Painting #9 Adobe Vines

Adobe Vines  24" x 30"

Black lines again! I am hooked, not sure why but it is an art style that really attracts me. I know when I buy books for my classroom I am particularly prone to those with black line drawings and lots of juicy colors. Like the illustrations by David Diaz, in children's author Eve Bunting's books Smoky Night and Going Home. So gorgeous! Follow this link to see some of  David Diaz's work. Follow this link to find out more about Eve Bunting and the 250 books she's written!

Lately I've also been getting into my doodling roots--I've been an avid doodler since I was a kid and doodle all over everything. And doodles are slowly but surely creeping into my paintings--like the leaves with the designs. I find doing this kind of detailed work focuses me and pulls me into the painting in a way that nothing else seems to.

I love the colors in this painting. Very Mexican town-ish. The turquoise and terracotta contrast well and add to the overall feel of the piece. The finer black lines and spirals in the vine leaves and flowers, help to create movement and flow. I used a bumpy piece of cardboard from a cupholder to stamp brown spots on the large vine stems, to create some texture.

I sent a text picture of this one to my brother. He'd seen some of pictures of my other work when I was in Seattle and we were visiting our mom. I had showed him a picture of Fernz and a few others, which he liked. When I showed my mom the pix of Fernz, she blurted out, "That's disgusting." We cracked up. I am not sure what mom thought she saw, but I was afraid to ask for clarification. Somethings you really don't need to know. After all, everyone has their own tastes, especially when it comes to art. My brother on the other hand, text me that he thought Adobe Vines was and I quote, "frigging awesome!" Good enough for me, so I sent it to him for a birthday present.

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