The Walk

November 12th, 2010

For day 12 of Art Every Day Month, I created intuitively and playfully. I didn't know where I was going, when I put ink on watercolor paper and let it drip. I let it sit for awhile and wasn't seeing anything I wanted to pull out, so I started painting over it with acrylic and let that sit for a bit until I saw an image I wanted to play with. I cropped the paper I was working on and drew in the figure.

It's was a little hard to take a picture with the shiny gold paint, but I think I got the essence of it. I'm calling it "The Walk" and it's about 6"x9" with ink and acrylic on paper.

Posted by Leah on November 12th, 2010 in art, art every day month, creative every day 2010, intuition, mixed-media | Permalink | 26 Comments |

26 Responses

I love the intensity of those colors.

Posted by: Lisa Firke | Nov 12, 2010 at 5:22 pm |

I love the way you work, pausing at intervals and seeing what shapes/ideas inspire you onto the next stage.

Very passionate vibrant colours.

Kat

Posted by: Katina Wright | Nov 12, 2010 at 5:30 pm |

Leah – I love this one too! It reminds me of taking a nowhere in particular kind of walk, and pulling in all the beautiful colors.

Posted by: Tracy | Nov 12, 2010 at 5:32 pm |

oooh I love this one! One of my favorites!

Posted by: Julie | Nov 12, 2010 at 5:42 pm |

As soon as I saw this it went ‘BANG!’ and whalloped me in the face – in a very good way! The colour is so strong, it’s full of energy. Great piece. This week I’ve been freeing up my style too. Trying to maintain correct proportions and structure but letting go with the shading, paint and backgrounds. It’s very liberating, if a little scary! It’s been a great week.

Posted by: Lisa Wright | Nov 12, 2010 at 5:57 pm |

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love this, Leah.

Posted by: Marilyn | Nov 12, 2010 at 6:24 pm |

I find this one moody and mysterious. Great job.
Stay inspired!

Posted by: Michelle | Nov 12, 2010 at 6:52 pm |

This has a very Salvador Dali feel to it. I like!

Posted by: Bobbi | Nov 12, 2010 at 7:22 pm |

Stunning piece.

Posted by: Evelyn | Nov 12, 2010 at 7:52 pm |

oh wow – this is a grand illo – I love the process and what walked out of it…beautiful piece

Posted by: dthaase | Nov 12, 2010 at 8:21 pm |

Leah, What a great piece! Love the colors!

Posted by: Rae (Ravenous Rae) | Nov 12, 2010 at 8:28 pm |

This is beautiful. Contemplative and yet vibrant. Wonderful mood to this!

Posted by: Gulfsprite | Nov 12, 2010 at 8:39 pm |

Beautiful work, Leah! Great colors!

Posted by: Anya | Nov 12, 2010 at 9:55 pm |

amazing… the figure totally defines the painting but the same time the background does too. such a passionate, vivid piece. i love it!

Posted by: aimee | Nov 12, 2010 at 10:26 pm |

i love the colors. and the process is very inspiring. it is fun to mix serendipity with conscious creation. it trains the eye to see the magic everywhere.

Posted by: nicole piar | Nov 12, 2010 at 11:02 pm |

This is gorgeous!

Posted by: Jehanne | Nov 13, 2010 at 12:02 am |

Wow- they just keep getting better… amazing! (I love the colors!)

xo
Kristin

Posted by: Kristin Dudish | Nov 13, 2010 at 12:18 am |

I love the blends in this. The subtle shift from one colour to the next. And you figure has such movement. Great work.

Thanks for sharing.

Nutty
(off the edge, but learning to fly)

Posted by: Gumnut | Nov 13, 2010 at 9:59 am |

You’re inspiring me to do some more works on paper. Great feel to this one.

Posted by: Jul @ Flogging the Muse | Nov 13, 2010 at 10:35 am |