I refer to Bob Burridge often, and that’s because he is not only abstract but he has fun time painting and ……he’s loose!
Loose is something I aspire to on a continual basis. Recently I’ve decided if I can’t play like a kid, I don’t want to play. But, I do want to play, so I must change my evil ways. I’m playing, and having more fun..
I hope you enjoy Bob Burridge, he’s one of my favorite artists…..
Garden Fantasy
After agonizing over this, and thinking about what my friend would have painted, I finally decided to do it my way!
It’s really finished, I only have two more much like this one to work on, and although I’d like to do them differently, only time will tell if that will happen. Bob Burridge mentioned in one of his monthly news letters that he was using Cold Wax to seal watercoler paintings, so that’s what I did. I very carefully covered it with cold wax, and lightly buffed it. It didn’t run, or transfer, and worked just fine.
The frame is the only thing left to decide on. I don’t do frames any longer so I thought I’d mount it on canvas with some sort of border. I’m not sure right now exactly what this means ,because I have to find a canvas that’s the correct size for not just the painting, but a little extra size for a border.
Part of my inspiration comes from Zebra Designs & Destinations. It’s been a while since I’ve seen a post from Z, so this is a shout out to them as well. Z is always an inspiration, and living in Equador, it is so different from the US that I’m fascinated with what goes on there, and how Z finds time to be creative.
After searching around YouTube for a bit, I ran into this video, and it sparked my interest. I thought the artist that paints the dogs was amazing. Although I don’t paint like this, & I’m not really shure what my style is, it triggered my interest, and I thought you might be interested as well. I hope you enjoy.
Over the years I have transferred many photos, one that comes to mind is a photo of my sister and myself when we were little….yes we were once little! It turned out pretty well, but as many as I’ve done, it’s always been a pain to do. There are many different ways to achieve this, and this is just one of them. Enjoy!
I love Bob Burridge, and have taken many classes with him. The thing he does best is to be loose. He is as loose as I think you can get, I love it. Bob puts the 3-year-old back into you when you take one of his classes.
This video helps do that, and I for one, need to pay more attention to him!
Woodland Spirit Doll
Why do you suppose we create a project and stop just before it’s finished?
I do this all the time, I start a project, and I’m over it before it’s completed. Is everyone that way? I’m over it, and ready to move on to the next thing. This is clearly a flaw in my personality!
This is exactly what I’ve done with the “Woodland Spirit Doll” series. I started these dolls when I was just out of the hospital and recuperating from hip surgery. They were given all the patients and love,one would give a new puppy or a child. Slowly they became little people and started to speak to me in a way that prompted me to give them each a different personality.
But, soon I realized they were far too delicate to place on a table or place on a nail and hang on the wall. They needed protection…a box to place them in. Now I’m getting into an area that I never planned to go to. Boxes holding art pieces just hasen’t been my thing…but it is now!
I have put the largest into a frame with glass in front, and not wanting to remove it, I forgot to take a picture before putting it together. The picture I did take, has a my reflection in the glass. I apologize for this, I’m sure many of you can relate to this.
Woodland Spirit Doll
This is the first of the four Woodland Spirit Dolls, all mounted into a black glass covered box. Once I get them mounted I’m finished. The boxes have been purchased, and to top it off, I have dropped the fourth and smallest box and broke the glass.
Way to go Karen! Sometimes one has to shoot themselves in the foot before the finish, just to make things fun!
The third and forth of the dolls are not yet finished, but when I’ve completed them, I will definitely post them.
I very very much appreciated all of you reading my post, it keeps me going. Thank you
Old as Dirt and Proud of it! 
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