Happy Valentines Day! It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, all bright and sunshiney and what do we paint? Hearts, flowers, sunshine? No—some of the scariest, spookiest sights you'd ever want to see. You'd think it was Halloween! And in that spirit, keep scrolling down for a real treat—a new book on the "artist of the day" table.
Actually, our paintings may be scary, but they are scary good, so let's get started.
The eyes have it for the Elaines. First off, Elaine T saw "Open Heart Surgery" by WildClaw theater, a set of medical radio plays and was inspired to paint the creepy itchy eyeball below. Brilliantly scary! Elaine O's zombie-eyed baby is only scary by default—she waited to paint the eyes until the end. It'll probably be much less eerie next week.
John continues his spooky march of dead penitents.
Followed closely by more things that will haunt your dreams. From 3D dinosaurs to cats, masks, ice floes and more cats! Did we mention cats?
Thank goodness for Marva and her inviting landscape!
Her brilliant fall colors are a perfect introduction for our newbies. Here they are exploring complimentary colors and matching swatches. Tune in next week to see how they use this knowledge.
Artists of the Day. We had two books on the art library table. First off, M. C. Escher. Most of us are aware of his visual puzzles and mathematical woodcuts and lithos, and they were fascinating to see. But some of us were unaware of his tesselations—and they blew us away today.
Our second book was PaintPaintPaint by Kristopher Dodd. Hot off the press (it arrived yesterday), this features oil paintings by Kris. The paintings are varied and wonderful; a real pleasure to see. And we're not just saying that because we know him, both through Pat our teacher (there's a lovely acknowledgement to her in the book) and as a frequent curator of the artist pairings on the library table. It was a thrill to welcome him to the table—slightly ironic but most fitting. To see more than the cover, click here or the link in our sidebar at top right. He's earned a place on our blogroll of art friends. Kudos, Kris! We love your book and your art.
See you next week for more art and fun.
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