the bitter cold and wind have eased, the warmth of the sun returning
not for long, but a nice reprieve all the same
this image of river ice was taken on a particularly cold day in February - I love to look at the flowing river and the way the ice forms and changes over time... I had to zoom in quite a bit for this one but was delighted to discover the markings of the layered ice when I saw the image on my laptop
my first urge was to try and interpret those marks with some of the work I've been doing lately with text
before getting in to that though I sought to familiarize myself the look of the ice and water overall
I realized fairly quickly that I was way off the mark with my first attempt... it never fails to amaze me, the difference between what there is and what I think I'm seeing when I first start a drawing of any kind
rather than try and fix it which for me, always results in over-working things, I switched to a clean page and began again
much, much better
today I walked the river again, a different section this time, and was surprised to see it was almost completely frozen over, just a small patch of icy water in view
zooming again, along with some cropping and I have a couple of images that look promising
I especially like the first one, with those dark trees at the top - they look pretty perfect for some experimental work with text, the ice and water could be worked in textiles or charcoal
I’m heading home the day after tomorrow and now have three good images to inspire my work until the next visit north…
since this trip has been one of limited time outside because of the cold and limited materials due to space it seems perfect to take home with me some inspiration with limits of it’s own
figuring out how to do what I want with only a few things to hand is a new way of working for me though one I have come to enjoy
but the thought of having the full range of my art supplies available does make me pretty happy!
take care,
Jillayne
