kometes

Ink and watercolor on foam board/c. 9.5" x 8.75"

Webster's says that the Greek word for comet is kometes, comets of course those sparkling sky travelers with a tail that precedes them or so I've come to understand.  Hard to imagine the object essentially moving into or toward what appears to the eye as "exhaust", if you will.  Certainly it is the flare/flair of light that attracts the attention and the cone shaped light like the product of combustion for those with feet on the ground.
So my lines curve and shoot about from my hand; my hand directs the brush as if the movement were the "product" of my mind.  In fact, sometimes it feels like I, me, my mind, is simply the observer and I am chasing the process and seeing the result while it forms as I rush into it. 
The lines or rays flowing from her eye, like the brilliant waves of light from a comet, herald her arrival.

Graphite and watercolor

This looks to me like something done in the 1940's by someone else.  Ever had that experience?  Not too original I guess but I do like the colors.  It was done so long ago that I almost feel I could be objective about it!

Pastel on paper

 

c.9" x 12"/Pastel on textured paper

So this is maybe ten years old and something I did while working outside with a group of other painters I'd occasionally work with. 

Work in progress

20" x 36"

Watercolor on foam board.  About to revisit and I'll post the work going forward.

Water media

20" x  36"

Watercolor and gouache on foam board.

Finished

24" x 36"/oil on canvas/Shelburne

I've done several pictures of the road and surrounding area represented here.  The place appeals to me and returning to it just seems to come naturally.  With Spring making its slow appearance I'll get up there and wonder why I waited so long between visits.
If anyone is interested my posting of March 23rd shows my progress on this to that point together with a no paint-over pledge!

Bold color

c. 20" x 24"/oil on canvas

Not too subtle.  Bright.  Loud.  Bold.  She appeals to me!