Celtic humpbacks: The Spiral Dance

Celtic Humpbacks: The Spiral Dance

mixed media on watercolour board

for sale at the MacDonald Museum Gallery, Middleton, NS

A new painting I've been hurrying to finish. It was delivered to the MacDonald Museum Gallery today. I really wanted to have something with my whales design in the show. I've tried to represent the whales bubble cloud feeding: the whale(s) swims in an upward spiral around a school of fish (ie. herring), all the while emitting a string of bubbles from hsi/her blowhole. The bubbles form a curtain around the fish, who think it is a solid barrier and pack in closer together, making it easier for the whale to swim through with open mouth and CHOMP! From the surface of the water, it looks like the sea is coming to a boil as the bubbles rise up and break.

The exhibit is called "In The Neighbourhood" and features the work of artists from Digby and Kings Counties. The opening is Sunday, June 24th, 2007 from 2:00-4:00 pm, and the exhibit will continue until Labour Day weekend.

so I'm really into the ATCs...

Copper on blue spiral fragment

gel pen and acrylic paint on mulberry paper

2.5" x 3.5"

Water lily

coloured pencil on textured cardstock,

2.5" x 3.5"

Gold leaf Relief Knot ATC

Gold leaf relief knot,

gesso and gold leaf on (three thicknesses of) acid free cardstock

3.5" x 2.5"

I wish you could touch this! The fun thing about this series of ATC's is that I can try new techniques on a small scale. I had a lot of fun building layers of gesso to make this knot three dimensional. It's not as smooth as it could be, but I rushed it because I wasn't sure if the idea would work. Next time, I'll use thinner layers of gesso, and sand down the final layers a bit, if need be. Still, I was thrilled with it. It's so tactile, and I made sure to give it a couple of light coats of Kamar varnish so it can be touched.

Okay, I've jumped on the blog bandwagon!

My first blog posting and I'll begin with my latest painting, finished yesterday.

Sorting Apples , 9" x 12", watercolour and coloured pencil on watercolour board. From the WetCanvas.com 03 Dec. 06 Weekend Drawing Event. The reference photo is from India (thanks, Rohit!).

Available for sale, framed or unframed, just contact me!