September 26, 2015
The featured artists are asked to donate a piece to the
Prairie Art Alliance for a raffle.
Chances to win are $1 each or 6 for $5.
I decided to make my raffle item early so that it would not be a last
minute idea. I made an image for ‘Joy to
the World’ (3 Dog Night). Jeremiah (the
bullfrog) is leaning back in his red beach chair, chilling with a bottle of
mighty fine wine. One of my friends
really liked Jeremiah and wanted to buy him.
So, with an actual sale in hand, I decided to make a new raffle
piece. So I did an Octopus’s Garden
(Beatles). But an Octopus’s Garden
turned out exceptionally well. It is
entirely collaged made with hand-painted papers (more on that process in
another posting). And I thought that
this is also a piece that someone might buy.
So I had to make a 3rd piece to be the raffle item. I did ‘I am the Walrus’ (Beatles) and, if I
say so myself, it is pretty cute. The
walrus is made from hand-painted papers collaged to the canvas. But I decided that there had to be an Egg-man
too. First I thought about painting egg-men
all around the edges of the canvas. Then
I thought about having a flat egg-man peeking around from behind the
canvas. But finally I came up with the
best way to do the egg-man—he is 3-dimensional sitting on top of the canvas,
looking a little worried about the water and the walrus. I felt sorry for him, so I gave him a life
preserver (but it might be too small for him which adds to the worry.) I hope that you will come to the show at the
Hoogland Center for the Arts (October 17 – December 3) and buy a chance to win
the walrus and egg-man.
