Continuing the Journey

Adding layers of color and some glazes, I wanted to get the feeling of the circle back as well as the feeling of a spiritual circle around the bird. The person's face receded behind a veil as the bird came forward.

The cedar is real bark; the veil is a piece of fabric. They were applied with diluted matte medium. Since the canvas will not be framed, I continued the painting on the edges, including the circles that wrapped over the edges. There is also a soft r…
Time for the chalk again to see how to bring back the circle and balance the cool and warm colors
After stepping away for a week, I looked at the chalk marks and proceeded. The dark color encircled me again and I missed the pottery so brought it back out. The blue circle is more opaque because the right side seems more grounded in reality a…
Bonnie Rabert