Friday, November 04, 2011

AEDM 2011: Day 4 A quick sketch

My work table on Nov 3rd (I´m posting each day what I created the day before):
The plan is to cut all those cardbox boxes, gesso/base paint them and work on a series called "Facing my fears" which truly means putting a face to each of them.
Here´s the first sketch, my fear of not being liked.

Yesterday my garden looked as if it had snowed. Here are some pictures to tell you the whole story.
This is a very young "palo borracho" tree in our back yard.
This is his sibling. Planted at the same time but in a much much muuuuuuuuch smaller pot.
Both are offsprings from my neighbour´s "palo borracho" tree planted from seed.
The black seeds are inside these fluffy cotton like ... oohhhh... eerrmmmm... how is it called? ... ok, then ... thing. :D
In early winter you can see the hard skinned fruits and then by early spring the cover falls (beware of sitting under these trees then, when I say hard I really mean hard) and you can see the fluffy material that will fall like snow in late October/early November.

11 comments:

Serena Lewis said...

I can't imagine anyone not liking you, Paula, so no worries there. Nice sketch!

What a very interesting tree too. I see they belong to the Baobab family.

Her Speak said...

Can't wait to see your finished series! An intriguing concept. :)How many do you plan to make?

Heather said...

I really like the idea of your series...we all have fears...don't we? Looking forward to seeing the progress on them! Cool stuff. happy friday!

Mary C. Nasser said...

Great idea of working in a series!
I think, too, it was brave of you to sketch fear. :)

Happy PPF!!
Mary
Mixed-Media Map Art

Joni Nickrent said...

uh, oh...who would not like you...YOU're awesome! Cute sketch!

tammy vitale said...

Dropping in to see what you're up to...fabulous idea that: drawing your fears. Can't wait to see where this takes you. And - and that tree again. I am in love with the idea of that tree tho I may never actually see one. My husband has a lemon tree we dutifully put out every spring and bring back in every fall (along with a bunch of other tropicals). He grew it from a seed. It has never flowered. He loves it. He has loved it for over 20 years now!I love that you grew your trees from seed to - that makes it so special!

Liz the Poet said...

I like seeing your workspace and all your supplies lining up on the table.

Very artsy!

I'm looking forward to seeing how your series turns out!

Valerie-Jael said...

I like the monster you have sketched, and I think we are all afraid of something; I know I am! Have a wonderful weekend, Valerie

ANNE said...

Your drawing is very scary! Good job at depicting fear.

Kara Chipoletti Jones of GriefAndCreativity dot com said...

Oh, Paula, I have that gremlin, too!!! Love the sketch... love seeing your work space... and I just re-purposed cardboard and some old canvases today, too! Cardboard rules, doesn't it :) xo

misteejay said...

Great sketch and interesting concept.

Toni xx

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