Making My Christmas List

1. new computer - actually I have one sitting in a box, but as with almost every improvement project in my house, getting it hooked up and operating has required several trips to the store. Why, oh why, does it always take an unanticipated trip/s for cords, parts, programs etc? So I'm working on my sloooooow computer, fighting a virus (the machine's not mine), now hoping my computer tech, also known as my son J, can schedule me soon.

So don't give up on me. I know the blogs are infrequent, but it is time-consuming right now on this old lady - machine not me.

Have a great Thanksgiving. Stuffing is my favorite left over in the world. What's gets your mouth to watering on your holiday table?

Artist Paula Rose

On the trip to the Wilmington Flower Market I stopped in Fredricksburg, VA and visited with two of my favorite artists, I talked about Joan Gardner two days ago. Today I want to tell you about Paula Rose and direct you to her website, http://www.prosegallery.com/.

Paula has a unique way of manipulating her oils so that her layers are very thin and frequently the canvas is left exposed in places.

Another of her trademarks is the flat perspective which lends an ethereal quality.All in all her pieces have a feel of physical lightness as if they could float off the walls. I love them!

Visit her website or if near Fredricksburg stop into her gallery, meet her white cat and chat with this interesting artist.

Interesting...

I hope you all are reading Tyson's blog. He is finding some interesting images and artists to share.

He's also giving us a sneak peek at his work for the Berlin show this summer. It is very interesting. I see aspects of his former style and subjects, but he is evolving into more abstract forms and a more complex palette.

Don't you love it! Check in to get more information on his exhibit and see another piece.

Catching Up Part 2

Tyson Skross has added some new work to his website.

Although still working in landscapes the mix of abstract and realism is striking. Here we see a striking contrast, perhaps conflict, between soft shapes and stark colors. There is so much to absorb that we see more each time we look. Is it a cityscape? Are we on mountains looking down? Is he playing with us? Perhaps daring us to look at the world from a different angle?again realism is playing off against the abstract. Are the craggy mountains in the cube or are they seen through a rip in the universe?More mountains. here he plays with the perspective. The distant is clear but we question just what is the foreground. Bright in the far and dark in the near. We could be going under the earth or into some ruins. Our eye is unsettled by the pull of light and dark, foreground and background. And it seems to be very purposeful. What do you think?

I'm having fun returning over and over to this new work. Questioning myself and my perceptions. Tyson is pushing me to expand my eyes. I think I can hear him softly chuckling as I try to make sense out of his sensibilities.

Check out the rest of his new works and how it compares to his previous pieces. Read his new statement which is in the "words" section of his website and talks about these new pieces. Let me know what you think.