When life gives you lemons, draw them, 11 x 14 inches dry pastels, graphite on paper

"When life gives you lemons, draw them". (Nikki)

"...the painting has a life of its own. My mission is to bring forth this life". (Jackson Pollock)

"Trust your intuition, it's just like goin' fishin'; you cast your line 'til you get a bite." (Paul Simon)

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Myrtle At The Zoo

March 9, 2009

Myrtle at the Zoo, finished 11 x 11 x 3 acrylics on canvas, gallery wrap sides painted 

 Myrtle at the Zoo, 11 x 11 x 3 acrylics on canvas, phase 4 bottom side detail

Myrtle At The Zoo - Crepe Myrtle branches and seedpods before pruning, February at the Fort Worth Zoo, Texas. 11 x 11 x 3 inches acrylics on canvas, gallery wrapped sides painted.  Top: finished, center: bottom side detail, two thumbnails below: phases 1 and 2 in progress. The signature on most of these ‘magic squares’  is on the side so it is digitally added here – see how much a signature can intrude on the front of the work?

 Myrtle at the Zoo, 11 x 11 x 3acrylics on canvas, phase 1Myrtle at the Zoo, 11 x 11 x 3acrylics on canvas, phase 2Myrtle at the Zoo, 11 x 11 x 3acrylics on canvas, phase 3

Many of the issues were worked through on the previous larger version, and I’m pleased with this boxy little painting…still not completely satisfied that I’m finished with this subject because it’s so complex, it’s like a puzzle that’s nagging at me to figure out, so will probably attempt this same painting at least one more time.

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3 Responses to “Myrtle At The Zoo”

  1. Jim Says:
    March 9th, 2009 at 8:13 pm

    I love this series of paintings your doing. Bright, loose and colorful. I can tell your having fun.

  2. Nikkico Says:
    March 9th, 2009 at 11:33 pm

    Thanks Dad. Yes, you’ve got that right. I’m purging all of the pent up visions of paintings that have been in mind for many years, waiting yet at the same time searching for the right time and place!

  3. karenx Says:
    March 14th, 2009 at 4:09 pm

    I like the “airy” feeling in this one…impressionistic yet Zen….

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