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Cherish Yourself (Every Day)
Cherish Yourself Every Day This piece has had a number of transformations. Most of it has been with the background. I thought I was done back on February 24th with this one, but no, I was still not happy with the background. I didn’t want to take away from the message to cherish yourself…
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Keep Going (With Anxiety Confined)
“Keep Going (With Anxiety Confined)” When describing this washi tape girl over the phone yesterday, it was exactly as I thought in my mind. Now I’m trying to remember what I said. My worries need to be kept in check, wrapped up, confined in order to survive in this world. Now washi tape is…
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Never Be Anyone But Yourself
Never Be Anyone But Yourself You Are Beautiful After finishing “#Dreamer” last year, I discovered that I really like working with the washi tape to make abstract portraits. I like that the portrait could be anyone – you, me, someone on the street. Remember that you don’t need to conform to someone else’s ideals.…
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Watercolor Abstract #3
Exploration Of Watercolor & Ink I started playing around with watercolor and ink to make a background for some cross country race cards. The school colors are navy and gold, hence the blue and yellow you see above. What happens when you mix the two? Ha – green of course. Anyways, I was dabbling…
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Color Study: White
I finished this mixed media piece the other day. I started it because (for some unknown reason) I was thinking of a teacher I had in college. She said that nothing is ever “just” white. White will have an undertone, whether it be cool or warm – look closely and you will see all…
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Abstract Art As A Weapon
Autumn Rhythm No. 30 by Jackson Pollock, 1950 Okay, well, not an actual weapon, but as propaganda. This is a really interested article I found yesterday that talks about the CIA using modern art during the Cold War with the Soviet Union. It’s a long read, but I found it really interesting. The article…