Odd amalgum

I was taking photos in Chatham.

This one turned out to be a little surreal.

Fava Bean Sweetheart. Adding and subtracting.

I just couldn't resist.

Add a little here and there

Stuff on my table. Small additions.

Dark lighting.

Subtracting

So next....I subtracted the original colors by adding lines.  I'm seeing more and more

how subtracting and adding coexist.  This is useful for me to notice in my life.  

When I leave something behind, or subtract it either willingly or reluctantly.

there is a new something that is added, whether I can embrace it or not.

Addition and Subtraction

I took a lot of fan photos a few days ago and experimented with making simple

changes.  I added line, changed color, added a few polka dots and squiggly lines.

All of these turned out to be subtracting part of the last image as well.

Enthusiasm, Experimenting and Channeling

Today I walked into my small art making

/relaxing room and there was beautiful 

bright light shining on the table. Just the 

type for playing with shadows, which I 

find fascinating. Here's one photo. I love 

how the background became bleached, 

and the shadow became saturated.with 

color.

Impulses

This seems to be my process.

Later, I may know why!

Channeling, Day 1

This came out of a project that I enthusiastically

agreed to be part of about a month ago.  The 

idea was to have townspeople transform the facade

(in miniature) of a particularly ugly bank in Chatham.

We were given a photocopy of the facade, and I looked

at it for weeks, with no clue about what to do with it.

Finally, I just sat down and doodled, did the next thing,

 followed the next impulse, folded, cut and pasted. I thought 

about doodling, how for me it means getting out of my own

 way, letting go of self judgment, listening, looking. Channelling.

Repetition

This is a painting I made long ago that I came across

recently, having to do with a flying dream.  I wondered 

what it would look like recolored.  I think mostly I 

find that I like the original impulse best, but 

sometimes changing the color is 

wonderfully surprising.

Repeated/ changed

I find messing around with color combinations so soothing.

And a bit addictive.

                             
                                                                       

Repetition

I like experimenting with repetition.

These images are just barely different,  

and the shadow creates a pattern

that makes it interesting to me. 

Distortion /Repetition

So simple to grow!

2 Distorted folk

Distortion is a word that I have thought

of mainly as if it had a negative connotation.

Playing with the concept this week, I find

 it generative instead.  I can distort images

 intentionally to have a greater range

of possibilities and more fun!

Distortion

This is a distortion of the May 30 post.

Sometimes distortion makes it interesting

in a different way, or more useful, or wilder.

or funnier.  In this case it might become an earring.

Intentional Distortion

This twisty paper thing's purpose is to

invite people to distort it's original shape.

(and the shadows do a nice job of responding too)

I think of all the ways that I enjoy distorting what is, 

and watching it change into something else.  And all

the times I've wanted things to please stay in their 'natural' state.