My love affair with the mouth atomizer continues unrelentlessly. The possibilities for creating textures, subtle transitions, moods, motion and mystery prove to be limitless. This amazing little tool justifies weekly trips to the local flea market to acquire lace, old tools and odd kitchen junk, anything with great shapes or open spaces.
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While hunting for a few low cost, poster size frames I found a few new tools that have proven themselves useful when combined with the atomizing. Thank you, Martha Stewart! (The vacuum nozzle, straws and doily are not Martha Stewart.... they are Route 46 flea market.)
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New tools and templates
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Here are two of the most recent Orb paintings using my new junk and tools:
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Orbs No. 22, watercolor, 22" x 30"
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Orbs No. 23, Net to Catch the Wind, Watercolor, 19" x 48"
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As much as I'm looking forward to camping and painting en plein air in Vermont for the next week, I feel reluctant to leave the studio. For the last month and a half since I've been working on the orb paintings, time in the studio stands still. Fourteen hours can fly by and I hardly notice it. Amazing what tapping into the energy of the Universe can do! In addition, a long-time math friend has provided helpful nudges and insights. While sleeping under the stars in Vermont I'll soak up all I can of celestial inspiration.
New Tools, New junk, New possibilities
