the other night
i had a dream
that i should add acrylics
to my ink drawings
so i woke up & tried it
top image:
“patron saint of forgotten love spells” 9X12 ink & acrylics on watercolor paper…$60 (suggested price)
cheating on inktober
the whole wide world
just a doodle as i contemplate life, the universe, and everything.
sometimes i pretend
the dodo bird is my spirit animal.
fire
last but
certainly
not least
fire
my fire
i love to watch you dance
& so often
i burn myself
on your flames
but i come back again
& again
because
even it it does not make sense
for water
to love fire
i crave
your bright & enduring heat.
(this one dedicated to the many many many fire signs i have adored–both friends & lovers)
earth
to the earth
i go
to ground myself
because i so often
need
grounding
adrift
in my watery self
let me
dig in the dirt
& build
my home.
air
i drift on the air
lost in my thoughts
feeling
the air move
through me
around me
away
from me
my thoughts
escaping
me.
water
i start with water
because i am
water
a cancer
with scorpio rising
i am an emotional
soup
blood, sweat, and especially
tears
i wash myself away
& emerge
baptized.
elemental
i’m feeling angsty.
like my art sucks
which is dumb…but it is what it is
so!
instead of moping
i am fiddling with my style.
i will post one each day
for the next few days
of my elemental
doodles.
girls girls girls
mostly i’m just staring at blank pages
blank canvases
a busy mind
spilling ink
& seeing what happens….
so this past week i have spent $300 that i don’t have to pay two different plumbers for a total of 15 minutes of work. i am broke as a joke & living on credit and praying to the universe that art sells…that books sell…that this job comes through…that my ex gets a job & starts paying me child support again…that i somehow win the award issued by the sustainable arts foundation despite four or so failed attempts to win it in years past….
i need to learn plumbing…in addition to carpentry & tiling.
or sell art so i can afford to pay for help.
up top: “gretchen”
20X16 inking on canvas
$200 plus shipping
left: “clarice”
8X10 inking on watercolor paper
$40 plus shipping
right: “lambkins”
8X10 inking on watercolor paper
$40 plus shipping
moving forward
so i finished an ink on canvas piece. it took a bit. i think i like it?
i also have been playing with tea staining my paper.
and thinking about future pieces. like the story about “bluejean & the moonfish” which these inkings are kind of exploring for character development of bluejean. i have been playing with this character since a watercolor course at uw madison in 2014. one of these days i will get her off the ground.
& i continue to mess around with “notta not-a-boy” while mulling over the final page (for now) of moses jones.
and don’t forget my novel in progress…i’m at 41,331 words.
up top: sea garden
ink on canvas
$200 (ish?)
tea-stains: guardian dear & character study
ink on water color paper 8X10
$45
fall or fly
this is about where i am at
do i fly
or do i fall?
“fall or fly”
9X12 inking on watercolor paper
$45 plus $5 shipping
hmmm…recently i was trying to sell a woodburning stove i did not need and it was listed forever without selling. so i raised the price.
& it sold.
maybe i should raise the price on my inkings?
contrarily, i was getting the links for my books on amazon–their prices have plummeted…so, you know, get ’em before they hit the trash can?
flying & falling all over the place…mostly falling at the moment.
Quixotic Mama 