#pointilism

Sailboats on the River Scheldt 1893

Theo van Rysselberghe (1862-1926)

I see red, red, oh red...

This is Path Between Stars 05B.

This piece fought me most of the way to its completion.

The 25,000 dots didn't give me too much trouble - they took time, of course, but the pens were all very cooperative.

For the circular areas, though… I tried gold leafing for the first time. It didn't work out; not at all. My attempt left me with these lumpy, brush-stroky things that didn't look at all how I envisioned the shiny circles to be, so I decided to go another direction entirely. The circles are now simply acrylic with metal crumbs sprinkled on top.

I've also included a scolecite (the light-colored round stone on the top left), and a black obsidian (top right). There are black color-treated agates along the bottom and sides, as well as some other shiny inclusions.

Henri Martin (French, 1860-1943)

The Kitchen Pergola at Marquayrol, an Autumn Morning, circa 1920

Georges Seurat (French, 1859-1891)