Back in March, I took a walk through the ‘hood and shot some photos. I put most of them into a public Flickr set, Textures/Colors, marking them for some future time when they might be worked into paintings.
My paintings are usually abstract, but most of these incorporate literal elements of what I shot that day.
“Survive”: The photo and the painting.
“Smell”: The photo and the painting.
“Protect”: The photo and the painting.
Focus”: The photo and the painting.
“Construct”: The photo and the painting.
All of the photos are now on the One Word Art web site, along with all the paintings I’ve done since establishing One Word Art in 1997. (I hadn’t updated the site since 2007–oops! But now all the 2008-2009 paintings are there.) The canvases are small (most are 4×6 inches, some are 3.5×5 inches). I saw a couple of the paintings that Lindsey matted and really liked the way they looked.
I would LOVE to clear out my stock and make room for more paintings. If you want to start your holiday shopping early, original, one-of-a-kind art is always a good gift. And remember that ten percent of everything I sell goes to an AIDS/HIV assistance organization. If you’re interested in any of the paintings, shoot me an e-mail (becky@beckycochrane.com), and I can link you to larger views of them.
And thanks for browsing or linking to the online gallery.
Focus has a gyotaku fishrubbing feel to it, and while I balk a little at rubbing a fish I love the results … and I want Focus!
Thanks!
Survive and Construct are … WOW!
Thanks!
Wow, Becky, these are amazing. Your talents are limitless.
Thanks–I’m glad you got to see them in person, too!
I think I will have to fight Marika for “Focus.” I also like “Smell.” You’re forgiven for no HDH 🙂
Thank you!
You know, the level of talent and creativity in the Compound is nothing short of amazing. These are *lovely*!
Thank you. =)
(Playing catch-up!)
Becky, these are amazing. One of (the only?) woes I have about Casa Smith is the complete lack of wall space – the architect who designed (and lived) in this place apparently hated artwork (and therefore is an idiot), so it’s all windows and sloped ceilings and “open concept.”
Oh, and Smell would be front-and-centre on my mythical walls.