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Happy Birthday to my sister, M. and to her husband, P! I hope you both are having a fabulous day together! Here's a peak at the present that will be arriving on your doorstep soon. And a here's a hint as to what's inside: nana contributed to it.
Also flying off in the mail this week...several of these...
I just finished this mixed media painting this morning. It's so different from anything I've ever made and I'm looking at it as a rough "sketch". I like the rough texture of the plaster of Paris - I'll have to try that again, perhaps with layers of stenciled plaster next time. The rusted inner pieces of the lock remind me of primitive African sculptures. This really has been a good summer for hopping, skipping and jumping out of the (paint)box.
This morning I woke up from a good dream...you know, the kind of dream where you wish you could just spend one more hour or two seeing where it takes you... Well, in this dream, I was traveling by foot around the Gaspesie region of Quebec. Every building I entered unfolded like a book and told its story. I can't remember the details but I remember there were characters who are unclear now and the beautiful, rugged grey and ochre landscape of Gaspesie that I will always remember from our roadtrip there last fall. Those were the colours I was thinking of while painting this piece.
