A bit of art, and some give-and-take

Therese are a few digital Artist Trading Cards I’ve completed recently. Personally, I like the first one best.

Techno-Vintage Newsboy

Hummingbird

Techno-Vintage Bicycle Boy

Fading into Obscurity

Spectral Muse

The King & Queen

Meanwhile, I’m pleased to report that I’ve been getting my real paintbrushes wet and splashing a bit of colour around on some real canvases. I’ve also been working on my transfer techniques, layering copies of daguerreotypes onto canvases and into mixed-media collages. I hope to have something completed someday, and then I’ll show you. (You would not believe how many ‘works in progress’ I have on the go now. But I’m happy that I’ve started, even if I haven’t finished anything yet. First things first.)

I wonder if everybody’s art is as accidental as mine. Nothing ever turns out as I intended. It’s always full of surprises and unexpected results, both good and bad. I’m starting to really like that aspect of art.

Oh, and something to keep in mind: next Saturday, taking place in every neighbourhood in Ottawa, is the city-wide Give-Away Day. It’s like a gigantic FREE garage sale. If there’s anything you want but don’t have, or anything you have but don’t want, Saturday’s your day. I personally will be looking for lavishly illustrated vintage books and magazines, and a futon frame. I will be putting out some paintings I can no longer live with, some fake plants left by the former owner of my house, and a box of books. Details can be found on Pearl’s blog.