Recycled Canvas

At our Lake Place in Eufaula OK there are no art supply stores.  The nearest place to purchase materials is in Muskogee at a Hobby Lobby (no Michaels near).  Out of frustration I began to visit the local junk stores and  purchased a couple lovely (HA!) painted and framed canvases and renewed their life with thick gesso and a new painting.  Below is the first of my transformations on a 36"x36'" framed canvas. 

Lost and Found

Since my last post of the paintings I finished after returning from Boston I have been both "lost and found" which is probably always the case if you are an artist exploriing new directions.  I worked on one canvas for many days painting and repainting until I was so frustrated I turned it to the wall and went back to working on water color paper continuing to pursue my "Fractured Poem" series.  After completing 2 works on paper the canvas called to me again.  A brought out a new clean white canva ( 24"x24") and started a new painting.  It went fairly quickly and I felt energized by the painting.  Softer, lighter, looser, and more free.