in the post

Just received this great ATC from fabulous threads Annica. Thanks Annica! i love the racy pinks and reds in the background combined with the yellow stitching.

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dots and rocks

Another one finished. More dots and an extended dot concept as rocks which came from doodling.
i just sat down and it went through the piece all the way without stopping.

Have noticed that ever since i've been doing 10 minutes of blind contour drawing the studio work goes smoother. i don't remember now where i picked up this simple exercise:
Devote 10 minutes to drawing contours without taking you eyes off the object being drawn nor lifting the pencil or whatever you're using- form the paper.
It helps me getting focused and staying that way.


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the Sean Scully exhibit

It was a master class in composition and sensibility. i had not been so shaken by an exhibit in a long time i think the last one was the Rothko one some years ago. And as i see it both Rothko and Scully are similar, yet different.
It was pure aesthetic enjoyment.
There is so much truth and emotion in those fuzzy edges.There's force, joie de vivre and sometimes angst and sadness.
And then reading the paintings and drawings as textile relationships adds yet another dimension for me.
i can also identify with his photos because i also like to photograph the same things patterns, doors, textures.

This exhibit was the perfect roundup of my holidays in Dublin because many of the mental images gathered during the trip came together. i can only feel grateful.

You can see more of Sean Scully's work here and here

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