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Showcase 2

This series of paintings represents creative energies I very much enjoy. Ninety per cent of each piece is painted in roughly 10% of the time it takes to complete the painting in its entirety, and the remaining 10% of the piece probably takes roughly 90% of the time! Both parts of the process engage and captivate me.

What to know about the process: each element in its own time. The scribbles at 90 miles per hour, the asemic writing at 60 mph, the collage at 25 mph : )

Best Ever
3.5 x 3.5″; acrylic, India ink, watercolor pencil, and collage
on sketchbook paper
abstract landscape
2023
From the Ground Up
3.5 x 3.5″; acrylic, India ink, watercolor pencil, and collage
on sketchbook paper
abstract landscape
2023


11 responses to “Showcase 2”

  1. This is a beautiful series, Dotty. I so appreciate learning about your process for them.

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    1. Roseanne, thanks so much for your feedback—I frequently second guess myself regarding posting this much detail, i.e. showcasing the individual and very similar paintings from this current grid, so I’m very appreciative of your welcoming the closeup posts that push/invite me to share more about process. I know I want the record for myself, and a strong component of the energy behind this particular series is to lean into my own artistic preferences; I’m pleased to know that my followers also enjoy this closer look behind the scenes : )

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  2. I really like the ‘landscapy’, Japanese’ feel of these paintings. They feel like painted like those Japanese characters, made all in one flow.

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    1. Simone, what a fun observation—such welcome words: “painted like those Japanese characters, MADE ALL IN ONE FLOW.” yay!!!

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    imajenationgmailcom

    Your description of the process just draws me right in….YES! From 90 mph to 25 – all GRAND!

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    1. Thanks, Lola! Always fun to hear about process, yes? These pieces had particularly pleasing ratios of one speed to another, with each one honoring a process element I enjoy.

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    Joyful Puttering

    Such fun facts and figures about your process!

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    1. MaryAnn, process never gets old, does it?!

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  5. Love your speed signs, Dotty. LOL 🙂 LOVE the views 🙂

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    1. Speed signs—seen only in the rear-view window! I was too busy taking in the scenery : )

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