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dribbling

dribbles 1

dribbles 1

dribbles 2

dribbles 2

My daughter thinks that dribbles in paintings are lazy

Some people think dribbles are simply gross

I think that dribbles are part of an organic, unpredictable way of making abstract work

I find dribbles in the work that I make, inspired by the rain and the clouds and the wetlands of rural Ireland, are appropriate

But what do you think?

And heres a famous ‘dribbler’:

Joan Mitchell

http://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DbEZDRBR2-NU%26feature%3Dshare&a=HKgEdW7bNAFzRfs5N1mYsQ

 

october musings

october musings

new work in my studio started today
2 canvases80cm square
oil and siccative, turpentine, masking tape (later removed)
and spray paint

the yellow spray can misbehave and went everywhere
met a fellow artist in Lidl later on, sent off reprimanded to buy a mask with a charcoal. filter
managed to find the right sort of mask in an auto body spray workshop (duh!)

also bought a pack of cool blue disposable rubber gloves, as spray paint is very hard to get off my hands!

one of a pair soon to go

one of a pair soon to go

2 paintings 80cm square
these have served me well over the last 2 years
there were 10 in the series
2 orange, 2 orange and blue (these ones)
2 blue, 2 green
2 pink and turquoise

they were inspired by the spiky sharp marram grass
that curves over the sandy paths round the shore

the orange ones are in Birmingham, England
a present for a 60th birthday

a blue one hangs in a cafe in Dundrum, County Down in Northern Ireland

a green one has gone to a friends holiday cottage

a pink and turquoise one was sold this summer, off to an unknown destination

they have served me well, featuring in 4 group shows

one of these two will be chosen to go to a new home tomorrow
good friends, heading off to their new separate homes2

looking back at myself : an early starter

a self portrait of me age 5, made on a droid doodle package on my tablet

a self portrait of me age 5, made on a droid doodle package on my tablet

 

the painting from 61 slightly edited for colour saturation so you can see it

the painting from 61
slightly edited for colour saturation so you can see it

a tiny portrait of me, made when I was 5 poster paints on paper

a tiny portrait of me, made when I was 5
poster paints on paper