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Floral Wicker is the code phrase The Husband and I use when one of us, usually me, mishears something. It started when Judy, Mary, The Husband and I were in Belize. One of us said something, Judy thought we said “Floral Wicker” and we all collapsed laughing.
Well now the joke’s on me because I’m hearing more and more “Floral Wicker”. The Husband and I were driving yesterday and I heard the radio guy say Paul McCartney declared bankruptcy. I yelled at the radio “Paul McCartney is a billionaire, how can he be bankrupt?” The Husband told me it was Bacardi, not Paul McCartney that declared bankruptcy. We laughed and laughed. Now today, I tried to look up Bacardi and bankruptcy and nothing, so maybe the joke was on the both of us. And I still don’t know who they were talking about. Jeez!
Here are some more leaves, this time in fall colors. I know the calendar says it’s autumn, but it’s still hot. Ugh!
I finally finished the Guggenheim which I started here. It didn’t come out the way I thought it would. Insert sad emoticon here.
Ginkgo leaves 9″ x 12″ on 140# Arches cold press
Blue Shadows 9″ x 12″ on 140# Arches cold press
I walked onto 5th Ave yesterday and WOW! The trees all have white flowers on them. Yippee, it’s Spring. I can’t wait to see the cherry blossoms this year. In the meantime, Happy Easter. Don’t eat too much chocolate. like I’ve already done.
I used leaves to create the two images above. I came up with a composition that I liked, and then painted a light wash around the first leaf. I then added a second and a third (both in leaves and washes).
According to my brother (who won’t read my blog) it’s not Easter until he sends me this:
It makes me laugh every year. Enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpT1vGpo5H8
Three Daisies – approx. 10″ x 8 1/2 ” on 140# Arches paper
Thirty years ago (or so) Jim and I would meet on the D train at DeKalb Ave at 11:30 pm to go disco dancing all night long. Now all we can talk about are the prescriptions we take and all the ailments we have. Jim has experienced hearing loss due to a very severe ear infection so now we mostly e-mail since our telephone conversations are laced with HUH? and WHAT? and go something like this:
Carol: Look at that light flicker.
Jim: You want to buy some FLORAL WICKER?
Carol: WHAT?
Jim: HUH?
I’ve read about scientists who invented a mosquito buzzing sound that only teens could hear, to keep them away from loitering in front of buildings. (My crabby old acquaintance Mr. Mills might be interested in looking into this to keep those damned teens off his lawn.) Of course, this invention then got turned around and was made into a ring tone only teens could hear and teachers couldn’t thereby allowing those damned teens to hear their phones ring in class when, in fact, cell phones were banned in class. Those wily, healthy, good hearing having teens! Grrrr!
The three daisies above were painted using glazing and negative painting techniques. I first painted the paper with some light blues and reds leaving some white in the paper. I drew the flowers, and then glazed the background darkening the area under the petals. After letting it dry, I wet some of the paper again and went back and hit a few spots with some darks to spark it up.