#abstractarrangement

Everything #41 (Dragon Dreams of Flames) - #abstractplacing #abstractarrangement #theartofeverything #pdxartist #foundobjectart #foundobjects #garbageart #foundobjectsculpture #foundobjectcollage (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZxsjGAvt45/?utm_medium=tumblr

I’ve been struggling this past week or two with thoughts that seem to come up in cycles - is what I’m doing actually important? Is there something I could do to better fulfill a purpose in life, something that benefits others, makes me feel more “useful”? (a dangerous word). - It’s strange, this ideal paradoxical way of being - accepting where I am but also realizing there are things I need to do to learn and thrive. And as far as I can tell it’s about avoiding getting bogged down on either side - berating myself for not doing enough or getting complacent. A tough balance to strike, although it seems I’m getting better at weathering the storms, at staying upright and afloat. - Do you ever doubt your purpose, whatever you’re doing? What are some of the thoughts that come along with these doubts, and how do you deal with them? Let me know in the comments below if you feel like sharing… rockiness loves company :^) - “Leap Frog” Found objects on canvas - #abstractplacing #foundobjects #foundobjectart #pdxartist #abstractarrangement #assemblageart #garbageart #theartofeverything (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CY7ZudNP1DX/?utm_medium=tumblr

Having finished three abstract placings this week, although my passion hasn’t waned, I am starting to see these more as an entry point rather than an end. - Meaning I’ve dipped my toe in that proverbial river that is never the same river, where the water happens to be running fast, and have been swept along a bit, but can see that things will change and morph and move, and that’s what it’s all about. - For instance: I can see these Abstract Placings having an offshoot into more figurative pieces, maybe made with paint along with objects. The key for me is to be aware as tributaries open, and not stay in water that may become stagnant. - Let me know in the comments - once you’ve found your entry point (see last week’s post), what other streams, or maybe rapids, do you see opening up? - Clockwise from left: “Night Hieroglyphics” / “Real Quiet” / “Belated Novelty” - #abstractplacings #paintingwithobjects #abstractarrangement #foundobjectart #pdxartist #theartofeverything #TaoE (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXzprpWFbdk/?utm_medium=tumblr

A recent purchase of one of my old Abstract Placings sparked something: over the last year, I have been moving away from found objects, and more towards traditional mediums like paint. Key word: traditional. - I realized that as much as I enjoy pure painting, my heart lies in objects and their stories. I’d left them because I thought I needed to create in what was a more “respectable” medium, one that is “taken seriously.” - There are a whole bunch of layers involved in those words, which I’ll leave aside for now, but what I needed was that one flicker of outside interest, to send the fire back deep from my toes. And it feels damn good. —- Please, let me know in the comments below: What are you making because you think you should? What would you create, what would you use, if that voice that says to make respectable things, to be seen as a “real” artist, was suddenly silent? What really drives you? - That’s where your truth lies. That’s what you need to show us, and yourself. - - “Clocking Out” Objects found on 12/12/2021 12” x 12” Part of the *Gold Series* of Abstract Placings (2nd picture - Abstract Placing from 2018 recently sold: “Next Steps”) - #theartofeverything #TaoE #pdxartist #abstractplacing #abstractarrangement #foundobjectcollage #foundobjectart (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXfkrevL9pu/?utm_medium=tumblr

Every Day It Happens #dailycollage #dailyart 020 - - - Didn’t quite get a chance to finish this one as a trip to the Oregon State Fair went (way) longer than expected, but calling it done cause #oneartaday. Goats! ______ - - - #collageart #abstractarrangement #collage #collageartworks #pdxart#theartofeverything (at Multnomah Village, Portland West) https://www.instagram.com/p/B13E6MTnrTw/?igshid=7dgf6sx849e

#dailycollage 011 - - - #foundobjects and #foundnature on paper ________ #abstractplacing #abstractarrangement #recycledart #garbageart #foundobjectart #collageart #pdxart (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ft44KnCy2/?igshid=t853qo2jov5x

Untitled - - - #dailycollage #abstractplacing that -BEGAN W/: crumpled up paper towel -MIDDLE PART: more fluffery and various #foundobjects -ENDED W/: acrylic paint and the sun _____________ #abstractarrangement #thingsifoundontheground #mixedmediacollage #foundobjectart #pdxart (at Southwest, Portland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1QI8I4n-cF/?igshid=5fx1xdoqwa49

11-28-2018 - - - A little art found its way into my day w/ a #foundobjectarrangement - love the back of bottlecap blue - - - #abstractplacing #abstractarrangement #foundobjectpainting #abstractarranging #foundobjectplacing #abstractassemblage (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq9DmXkgPMT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15ncinbxxc48k