Although I have been kinda busy to blog, I have not been any less creative. I've done several new paintings, some interior decorating (new apartment and all) and even started knitting again. Or at least...trying to knit. Still in the learning process.
Remember those banana paper squares that I had done a few projects on? Well, I got hold of some more and decided to do something larger scale. I also had a blank space on my wall that was driving me crazy so the fit was just perfect.
The concept for this piece was inspired by the squares themselves. individuals creating one. The idea of a tree was persistent in my mind, so I ran with the idea of a tree during the different season of the year. Or...rather the different stereotypical seasons as here in California, we pretty much get the same thing year round. Yay us. SO I painted this tree so that different squares were different seasons. Ironically the season that I thought would be easiest to paint, fall, was the most difficult for me. I guess because I didn't want to use colors that were too bright and it ended up just looking kinda brown. oops.
Overall I really enjoyed how the painting turned out. Lining everything up between the squares was not difficult at all since I drew the piece as a whole then painted each square separately. The only issue with this piece is that I have no idea how to hang it all up without punching a bunch of tack holes into the wall. I got it to hang up for literally a couple of minutes, just enough time to quickly snap a picture with my phone before pieces started to fall...so sad.
This is the largest painting I have ever done. Each square is maybe...6x6 inches? I really enjoyed it though, maybe I should work on more large pieces. The problem with creating large art though it having a place to put or hang it. Being the creative person I am, wall real estate is a hot commodity and rarely available. Whatevs. Art for arts sake..right?
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