welcome to a peek into my creative week.

southern california continues to be in a drought 

situation.  mother nature promises rain and we do

get trickles but we can use much much more.   with 

daylight saving time this weekend and the first day of

spring on march 20, i believe the rain won't be in our picture.

what is in my picture, so to speak, follows in the photos below. 

i have been working on her for a long time.  i couldn't find 

an early photo.  there was something that continued to niggle at me.

i'm liking her more with contrasts and detailed flowers.

when to stop??? that is sometimes the question

a little spring drawing

and sample from my figurative drawing class.  i asked the instructor

to show me how to use inks.  i brought sum ink, bamboo

pens and natural brushes to do this. 

i visited the jasper johns exhibit at the broad

museum, downtown los angeles.  the exhibit was 

huge with over 100 pieces.  i took lots of photos

at the exhibit but they disappeared!  i was not familiar

with this icon and knew very little about him but for an 

article sent to me by my friend john arbuckle.  after seeing

his work, i can say that i appreciate that he was so prolific 

in his point of view.  he selected common symbols, the most

well know is that of the american flag. if i understand it correctly,

he used the symbols as a familiar base to create from, allowing the 

paints and materials he used to stand out.  johns did not give interviews

or discuss his work so interpretation is left to speculation.

i love this dramatic entrance into the museum.

a life sized bronze sculpture by johns.

i thought it was his paint brushes until i

read the sign.

two favorite pieces by the late outsider artist, basquiat. 

and here are welcome signs of spring from trader joes!

so, that was my week.  i'd love to hear about yours!

thank you so much for visiting today!

i am linking to paint party friday, hosted weekly 

by eva and kristen.  visiting the link is definitely a 

treat!