Cauldron - 2012
When the image above first began to take shape, it seemed as though the weight of the air was pressing down, creating a pocket of intense heat. But that vision transformed itself and soon the calming blues were bubbling up out of that spot as if out of a cauldron heated by the earth itself, bringing light and a peaceful clarity. Letting the work speak for a while was important in knowing where to take it.
The same was true of the Golden Path, below. There really was a path of golden grasses snaking gently through some lowland held by the county for flood control. The s-curve with the blue water in the background called, but it took some time to hear.
A Golden Path - 2012
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January 30, 2012 at 11:30 am
MMMmm really wonderful the light rising up and out from the first one into the blue sky. The deep oranges remind me of a hot glass blowing project also feels like the smoothness of glass. I use to do stained glass years ago. I miss working with all the colors and seeing the light coming through the glass.
January 30, 2012 at 5:49 pm
Thanks, Starla! I like your description of that top one looking like blown glass, still hot from the fire!
January 31, 2012 at 10:19 am
I like the 2nd image: blazing a trail to the ocean.
… I can only see a cat wearing a “speedo” in the first image.
Sorry, me bad.
February 1, 2012 at 1:02 pm
Hey planetross! Maybe that was the Roadrunner’s trail like in the old cartoons. Never thought of that until you said “blazing a trail”!
Cat with a speedo? Oh boy…
February 2, 2012 at 7:12 pm
I see some very interesting new approaches here and they are remarkable. Both images have a strong confidence and focus. I think you’ve had some kind of breakthrough.
They are both really good, and I love how the second one has an extra element of abstraction–a push and pull. Well done!
February 3, 2012 at 12:26 am
Again, beautiful. Dorothy and her ruby slippers would dance with joy along your path!
February 3, 2012 at 11:17 am
Thank you, Melinda. Your supportive comments are always appreciated! Yes, it seems I am heading off in a new direction. The combination of hard-edge and soft edge abstractions in the second image adds interest, doesn’t it? And in both of these, I’ve brought a hint of the original photo back in.
I’ll be interested to see where this experiment it goes from here!
Thanks again.
February 3, 2012 at 11:17 am
Ha! Thanks, Linny. Those ruby slippers make me think of a spot of red!