Orange abstract painting – Katie Jeanne Wood

Katie Jeanne Wood
lime green orange
art journal page

I used a brayer again on these pages, and I like how grungy it looks. Not sure if these pages are done yet or not. I kinda like them as they are, but I’m also thinking they could use more layers. I’m always going back into my art journals and changing things.

Your work is to discover your world
and then with all your heart
give yourself to it.

Buddha

Artists & art sites I’ve been admiring: Trish Beckham, The Woman Gallery, Raw Vision, Anne Marie Grgich, The Healing Power of Art and Artists, Richard Clifford Diebenkorn Jr

Watching: Finished Atypical last week, and now I feel bad for saying it wasn’t my favorite season..even though technically it wasn’t. The last episode made up for it, tho, and had me tearing up a little. I’m sad that it’s over.

Bird Got to Land Somewhere
(might as well be on my heart)
girl & chickadee birds
© Katie Jeanne Wood
daily painting: 365 day art project
Day 263

I’m going to offer this one for prints as soon as I get my new camera’s remote in the mail. It’s nearly impossible to take high res photos for prints without a remote, and the one that came with the camera didn’t work.

I do offer a print like this one here, if you’re interested.

Caution

Turns out I had to spend almost $50 (!!) for a remote that’s bluetooth because it’s the only one that will work with this camera. That’s quite a chunk of change considering most universal remotes are less than $10. I can’t say I’m happy about the added expense, especially since I was led to believe a working remote came with the camera bundle, but whatever.

I’m going to suck it up because returning the camera would be more of a pain than buying a remote and waiting it to come in the mail. Also, I like the camera, so I won’t bitch..too much. My overall rating goes from 5 stars down to 4, tho. You shouldn’t mislead your customers. I probably would have chosen a different camera had I known what I was getting into.

Most photos you see here will continue to be taken with my iphone. I got the new camera mainly to take hi res photos for prints, so I’ve decided the camera will be housed downstairs near my photography table, not in my studio. I want to keep it pristine, and avoid getting it splattered in paint. My phone has a metal case that’s easy to clean, so I’m not worried about it.

Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly;
Man got to sit and wonder ‘why, why, why?’
Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land;
Man got to tell himself he understand.
— Kurt Vonnegut
April is the cruelest month, breeding
lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
memory and desire, stirring
dull roots with spring rain.
T.S. Eliot

Hope you’re having a great Monday. I got a new book (We Were Liars by E. Lockhart) to read yesterday. I love the jagged style of writing so much, I’m already on Chapter 22. It helps that the chapters are super short, which holds my attention better, too. I don’t like making huge commitments when it comes to my free time, so short is best. I like to pack as much as possible into a small time frame. Heck, I found out I can knock off a chapter or two during a commercial break, so I can watch tv (Comey interview last night), and read at the same time. Love that! I wish more books were written like this one.

Lime green orange art journal page

Bird Got to Land Somewhere – Daily Painting day 263 – 265

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