Title:  Under A Jade Sky, the painting

Medium: Acrylics, ink, foil on 61 LB 11 Mil card stock

Size: 7 x 5

Date:   11/2020

Sandra Corey

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This is a small version of the large fabric wall hanging of the same title that I made in the 1970s.  It was suggested I make a painted version of some of those wall hangings and this is the third one.

In other news, I  "wrote" and "published" a very small "book" through which I hope the uplifting beauty of the Scottish Isles and some amusing animals offer a wee refuge in times of stress.    

The reason for the quotes around those words and that I'm smiling just a bit, is because there is very little actual writing,  and the book is so small it probably only narrowly counts as a book.  It is slowly appearing,  in 3 formats, on book sites worldwide!   Although I have yet to see it in person, it is rather exciting, and only possible through field-leveling technology of today's world.  

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Artichoke

Title:  Artichoke

Medium: Acrylics and ink on 61 LB 11 Mil card stock

Size: 7 x 5

Date:  9/30/20 

Sandra Corey

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I like playing with how far I can push an object away from its recognizable reality without loosing its connection to what it is.  For Artichoke it was simplifying its form and pushing its colors into turquoises.  

Before I settled on this version I made many studies, from realistic to more simplified and from more accurate color portrayals to various unusual color schemes.   In the end I came back to this simplified one, which was also the first version.

In the process of studying them,  I also became intrigued with artichoke plants; how their petals are arranged and the way they balance their bulblike shapes on the tops of a comparatively narrow-looking stems.   I believe they are a variety of thistle and in the aster family.

Title:  Cabbages

By: Sandra Corey

Medium: Acrylics and ink on 61 LB 11 Mil card stock

Size: 7 x 5

Date:  10/12/20 

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What can be said about cabbages?   They are nutritious cooked or raw, a friend to soups and a comforting side dish on chilly fall or winter evenings.   Aside from those important features, they are colorful, personable and lend themselves to folk art portraiture.     They are also fun to paint and never complain about sitting still.