Nearly time to return!

Wow, this break really flew! That's good, though. I was dreading a long agonizing descent into frigid madness...but not so =) I wasn't quite as productive as I was hoping, but then again I always get for too ambitious and don't end up doing even half the things I had in mind. I did do quite a bit of reading and writing, some drawing, a little painting, some guitar playing. Lots of much needed rest and relaxation time. And I spent several late nights having amazing conversations with Daniel (yup, "Stage Presence"), and discovering a chemistry that I didn't realize was there before. This will more than likely have an influence on my artwork, and it will be unusual to express pieces of myself in prints that I haven't before. I am looking forward to it, though. I am extremely eager to get back in the shop of love!!!

Here are a few winter images-one I've been working on and two from last winter that I never got around to putting up.



Untitled-acrylic and spray paint on canvas

This one's still in the works, started a few weeks ago, but thought I'd put up what I've got so far because I think it's coming along nicely. I'm not exactly sure what else I want to do with it besides fixing some things up, but it will work itself out, like things always seem to do in expressionism.




"Tearing at your soul"-charcoal and acrylic on paper

This one is from last winter. Another blah, cabin fever restless kind of day and I felt like being loud and making a mess, so I cranked some metal, courtesy of And Hope to Die, and went to town, working along with my mood and the music. I definitely felt a lot better afterward! The title is from an AHTD lyric (again, stealing Daniel's lyrics. Thanks, love!)



"Blue"-charcoal and acrylic on paper

This is also from last winter. I had been looking at a lot of artwork by Marilyn Manson and this was slightly influenced by that. Last winter was pretty rough mentally; definitely had some bad seasonal affective disorder going on. Dark images interest me anyway, but this was mostly a spontaneous outburst of cabin fever.