Sorry about the glare. 11"x11" yupo, acrylic, ink, stencil and collage. A favorite line in a Bob Dylan song "It's not dark yet but it's getting there" rings true to my fascination and love of dusk. In ancient times twilight was perceived beginning at the sighting of the first three stars in the sky. The anticipation of nightfall is intriguing to me...the in between of day and night....again, threshold. It brings up memories, and longings for me. In this piece I added stars cut out of a thin piece of lino and then stars cut away in another piece of lino. I have two more in this series and two more lyrics from favorite songs have come up for me as inner conversation.On a personal note, Pablo is in Las Vegas researching for his book (life is good!) and I have been home re-inventing my appearance. I'm tired of coloring my hair so I had the hairdresser pull out the remaining color...I'm now mostly white with a touch of blond...my hairstyle is buzzed in the back and bangs and side sweep in the front...a relaxed 'Rihana' style. ! I also am about five shades darker as I used a self-tanning product. I miss Pablo but I have also taken this time for cooking all my favorites...eggplant, Mediterranean dishes that he isn't crazy about. I have two more days of free time so I might just rearrange some furniture?Someone will have some adjusting to do on homecoming! ha
wonderful collage as always and I adore anything by Dylan.
ReplyDeleteI have never had the patience to color my hair so i boldy go forth white. I have let my hair grow a tad long now and its bothering me so a trip to the hairdressers might be in order.
When I was dating my friend Richard, he stopped by one evening to stay overnight. I had changed my bedroom furniture around. He walked into the bedroom without turning on the light, made to flop onto the bed, and hit the floor. Yikes. Luckily he was okay, just a tad stunned.!
What fun - new hairstyle's are refreshing. This is a very nice piece! I like twilight if I know I can come in when it's fully dark.
ReplyDeletei love that you are re-inventing your appearance and having time to paint and play. Dylans's words touch me as well, of those moments before twilight that unfold around us each day. Lovely painting, it glows. roxanne
ReplyDeleteI really like this piece- it is quite evocative of dusk; I love the red in the middle! Also am a big Dylan fan- too many favorite lyrics to mention, but I'd like to see what you'd do with "Tangled up in Blue"...
ReplyDeleteTwilight is my favorite time of day, as well! You remind me of myself when WT is out of town. Enjoy! (fun collage!)
ReplyDeleteVery nice piece Mary Ann, I love the colors and texture. I want to see a picture of your new do! I have completely white hair and just today was thinking blonde.
ReplyDeleteI love the colours in this piece and the tabs of turquoise with the black texture. Sounds like all sorts of things are on the go for you!
ReplyDeleteWhen I think of twilight, I see that also as the same metaphor as the seasons and the times in our life. Love the colors in your work.
ReplyDeleteI'm also thinking about going natural hair color...and if you've found a self tanning product that doesn't make you yellow, please share!
Beautiful-I admire your talent so much!
ReplyDeleteRemember the song "Green Door", how inviting and enticing that green door was? How you wanted to see more? Well that is what I get when I see your "red" painting. It is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteIn regards to your hair, I bet that there isn't much difference in your appearance. You have such a "blonde" skin tone that it would be just a natural for you. I'll bet you look great with the hair and the "tan". You are definitely having fun!
alone time is always fun! love the new piece and the fact that you are reinventing your appearance! I let my hair go ONCE and no one knew me, it was quite unsettling SO I GUESS IT WILL BE BLACK FOREVER!! LOL!!
ReplyDeleteSuki, Wonderful story, a true lesson in the perils of furniture moving! ha
ReplyDeleteKaren,Yes,safe in house when it's fully dark...although nice to be out stargazing too!
Roxanne, Thank you fellow Dylan fan. We do live our lives between sun and moon.
Sharmon, Thank you..."Tangled up in Blue" would be so much fun to explore!
Willow, Such a laugh...so much fun and so much freedom cooking these past few days...all my favorites!
Katherine, Thank you. Are you talking about adding "low lights" to have the blonde but not the roots? I'll try to create a new avatar when I get used to my look!
Annie, We so agree on the color aqua...yes, busy me but huge resistance to closets! ha
ReplyDeleteLia, Thank you...love the dusk!
I have used Aveeno moisture lotion with a medium skin tone color and this time I used Dr. Denese glow younger self tanning glove which I think both give life to a rather fading skin tone...a more radiant tone without looking like a suntan freak on a TV show! ha
Diane, Thank you...you gave me such a smile!
Pat, I do remember "Green Door"...thank you.
Actually I have spent most of my early years with very dark brown hair...this has been fun and also a little unnerving...change?
Cat, I usually change every couple of years...Pablo is in for a surprise homecoming! ha
interesting piece Mary Ann - I love your thought processes and how they relate to your work :)
ReplyDeleteMary Anne, ♥♥♥!
ReplyDeleteReplenish, refresh, rejuvenate, re-invent, reaccess, relax .... we all need this alone time to catch up with ourselves. It sound as though this time has been well spent too. Love the warm glow eminating from this painting, Mary Ann.
ReplyDeleteNice to meet you, Mary Ann.Your reoccuring themes of thresholds and the passage of time intrigues. Twilight is a magical threshold.
ReplyDeletegreat colors:)
ReplyDeleteI am sorry to see this series come to an end, I have enjoyed it so much, but I look for ward to your new work.
ReplyDeleteNo update on the hair and tan and the house with Pablo? We are all hanging with curiosity!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry that I haven't visited your blog lately. I've been dealing with a few things.
ReplyDeleteI love, love these Yupo paintings!! Using this surface other than watercolor is all new to me.I must try it!
Your hair sounds delightful :O)
love dylan and love your work.xglad l found your sitexlynda
ReplyDeleteDear Mary Ann,
ReplyDeleteThe first thing I noticed was the new avatar and it has my two thumbs up!
Excepting the loss of ones hair colour, even for a man is not always easy. IT took some time to adjust and get used to, but now I just except it as who I am.
Wishing you all the very best,
Egmont
This is a very beautiful work, you are really talented :)
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I love how you make abstracts. It frustrates the heck out of me that when I try to make abstracts, they just end up looking like a dog's breakfast and not something cool!!
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