I was ill this week and just as I started feeling better, my mother became ill. As a consequence, I’ve done very little artwork. I feel blessed, because I have this HUUUGE stockpile of older art, and new readers who haven’t seen it.
This is a piece that I did back in 2010. I don’t remember the paper I used, unfortunately, but I did a pretty extensive write-up with the pens and tangle patterns that I used.
Here’s the write-up:
I drew strings with a micron, and then drew Fescu. Then Galatea. Then Bubbles & Quatiny variations. I had a vague idea of turning my Bubbles into Nipa. Color suddenly seemed desirable for the bubbles, so I grabbed some tombows and ended up coloring the page. Little thought here–I know how my colors work together. You follow steps just like you would with a pattern. Blue, then pink, then shades of yellow, ending up with the lightest last. Then a darker blue in corners to make things pop.
So then sparkle took my fancy, and I grabbed up the gellyroll white and metallic gold. I started drawing the tangle Eke, and doing asterisks and stippling, then smearing it all. I even did some Cubine in the upper right corner and smeared it.
During this process of dotting and spotting and smearing, there was a big bang in my head (some people call this an idea, but to me it’s a lot more exciting than that, lol!)
I liked the way the color and texture were building up, and they seemed more interesting than the linework. The color and texture had to dominate. So I continued with my white and gold, going over most of the micron lines, sometimes dotting, sometimes covering, until the line mostly became pattern.
So there was impulse here, and decision. I mostly laid down color or pattern, and my finger smeared it into shading and texture. Other than thinking that I would use certain patterns, follow certain steps for adding color, and deciding to turn most of the lines into pattern–I don’t feel I thought that much. After I finished, I was totally relaxed and refreshed. I had absolutely no idea what my husband had been watching on the TV, and was surprised to find I had taken about an hour to do this.
Wow sandra this is absolutely awesome. I love it !!!!
Thank you, Lynne!
Such a gorgeous piece Sandra with really beautiful colour effects, you have a very unique style to your work xx
Thank you, Chrissie! They say your style will find you, and I think mine did because no matter what kind of art I’m doing it seems to show up, lol.
Hope you and your mom feel better soon.
We’re both doing better so I hope to be back to posting as usual soon!
Fantastic art, your patterns and colours compliment each other. 2010 was a great year for your creativity. Like to see more. Get well soon, wishing you both a speedy recovery.
Thank you, Joan!
This is beautiful! Your stockpile must be pure magic! Love your work my friend! And wish you both all the best! ❤️
Thank you, Charlie! Mom’s doing better, so I hope to be back online as usual in the next day or so.
Yay! I’m so happy to hear that my friend!! ❤️I’ve been sending you a crazy amount of positive vibes this week!
And they were much appreciated!
thx for sharing from your archives! Hope you and your Mom recover quickly! Me, too – headcold and blahs. Now feeling stronger. have enjoyed catching up on e-mails and posts today.
I’m glad you’re feeling better. Been lots of viruses going around!