2015 #5-8, hand dyed wool and egg tempera on linen, each 13 x 11 in.
My idea for this group of hooked wool drawings was simple: a shape inside a border, crossed by a line, straight or angled. Only the line is made of wool loops; all the rest is paint.
2015 #5, hand dyed wool and egg tempera on linen, 13 x 11 in.
I did a lot of sketches, trying out different shapes and color combinations. I ended up with a trapezoid....
2015 #6, hand dyed wool and egg tempera on linen, 13 x 11 in.
....a rectangle....
2015 #7, hand dyed wool and egg tempera on linen, 13 x 11 in.
....a circle....
2015 #8, hand dyed wool and egg tempera on linen, 13 x 11 in.
....and a triangle, each having a line that I thought fit the shape. The colors are both complementary––as in the case of yellow and violet, and blue and dark orange––and in the same color family: red/orange, green/lime green. The color of the wool lines add contrast. I enjoyed working with this simple format, and maybe it will lead to other similar ideas.
Interesting. I like the added color of the borders.
ReplyDeleteI find it interesting how the calm individuals become so dynamic when they are set as a group of four.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments, Lisa and Olga.
ReplyDeleteThe curve of the blue line which crosses the circle must be in the plane of vision. Like a Saturn's-ring seen straight-on.
ReplyDeleteNice, simple, and playful.
Thanks, JBS; I would never have thought of that.
DeleteThe components of the other three are in such direct conversation, I believe your very clever subconscious thought of it for you.
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Altoon, I enjoy these very much - the play between the hooked line and the border presents a color and spatial tension that anchors the geometric shapes. And, those shapes have their own presence.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kathy; I'm glad those elements worked for you.
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