many days walking by the river last November and December yielded many photographs
this week I chose a few that I was especially drawn to and did a few things...
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December 10, 11:45 am
Pilot Mountain
first a drawing... not trying to make a true representation, not looking at the photo at all, just drawing from memory
and then, using papers I had painted a while back, a collage
still not looking at the photo
and then I did it again
December 12 at 10:37 am
looking across the river from downtown
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December 6 at 12:44
same view
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December 8 at 12:57
same view, cropped
a couple of drawings
and a collage
again, not trying to follow exactly what I saw, just the impressions I was left with
and one more time...
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November 25 at 1:12
The Clay Cliffs Whitehorse
a drawing
and a collage
the freedom of not trying to duplicate what I saw lets me do what I feel like, take a notion, follow an impulse
lets me learn in a way that working rigidly to an ideal can't
and then of course there is the limitation of working with papers made long before these photos were taken
good fun, learned a lot
moving on
4 comments:
Your photos are wonderful and your artwork inspired. I love that you are working with impressions and feelings rather than directly from the photos. I especially love the collages built from papers which may have come before the photos but nevertheless are drawn from the same well of inspiration and love for your subject and therefore already hold the essence of what you are feeling.
It's always particularly interesting to work from memory. You find out what you really thought was interesting!
I love the collages, and the way you are trying to create a sense of the place; of the time; and of being there. True representation can be stifling in a way I think and your freedom here is full of life and lift.
Seeing these made me think of the shaving cream dyeing I did recently. The colours are moody and evocative of winter. Seeing the final photo in your series has now made me wonder if I could/should change the colours I used and attempt to create water. Hmmm....you've given me something to ponder once again.
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