Drawing with Nature: 2012

Monday, March 5, 2012

The Sciacca experience

It was a month of discovery. Of people, places and art. Foods and drinks. Of work created and insights for new work yet to be fully realized.

During the month in Sciacca I created five new works of Drawing with Nature using local pigments I gathered in and around the city.

Pokeberry
Fallen down plaster
Clay from the cliffs by the sea
Charcoal from the beach
Yellow flowers that grew everywhere
Rock

The stairs... (see full post)

Le Casette... (see full post)

Sciacca city of stairs... (shown with unfinished line work)

Pesce for cena... (shown with unfinished line work)

Fa brutto tempo...

I also began to sketch in a different manner.

Coda della Volpe arch...

Coda Della Volpe rocks...

Which I realized reflected the composite rock forms that I was so fascinated with along the beach...

...and the tile work scenes displayed on the walls of buildings and homes that made the city itself into a huge outdoor exhibition space.

These new sketches will be a challenge to execute but one that I am eager to take on.

Stazzone beach...

Toward Piazza Scandalliato...

Park above the wall near Piazza Mura di Vega...

Villa Comunale Ignazio Scatturro...

Clay cliff at Eraclea Minoa...

Sciacca from the banchina...

Watch for the results in the coming months...

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Drawing with Nature: In Sicilia

Off on another adventure!

This time back to Sicily! Please see new Drawing with Nature work done with gathered materials from in and around the fishing port of Sciacca in western Sicily.

Drawing with Nature: Sicilia

Blog posts relating to work done during this trip are noted as, "Drawing with Nature" links in the postings index.

Ciao!

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

December 30, 2011: Evening setting in over MacArthur Park

This work was started on the beach near MacArthur Park, Singer Island, Florida.

The beach was no place to do the line work (and I was running out of daylight) so I took it back to the house. On the next day I applied more berry pigment and did the black line work.

Image circa December 30, 2011. (wet)

This was the first time that I didn't finish a work at one sitting.

Mounted. Image circ January 13, 2012.

About the materials:

Medium: Acrylic Glazing Liquid (Satin), Golden Mediums

Pigments: Solstice Bonfire Charcoal 2011 (Canaan, CT), Berries (Singer Island, FL)

Surface: Unprimed Duck

Mounting: Mounted canvas board (8 x 10) using Neutral pH Adhesive, Lineco, Inc.
Framed: Window box under glass.

Exhibition History:

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December 27, 2011: Floral Moon

This work was completed while on vacation on Singer Island, Florida.

Flowers gathered on Singer Island, Florida.

Drawing. Window shows the front of the work. Everything
beyond the window will be wrapped around the edge
of the 1.5" deep mounting panel. See Mounting post.

I brought charcoal from the Solstice bonfire in Canaan.