Art Thread

[Rose White]

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[Rose White]

I recently been influenced by Matthew Barney. And combining that with my long-time interest in the painter Francis Bacon. Matthew Barney is very bodily oriented—often in a shocking way. He was influenced by Paul McCarthy, whose work triggered me badly when I saw it decades ago as a young woman.

Anyway, I’m seeing how when artists process their trauma through their work it can have an effect of like giving permission (to express, to feel, to talk)—that’s how I feel anyway.

Also I keep thinking about how Friday asked me “Is this therapy or art” and I got SO mad because I didn’t want anyone to tell me what was therapy BUT BUT now I realize that I can accept that my art is ART, even when it feels like I’m pushing out therapy-type stuff—maybe especially when I’m doing that. Accepting myself that I make art is a process. I don’t have to call it therapy. I can call it art. (Still hard to do).

 

[spinningmytires]

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These drawings remind me of the many drones currently being reported and photographed in our night skies. Though I haven’t seen anything unusual lately myself - these mysterious objects certainly have occupied my mind. I suspect that many are spherical black orbs that contain hidden multi-colored lights within. And when these objects appear to suddenly ‘switch off’ their lighting in the night sky, I’m thinking that, they might be suddenly retracting these lights back inside the object itself. To me, these drawings suggest this ’in and out’ movement of the many colored-light patterns being emitting from these objects.

 

[Rose White]

Finished this piece today—very pleased!

 

[Teasel]

Had a play with 3 copic markers in front of the telly last night & added a few finishing touches tonight. Was fun.

 

[Midnightmoon]

Had a play with 3 copic markers in front of the telly last night & added a few finishing touches tonight. Was fun.

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And the marker colour quality is

 

[Rose White]

So nice! What are copic markers? @Teasel

 

[Teasel]

Thanks @Midnightmoon @Rose White They're alcohol markers, copic sketch is the ones I have.

 

[Survivor3]

Lovely picture @Teasel.

 

[Teasel]

Thanks @Survivor3

 

[spinningmytires]

Had a play with 3 copic markers in front of the telly last night & added a few finishing touches tonight. Was fun.
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This is very nice! I really like the way you've applied the blue lines to soften the darker lines and shapes.

 

[Rose White]

I got some alcohol markers! I told my friend I wanted some and he gave me a set