Pocket item for Andrea's Mole: Abstract with 5 buttons

This is a collaboration with my Granddaughter, Rachel Taitt, who chose the colors and applies the first paint. I smeared it with a palette knife. Inserted buttons. Artrage, on iPad, digital. I got the buttons online. This is a 5 x 7 print on matte photo paper. I dedicated it to Kathy E from Novi, because I enjoyed her work--I do not mean to imply that my first attempt holds a candle to hers! Click image to view larger.

I am also working on a 2 page spread. I was very happy with it last night, but unfortunately, right after being happy, I blobbed it up--so now I am remediating.

Almost finished with Gretchen's book.

I really didn't like this piece so I worked over it. Same concept but with a different delivery. Acrylic paint with gel pen & marker.


I never really know how to work with what Ammon leaves me for our collaborative pieces. I worry that what I do may seem like I'm bastardizing it, but I'm really trying to do the best I can. I totally messed up the upper image in this piece and the only way I could figure out how to save it was to somehow turn it silly. There is an actual website called awakwardfamilyphotos.com.


Watercolor, etc.


Added some white detail to this piece.


My last piece in Gretchen's book. I wasn't originally going to color it in but something told me to wait mailing it and I'm glad I did. The right hand page I left for Ellen as a collab piece.


Colored pencil & marker.

As soon as I can find something for Gretchen's pocket I will mail her book to Ellen. Aiming for today.... 

Abstracts for Anders (Round 2)

I think I finally did something completely abstract! I started with a blank page & blank mind (that's a first). I made... wavy lines of some kind? I'm not sure the time expended on this outcome was worthwhile to me. But the neat thing was that producing this degree of flowing visual repetition gave me a kind of hallucinogenic experience. Really! Black pen, then acrylic washes, then white Prismacolor pencil... and that's that.