I really wasn’t sure what to create today. I started with some boxes that I wanted to paint. I gessoed them, and since they had to dry I decided to draw. I could only find my small oil pastel set (12), which made this a challenge, but it was one I welcomed. I had no idea what to draw. I began with the ochre crayon and drew several horizontal lines. After staring at this for awhile with no inspiration, I turned the paper vertically and drew more lines. This became the trunk of a tree. My left brain turned off and I just let my hand do whatever it felt to do. In the end I saw that I had drawn as if I were high in a tree, and I thought of the squirrels I saw on the hike at Muir Woods and what a view they must have. I had a couple of hours of pure fun — I always do when I make stuff.
I like the colours in this, they remind me of the famous painting by Edvard Munch.
Love the colors too, especially the vivid turquoise. It almost seems like it wouldn’t work with the other colors, but it does–beautifully.
i love this kathryn. the trees remind me of figures too.
Thanks! Now that you mention it, I can see how this is reminiscent of Munch. The bare trees are like figures and the one closest is situated similarly to the screaming man in Munch’s painting.
I like this.
By the way, a message I posted for you was, according to the mailer daemon, undeliverable, but I looked and saw it posted.