Unstuck

[Margaret Godfrey]

I finally got back to painting, and I'm posting "Crow Man."
In this painting, I applied some of the things I learned in Taos.
* Don't be tied to all the rules.
* Use plenty of paint.
* Try for lots of patterns.
* Feel free to be whimsical.
* Try to have one word in mind for the painting.

[Fran Larsen]

The crows and the peanuts are great! What a great idea for a series, Margaret. Yup, just let those rules go and be your delightful self.

Fran

[Margaret Godfrey]

Hi Fran,

I've been thinking about your comment about turning this into a series? What would this look like? Peanuts and crows? Coastal towns? Odd characters?

Thanks, Margaret

[Fran Larsen]

Perhaps birds and humans, how we go about anthropomorphizing all animals. Somehow the birds being fed peanuts brought that to mind. Peanuts? What else do we feed them? If they were in charge, what would they feed us? In this crazy world, will we succumb to global warming or pollution first, or will they? Lots of ideas to play with for a series...
Fran

[Margaret Godfrey]

Fran,

Here's the 2nd in the Crow Man series--Shall We Dance?
Thanks for the idea.

Margaret

He's also posted on my blog.
margaretgodfreyart.blogspot.com

[Fran Larsen]

Wow! Great going...so many terrific possibilities with this. Somehow, the dancer is at once himself imitating the crow and yet is also a straw man. I love watching ideas evolve as an artist works through all the possibilities of a series.

Fran

[Margaret Godfrey]

Hi Fran,
I left my studio for a week on the Oregon Coast. I expected it to be a real challenge to paint plein air and work on my patterns. And I was right. It was challenging, but I worked at it and came away with several paintings that fit the category of "Plein air Pattern Painting."

I'd love to get your opinion of them.

Also, I just sent off images of both Crow Man paintings to the Watercolor Society of Oregon competition. I'm interested to see if either is accepted.

I have posted a few more paintings from my week on the coast at margaretgodfreyart.blogspot.com if you are interested in seeing more.

Thanks for your nurturing thoughts as I struggle to becoming myself.

Margaret

[Becky Poisson]

I think the Plein Air Patterns are terrific. They seem to add to your already developed sense of composition and color. I'm happy to have seen them. Keep painting!