhappy with the last host i had, a site where i had a well established presence for many years. Why did i leave? No more memory/storage space. I had reached the upper limit of image storage, was told there was no way to increase my storage, and further, there was no way to delete old image storage to create 'new'. Oh yes, than a triple price increase, insult to injury. So here i am.

Here is my newest collage. I'm still searching for the perfect title, unusual for me. Currently working with two titles, "Dialing into My First Dinner Plans", or, "Monitor for Food Safety". Maybe like Boaty McBoat Face i should conduct a vote. Suitable for the troubled political season.

As yet untitled

The piece is 11 x 14", mounted on painted board. Hand cut from early 1950's Progressive Farmer magazine, 1960's Practical Handyman's Encyclopedia, and Horizon magazine, an arts and culture magazine that was published from the mid-50's through the early 70's.

The juxtaposition of black and white imagery with color images has been a theme i work with for some time now. A couple of years ago i started playing around with dividing a single large image, usually a face (Divided Mind series), now playing with the idea of the divided background.

My intention is that these will not be matted or framed, rather that they will float in the manner of a painting on a wrapped canvas. Ideally they would be displayed in a floating plexiglass frame at most.

I will be slowly, and i do mean slowly, rebuilding my website here. Please check out my personal blog, LifeArtWater, and the companion blog The Floating Empire.

more later
gail

PS: It has rained here for 17 days straight, i will take a brighter picture when there is some sunshine, soon, i hope!

Setting a new webpage up

Please check out the new and growing collection of my art that you will find here. I started with paper sculpture, work that was done primarily between 2008 and 2011. The work will show up as new pages. So check out the right side bar for new entries.

Installation shot of Little sister at the Gilcrest  in Cumberland, md

Thanks for looking

gail

Check out the companion blogs, LifeArtWater and The Floating Empire.

New Work in Black and white

Hey guys, just to let you know that i have new work posted in the black and white post. Check it out. Thanks.
There will be more later
gail

BLACK AND WHITE

Black and white gesture drawings originate from an exercise i developed for my Fundamentals of Art class. Without observing the page i draw on the page a single gesture, often while listening to music.  Then i develop patterns and textures based on that initial gestural line.

THE CONVERSATION

After i make the original gesture i choose a set of lines that to me define the most interesting shapes or direction that the gesture makes.

THE TROJAN HORSE

EYE OF THE EAGLE

CONSTRUCTION

SEA LIFE

SUMMER SALMON

THE EYES

NEW COLLAGES

Divided Mind #5

Divided Mind #4