Daily Painting

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Painting #420.

Not sure what to make of this one.  I started out with a photo of a friend's daughter, set it aside a few months ago and then picked it up today.  I think I'll interpret the text as related to the idea that perhaps, within my friend's troubled-if not anguished- relationship with her daughter's father, she could find some peace in in the glorious life of their child.  The painting morphed into a (romanticized big-eyed) dead ringer for me at about 7 years old.  My sister Amanda's birthday was yesterday, maybe this painting is also an homage to us.  Whaddaya think sista?

Painting #411

 

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Collage in a box.

  I got a Faber Castle mixed media collage kit for a young friend but it turns out I am way more interested than she.  The panel and background paper in this collage are from that kit.  Its really neat with all sorts of designed paper and pictures and words.  Instantly gratifying.

Painting #334.

Daily painting #332, subdued.

Another incarnation of this.  Due to its wild sucess I have scheduled another session of draw your inner demons and promote world peace Saturday, July 9.

Paintings #330 & 331.

 
In this vein.  (Yeah, that's my diploma in the background, to remind me to muse on the possible "rights and privileges" that an MFA "entitles" me to.) 

Painting #325.

A collage for my upcoming workshop Collage Your Dreamself.

Daily Painting #312, Harpie.

Draw Your Inner Demons and Promote World Peace.  Its a workshop I am teaching in my studio May 21 6-8PM.  While I am at it you can click on "art classes" at www.margaretmowen to peruse my various offerings.  Check out Lynda Barry's book 100 Demons.