
Oh, that Bad Bird. Have you had a naughty-boy dog? cat? boyfriend? (I know you have.) I painted this as an homage to that thing in us that seeks a little bit of darkness. Even if they’re not good for us, we love them.
I started this painting by collaging a Matisse book that fell out of its binding to the 24″ x 24″ canvas. I like painting on substrata that is almost fully obscured. The Bird is the Raven King, a black-feathered emperor of darkness, impossibly charismatic. There’s a girl bird suggested in there. You can see ravens underneath in the collage layer, but I meant this painting, with it’s little pink and green “curtains” on the side, to indicate a tragicomic scene in the drawing-room comedy of our love lives.
I gave him a crown, because he rules.
Who’s your Bad Bird?
News: a two-blog day! Woof! Thanks to great friend, writer, cook and painter Sharyn Dimmick of the Kale Chronicles, who was kind enough to feature my Sonoma Pears Poached in White Wine, and a painting of a nocturnal pear. Don’t miss her unique style: original art paired with each recipe. She is that goddess, a woman who knows how to use her both her CSA veggie box and her paint box.
My bad bird forgot to post a link to her guest post: see an Edminster painting and read about her poached pear dessert today (10-24-11) on “The Kale Chronicles”
http://thekalechronicles.com
LikeLike
Done! Thank you so much for featuring me!
LikeLike
Very good bird now. You are welcome. I’m hoping my readers will enjoy the variety, having a new cook and a different painting style. For some weird reason the links to Saltwork Studios aren’t working, but I am doing my best to fix that right now.
LikeLike
I’m loving your commentary on these paintings, which I’ve of course seen in person and enjoyed immensely. Adds a new dimension to viewing.
By the way, you’re on my blogroll now.
LikeLike