I’m having technical issues, folks. My laptop’s been admitted to Computer Community Hospital, so this is serious. My other laptop, I had to order a battery for, so a friend let me borrow this one. With all that filling your ear and whatnot, that means I have to pause on Sincerely, Beatrice ’cause I don’t have the same software for laying out the comics or for enhancing my photos. It was hard enough to post this. Just so you know, I didn’t borrow the computer to blog. I work using the computer, so this is kinda a necessity.
In the meantime, I don’t have a whole heck of a lot to say. I was, however, feeling a little Pollocky (Jackson Pollock, that is) over the weekend in painting this piece for someone.
All Things Totsy and Beatrice 
It’s a gorgeous painting! I love the colors. Hope your laptop gets better soon.
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Thank you. I did get the battery in for the old laptop, so I’m making progress. Why the battery isn’t charging, I don’t know. Always something, ain’t it…
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That Pollocky piece looks like mixed emotions. I like it. I like it a lot! (Hopefully you get your laptop problem sorted soon.)
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Yeah, the emotions are mixed, alright. Thank you.
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Love the colors, good luck on computer corrections.
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Thanks. I had a rather fun time with being spontaneous and all with this piece.
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Love the colors! Sorry about the computer issues. Hope to see you back in the swing of things soon.
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Thank you. I hope this is resolved soon too. I don’t know if Toshiba was the problem or me. Of course, I’m thinking it’s them and not me.
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I hope you get your computer back from the hospital soon. Glad you’ve found a way to help stave off the withdrawal symptoms.
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Well, I do need the break to get some work done, so I’m good. About time for a mid-day nap now.
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Hope your computer is soon healed. And I love the painting!
Hugs from Ecuador,
Kathy
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Thank you. I don’t know what the word is yet, so hopefully whatever’s going on, it’s covered under the warranty.
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Having your computer out of commission sucks. I’m sorry to hear about yours. But what an amazing painting! I love it, and I’m not a huge Pollack fan. But I’m a BIG Totsy fan!
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It sure does. It sucks real bad.
You like the painting, huh. Well, thank you very much for that.
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Computers! Don’t get me started!
I was wondering about this kind of modern, splashy art. Is there a pattern you see/feel/plan or is it all about freedom? When do you know when to stop? I’m being serious.
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Okay, so we won’t talk computers.
This splatter effect is what you’d call action painting, which Pollock was known for. It really is about emotion, mood and yes, freedom ’cause it doesn’t conform. Like any art, each viewer will get something different out of it. I can’t speak for other abstract artists because I don’t typically do them but for me, it’s unplanned. I started this with a palette knife, a planned idea in my head, and it just wasn’t going as I wanted. A little frustrated, I ended it by throwing paint on the canvas ’cause I favor texture. Because the buyer wanted orange to show through in the work, I stopped when I felt too much would fade out the orange.
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Cool. Thanks for explaining your process on this one. 🙂
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