My intention to focus on my artwork this weekend has paid off so far. Not only did I finish the piece that I show in the previous post, but I also finished this one. This piece was inspired by a recent call for artwork for a still life themed exhibit, to be held at Rome Arts and Community Center in January. I don't typically consider my work to be "still life", but when I read the call for this exhibit, it reminded me of an element that I knew I had in one of my piles. It was a still life, of sorts, of a bunch of Diamond walnuts from a vintage advertisement. I absolutely loved the saturation of colors that they used. So I searched for that element Friday night (and found it quickly). After I found that element, I started experimenting with other elements to use with it. I also recently acquired a couple of decorative ovals frames, and put one of them over some of the sketches I was doing with the walnut element. I think the oval frame is perfect for a still life piece -- it's kind of typical for a still life. I actually consider the frame to be one of the collage elements in this composition. One of the common questions folks ask me when I do a presentation is "How long does it take you to do one of your collages"? I couldn't possibly answer that question in general, because completion time is SO variable. But I must say, this piece came together VERY quickly -- from inception to completion in less that 48 hours!
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