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"The Path of Navigating Differences"  24" x 24" acrylic/krylon on canvas

I finished it! This was a strange transitory piece for me as I wanted to shift color palettes and move into nocturnal territory. I've been experimenting with diffusing out the backgrounds on top of the krylon spray atmosphere I already create...more miasmic clouds and fuzzed out lights to change things up. I started with the branch and strange foliage and the piece just kind of built itself around it. I used three different species of bat to further the idea of "differences" and added in the mysterious serpents, an enemy to the bat...or at least a predator.

Detail shot

Detail shot

As usual the pictures don't do it justice. The colors are way more dramatic and vibrant and for no good reason there's some streaky lines on the background that aren't even there in the real piece. I'm going to try to re-shoot today, possibly too much sun and wrong camera setting? I have resolved myself to putting a nicer camera on my future shopping list of things an artist should have. Nothing uber expensive but definitely an upgrade from my retro piece o crap. Future stuff because I plan to be a future girl. I finally got word from the pipeline that my funds which have been tied up for two years from old job will finally be released to me this year. Not sure when but that's good news, if I could patiently wait for two years I can wait for two months. Hopefully it takes no longer than that. Although I'm thoroughly convinced old job was hoping I'd kick the bucket in these two years so I must now be very careful crossing the street and not climb up telephone poles during stormy weather. I am resolved to get my damn money. MINES!!!
When it does happen it is going to ease a little chunk of my time, I will cut off record commissions for a bit while I catch up on work for my show in July. It also means I can work on a bigger canvas! :D I would love to have at least ONE knock your socks off huge grandiose piece of awesome to show at my big show. But gotta stay grounded in the now- the penniless now...which is still pretty awesome because I get to paint for a living and that's what it's all about!
Two record commissions to do then it's glam record mania. 

February 2nd- Hedgwig and the Angry Inch screening and party with DJ Woodtronic and I djing at TEXAS THEATER  along with glam records on view 

Enjoy the new day! 


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