Stay Home, Make Art, See the Sun Come Out – Day 33

Today is about some solar energy postage.

Vintage Orange and Blue

Krakow, 16”x16”, mixed media on board

Am I stuck in the 1970s?  I do not think so.  But anyone who visits my home notices that I like orange.  From the pillows on the sofa, to the bathroom rug, to the kitchen floor.  My kitchen is orange and blue.  It is a color combination I really like.  When I spotted images of folk costumes from Krakow with orange beads and embroidery on a deep blue background, I knew this would be another piece for the Post-Folk Art series.

The color combination gave the piece a very vintage feel going back to the 1930s or 40s — an unintended surprise.  A friend noticed, among my collection of vintage packaging, that this old container of Casco Glue Powder had the same colors.  I have to agree.  

You can see the entire Post-Folk Art series at tofuart.com.   

Orange Art in Progress

Last night, as they were drying, I realized these orange pieces of painted paper were having their moment as an art installation.  They deserved a quick photo.  As for the portrait of Dürer’s father — I am repurposing an old art guide as a scrapbook, using paint that would otherwise dry up on the palette as well as scraps from my collage work.

A Visit to Orange, California

 

The first time I was in California I was just 11.  We stayed with friends in Orange, California near Anaheim. Years later I found myself back in Orange today.  The draw was Chapman University.  As a mega-fan of the great Huell Howser, I have been wanting to visit the California’s Gold Exhibit and Huell Howser Archive.  It was, of course, Amazing!  They might need to borrow the portrait I did of Huell.

Close by is the university’s Hilbert Museum. I spotted this smallish museum online.  I am so glad I discovered this one.  They have an excellent collection of California art.  The current exhibition is from the archives of the Automobile Club of Southern California featuring work commissioned for the covers of their member magazine including some fantastic Maynard Dixons that I had never seen before.  The Hilbert Museum is only a few years old, but it now has a place on my list of museums to visit when I head south.

Color Memory and the 1970s

1974 Kitchen, mixed media on board, 6”x12”

My mixed media art continues to explore color and memory. This latest piece is an homage to the bright, orange 1970s kitchen.