Thursday, April 09, 2009

Nitter Natter

I'm writing a script this month, as you know. I can't believe how hard it is! Perhaps because I discover what's next as I write, it's a laborious process that is slow at best. I'm trying to polish it as I go, so when it's finished I can send copies to friends. I'm drawing inspiration from Surrealist art, which is fascinating since none of this was pre-planned. Trying, in between realistic scenes, to get into 'that imaginative space,' that strange 'dream-space,' is challenging and often my brain hurts! It's easier to be logical, for sure. The 'strange logic' of the Surrealist image requires neurons to fire a different way! Silly, I know.

I have a Windsor & Newton 'deep edge' 24"x30" primed canvas ready to go (bought with some of the deposit sent for my little painting) - but seem to have pulled or torn some tendons in my right elbow and the doctor says to rest it... though with grocery shopping for me & my kids, walking a dog who is strong and pulls on the leash, and general housework, I'm finding it's not healing very fast if at all. I may decide not to care and work on the canvas soon... thinking floral... though I do love to do figures, but then I should go to a life drawing session for some new images... and should I continue the quick 'line' drawings of figures that I've taken to doing, or try something more conté crayon, though that would require longer poses? I really like leaving my artwork somewhere in the realm between drawing and painting, then the figures are like a script, though also painterly.



"Prostrations," page-sized, India ink & watercolour pencil
on archival watercolour paper, 2006 (click to enlarge)
,
the little painting that's sold.

4 comments:

  1. Listen to your doc, hon, and rest that elbow and its tendons, or you'll re injure. Focus that restless painterly energy on your script, which sounds like it's going great!

    I had a long dream about you night before last, not something I feel like twittering about but definitely surreal and exotic in the most amazing way.

    I'll say a prayer for you tonight when I go up to Plaz San Miguel Bajo and photograph my favorite Virgin figure of the processions, La Aurora, truly a goddess amongst icons of Andalucia.

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  2. Your little painting is quite beautiful.

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  3. Ive heard different ideas about 'tennis elbow' and other tendon problems. Recently, I read an article that encouraged 'working through ' the injury rather than being inactive - id follow my doctor's advice - but its something to consider.
    I love the painting - and like to read the script.

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  4. Now, John, of course I'd like to hear the dream! It's unlikely to have a whole lot to do with 'me' but more whatever your subconscious has decided I might symbolize or represent to you... but it'd be fascinating... so! Hint. Hint.

    Elbow -more like a golfer's elbow because on the inside- has been out since mid-January, and getting worse. But I live an active life - shopping on foot with various wheely buggy devices, regular 5km walks with a still-rambunctious 10 year old dog who tugs on the leash to put it mildly, cleaning my dog-hairy floors on ma hands & knees (nothing else works, & I've 2 vacuum cleaners) -& it's impossible to slow down. My brother said to use a sling, that'd force me to rest it. Blah.

    Nathan, you may be right - after my experience this morning with my doctor, I'm inclined to seek a second opinion. Surely exercise is best- modified, gentle, careful exercise that is!

    Thanks for the painterly script puns, you two, too!

    Nancy, thanks for your kind words on my little painting...

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A Pulsing Imagination - Ray Clews' Paintings

A video of some of my late brother Ray's paintings and poems I wrote for them. Direct link: https://youtu.be/V8iZyORoU9E ___