Zuma Petty

 

Texture painting pictures and Tom

 

Tom Carter from 2010 New Years Eve

Thanksgiving

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This image was taken at the Museum of Natural History in NYC.  From my recollection, it was  ceremonial costume from Africa unsure of origin or any further details. The texture mostly consist of sea shells.  The song was made in 2009 in bedroom on this day.  Originally met as gift to family and friends.     

A few studies of the Squiggle

A detail of drawing not pictured.



These are all small drawings [smaller than] 8.5 x 11 that I wanted to share, to give a clearer understanding of a style.  I mentioned in an earlier entry called the "squiggle".   The style is an idea from my various "doodles" that were made while on hold with the telephone.  I liked the results that came from these automatic drawings.  Maybe because, the lack of over thinking of the gestures? Something I believe most are attempting to create with just enough of the right things.  

I saw this on my walk in a redwood forest.

   A detail of pen drawing on 22.5''x 30.5" paper.  

    New Work with the squiggles

I had decided to add an entry of how the work begins. I have used this style (the Squiggle) for a while but never in a large format. I have been adding to this piece over the past few weeks.  In hopes to not exhaust the idea out with its own repetition. I have been building this into a formation through the patterns that seems to work best.  I am at the moment, wondering where it is heading and what to do about the color on the left corner.  I had tried to use a paint pen in hopes of something, but not what I had hoped for.  I am in the process of  sorting this out, while other projects are attended to.  I have noticed when I reach a certain point in drawing.  I am tempted to turn the picture into a figure or begin to covet it a fear of any future mistakes. I am sure this is a dilemma for all makers of things though.  We will just have to see the outcome here in a future date.