Collage of Curiosities No. 9
The tide has turned into the new year. My creative energy is flowing and everything feels as fresh as a crisp winter’s day. I’m not only able to spend more time outside given cooler temps but I’m also really settling into my studio once again. Work is flowing out of me and I feel there aren’t enough hours in the day to transfigure it into new artwork. But damn it if I’m not going to try.
Scroll to read more about the story behind each of the images in this month’s Collage of Curiosities.
Old craggy vines growing on the back of a weather worn shed in Virginia Beach.
Kenny and I hiking through First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach.
An abandoned bird’s nest I found while working in the yard. It’s made up mostly of pine straw and palm frond leaves.
Beginning a small painting of a Mullet fish. I see these jumping daily and they’re a special delicacy here in Pensacola.
A beautiful lettuce harvest from my garden.
Some barely blush roses that I couldn’t resist buying.
A chilly view of the Bayou on my morning run. It was 21 degrees on that particular morning.
Working on a gardenia oil painting on panel.
A Spanish moss laden path in First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach.
Where to next?