This was our first stop on our way to the beach.
Round Top and Warrenton are always fun; you never know what you might find at the Antique Fair.
How about the clock, the numbers marked by garden utensils! The cute birdhouses
were attached to old rakes and hoes, and the "bloom" sign is the bottom of a bird cage.
We had a great art retreat at the beach, and actually completed a few projects.
After collecting shells one morning, we dug a hole in the sand and made a flower pot with
Sackcrete. We layered the shells around the side wall, mixed the concrete with water, and with gloved hands, molded it into a bowl shape. After filling the center with sand, we covered it completely,
marked the site with a stick, and let it cure over night. The next day we dug it up and admired the pot.
Hmmm! Let's see, what else do I need to go to the coast?
Some scenes from last night's Chinati show at Atelier 95, in Taylor. There was a good crowd, plenty of wine and snacks, and a great Cajun dinner by Cafe Lafayette. A lot of very good art, and some very interesting installations, at the Transportation show in the Main Gallery.
On a recent overnight trip to Houston, we visited many art gallery's, the Glassell School, and the Fine Art Museum. .http://www.mfah.org/visit/glassell-school/ It was great fun going back to the Glassell school, where I took several art classes eons ago. The beautiful Cullen Sculpture garden is situated between the school and the museum. There was a flowering tree projected on the wall in the mfah. It swayed back and forth, and was so beautiful and mesmerizing. Outside of a local gallery, someone had taken advantage of a dead tree.They white-washed the bottom half of the tree; the top was still orange with dead leaves. Very creative I thought.
I have been wanting to try a mono-print with acrylics.
First I chose some colors that I thought would look well together.
I used gessoed watercolor paper and painted a background, then
used plexi glass to make my prints. The paint was put on the plexi with an old credit card instead of a brush
to give it a more organic feel, letting each color dry in between prints. The paint was rather thick.
It needed some "punch", so first I cut pieces of black paper to place where I thought they should go, and then I used a lid, a cork, and a little cup to print the black acrylic.
Not perfect, but a good try, I thought. Hopefully the pictures will come out in order.
