‘The 100’ #95 – Invitation to Play 1

A ‘double dipping‘ post – #95 in my ‘The 100’ series plus the beginning of a light hearted challenge for you and for me.

Below is a blank canvas sitting on my easel – it measures 24″ x 20″ (60.96 cm x 50.8 cm).

The concept behind ‘Invitation to Play’ is that I will paint this canvas according to your suggestions.

This challenge will proceed in stages starting with this post.

Stage 1 is breaking the white of the canvas by applying layers of acrylic washes.

For Stage 1: You suggest one or two colours for me to apply in washes to the canvas and how you want me to apply them…flat, straight lines, zigzag, gesturally, random, scrubbed etc… with a brush, a rag, my fingers or whatever you can come up with. No subject at this point, just process.

 I will act on the first three suggestions received. (If I can add more, I will).

I’ll post the suggestions that I will use for Stage 1 along the results of the process as it happens.

Feedback of any kind is welcome from everyone and those whose ideas are used can respond to the feedback. Let’s get a lively forum going. I am only the painter following your suggestions (although employing all and every artistic license of course) and won’t participate in the forum. However, I will write about my process and experiences as we go.

 Stage 2 will involve a building onto the first layers and your suggestions will depend on what you see in what has already happened. Other stages will follow until we decide it is done. Because of the process I imagine the results will be more abstract than figurative, but anything is possible…

Are you on board for this collaborative painting? Be the first to send your suggestions for Stage 1…

SO. HERE. WE. GO…..Fanfare of trumpets…Roll of drums…Searching for long lost colour wheels under bed…

‘The 100′ series was initiated by my 100th Post in April 2012. As text and images are the essence of my blog my intention is to present 100 pieces of text based art from historical and contemporary artists and from my own hand. To view the series to date click on ‘The 100’ in my Category Menu.

The ‘Invitation to Play‘ painting is a found image photographed in a local park in East Vancouver. I don’t know the artist but will credit you if you contact me. I thank you for inspiring the title for this post.

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‘The 100’ #94 – Try This

A challenge to all you poets and writers out there:

Use the six found words in the top right corner of the art above to create a poem. Not necessarily in this order.

“save, kite, hole, gate, while, spoke.”

The poem doesn’t have to relate to the image, but kudos to you if it does.

Send in your poems as comments so we can all share.

Here is my humble effort:

“Save this broken kite,

this fallen angel,

gate and bind its gaping hole

with inky flesh,

surreal whispers of skin

and bandages of words.”

 So spoke

the icy voices

of the winter winds

while torn shreds

of paper wings,

tangled in ribboned string,

thrashed and pummeled

against cold

bare

earth.

 

mixed media painting and poem by clinock.

‘The 100′ series was initiated by my 100th Post in April 2012. As text and images are the essence of my blog my intention is to present 100 pieces of text based art from historical and contemporary artists and from my own hand. To view the series to date click on ‘The 100’ in my Category Menu.

‘The 100’ #93 – Tarot Reading

Afflicted.

Lost in the cloud of unknowing.

Words fogged or missing.

Hidden meanings, unsolved riddles,

outcome uncertain.

The threat of swords summons fear

and a bird’s skull darkens

the clear stars of choice.

Numbers reveal blindness

to the heart’s armor.

Flowing is blocked from the inside,

the river is damned.

Love’s simplicity is tired and tangled

and ghosts veil the light.

But here is the Empress,

birthing The Lovers,

in rivers of beauty.

And here, the Fool,

stepping out into space,

falling in grace once again

with handfuls of hope

and a trembling trust

in the reds of desire

and the blues of a longing

for coming home.

Yielding affects the desired transmutation.

Quiet loving acceptance is the way.

Understanding follows peace.

 

mixed media painting and poem by clinock.

‘The 100′ series was initiated by my 100th Post in April 2012. As text and images are the essence of my blog my intention is to present 100 pieces of text based art from historical and contemporary artists and from my own hand. To view the series to date click on ‘The 100’ in my Category Menu.

‘The 100’ #92 – The Choice

The Choice. 12″ x 9″. collaged drawing by clinock. (sepia toned)

‘The 100′ series was initiated by my 100th Post in April 2012. As text and images are the essence of my blog my intention is to present 100 pieces of text based art from historical and contemporary artists and from my own hand. To view the series to date click on ‘The 100’ in my Category Menu.

‘The 100’ #91 – Headless Anonymous

A text based image from my collection of student work from my art teaching days at high school.

This is a page from an Altered Book project using transparent gel overlay.

I really love the text fragmentation inside the figure.

Unhappily I have lost the artist’s name, so if you see this, o anonymous one,

please get in touch through this blog and I will happily credit you for this awesome artwork.

 

‘The 100′ series was initiated by my 100th Post in April 2012. As text and images are the essence of my blog my intention is to present 100 pieces of text based art from historical and contemporary artists and from my own hand. To view the series to date click on ‘The 100’ in my Category Menu.