FISH

Here I am at day two of "blogging". I have already deleted the post that I wanted . So now it is day two and post three. My daughter, Sarah, has informed me that she will be interested in reading my musings. Just a little more pressure for a person who tries to please. I'll get even. She's my technical advisor). My thoughts also are about Mary Wegman, my friend and fellow teacher. I team taught with Mary. She was the English teacher. She would probably say,"Edwin you can come up with a better title than that!" (She always called everyoone by their proper name :) But I use the more direct approach- today's painting title: FISH. I continue my interset in creating patterns. I like the freedom of chosing subjective colors, of creating movement and space. While this may sound "fishy", there are many times that I start a painting and have no idea of where I am going. The journey is so much more thought provoking. Each stroke, each color forces more thought about the next stroke or color. Those preconceptions of what the piece should loook like often kill the joy in the act of painting. I hope your journey through the day is a joy.
Well, here it is day two of this new adventure- putting my musings(a term my daughter uses) on a blog. Here is another piece in which I have emphasized the use of pattern. I like the freedom of being able to create a line, change a hue, create some space- create an image that requires the viewer to "buy into" my experiences. I team taught art with my dear friend, Mary Wegman, and I think of her- she would say "Edwin, you can come up with a better title!" She's right.