September
28, 2015
I have told
you that I wanted to cover as many of the 60s musical genres as I could, as
well as certain artists. It was not easy
to find music that could be illustrated for some of my favorites. The Rolling Stones were especially
difficult. Some of my favorite songs
just did not have appropriate images for my type of art—or Springfield. Think about the lyrics to ‘I Can’t Get No
Satisfaction,’ ‘Get off of my Cloud, or ‘Jumping Jack Flash.’ I listen to Sirius 60s in the studio and one
day they played ‘She’s a Rainbow.’
EUREKA! I saw a girl wearing a
rainbow of color. I painted her standing
on a rock overlooking the ocean. The
background is all done in grey tones so that she comes alive on the
canvas. Her caftan is painted with
Twinkling H2Os, watercolor paints that have mica in them so they shimmer. I use these paints for a lot of my painted
book pages. The shimmer adds a richness
and vibrancy to the paper. I hope to see
you on opening night, October 17 (5:30-7:30).
If you cannot attend opening night, please come by during gallery hours
through December 3. (Prairie Art
Alliance Gallery, Hoogland Center for the Arts, Springfield, IL).
