These are the first of Judy Ross‘ initial line drawings. Top left: a horizontal flow with triangular shapes. Top right: a pyramidal structure. Bottom right: a fugue-like composition. Then she transformed those ideas into a more developed drawing that took on a clearly pyramidal […]
Author: turtlemoonimpressions
As a native plant gardener, the natural world is phenomenal and so much of the man-made world - our architecture, our cities - are stunning accomplishments. They exist hand in hand in both beautiful expressions and sometimes disastrous manifestations.
Our entire existence with the natural and the invented is intertwined – each dependent on the other, even as my art evolves, each breathing in the wake of the other.
As a mixed media artist - textile, paper, printmaker - various substrates and mediums - surface design is one aspect of the process that I love. I thoroughly enjoy the play with color, value and construct, particularly the improvisation which starts with one thing, an idea, a glimpse of a vision, perhaps something that captures my eye for a moment in time and it grows organically. I become focused on whatever piece I'm working on and follow my muse to find my way.
The Hidden Order, 2
The Live Master Class was essentially an abstract art class that focused on elements of design with instructed assignments based on information given during class presentations. We spent some time examining the structure of art composition and various forms of design – “ the bones of the design, like the skeleton supports the human body” as […]
First Sale and Time Out For Gardening
First, good news: I made my first sale while I was on the Cape! Hooray! Winter Wonder now has a loving home in Cummaquid. And I began my search for possible places to market my art. While I was away, Bill was a sweetheart and built 2 (4 x 4) raised beds for me so […]