'Re-imagining a Masterpiece' in Art Tribe

The February theme for Louise Fletcher's Art Tribe flip-book of art from members has just been issued! I'm so excited because this is the big reveal for those of you who are not members of Art Tribe. The month's theme was Re-imagining a Masterpiece in whatever medium of our choosing. So here is my re-imagined self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh and my newest Sharpie painting!

Van Gogh's Self-Portrait Reimagined

Vincent Van Gogh - his self-portrait (one of many)

Van Gogh painted his self-portrait above in 1889. What drew me in to want to use it as my source image was primarily the swirly background. My interpretation is more an inversion of the calm/quiet colors in Van Gogh's work. Mine is loud and busy yet maintains a dignified and sullen air to his image -- just as Van Gogh did of himself.

This was a such a great challenge idea...thank you Art Tribe!

Materials for my Re-imagined Masterpiece: Bristol Paper, Sharpie Markers, Micron Pen and white Posca pen.

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Visiting The Hague and Amsterdam (Netherlands), and Paris!

Since late March, I've been planning an international solo trip that included meeting up with friends. The planning is what makes a trip an adventure, and it was definitely fabulous -- now that it is in the rearview mirror -- so to speak. During my two weeks abroad, the sights visited included the: Mauritshuis, a lovely art museum (The Hague, Netherlands) Binnenhof (The Hague, Netherlands) Delft (Netherlands) Kasteel de Haar, a castle (Haarzuilens, Netherlands) Museum Speelklok (Utrecht, Netherlands) Walking Tour of Amsterdam (Netherlands) Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Dutch Resistance Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands) De Oude and Nieuwe Kerks aka old and new churches (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Anne Frank House (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Sainte Chapelle/Conciergerie (Paris, France) Giverny - Monet's residence at one time (outside Paris) Versailles (outside Paris) Musee d'Orsay/VR Event titled 1874 Impressionists First Exhibition...

New Project in Progress

I'm working on a new project with multiple layers and shapes of different colored organzas. It is an interpretation of lighting on an ice rink...from a show I recently saw. There is a lot more stitching to do, but I like how its coming along. I'm learning organzas are not easy to work with especially when you layer them and have overlaid edges. The fabric also tends to ravel easily. This post also linked to http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com .

Fabric Basket - Pretty Easy

This basket was made in Jane Hall's half-day course at IQF 2014. The greatest amount of time involved in making it--was cutting and sewing the strips together. Otherwise, it went together easily and quickly (3 hours). These baskets are a great holiday gifting idea that you can match to family and friends' home decoration color schemes. They're fun and useful besides.

Cay Denise

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