I love to look for connections, to explore ideas that bring more substance to the understanding I have of this brief blip of a life we have here in this world.
I’ve a project that I’ve been dipping in and out of for a while now, which I plan to explore in a variety of ways. The first part relates to scale.
Inner Space : Outer Space
Popular science tells us, that taking all we’ve managed to measure – from the whole known universe at the top end down to the very tiniest measurable amount – that size-wise we are in the middle.
It’s illustrated here by Cary & Michael Huang
(I also like to believe it doesn’t stop there, it keeps going in both directions beyond our abilities to measure. It keeps on going forever – turtles all the way down – as the saying goes. But that’s not for now.)
Before I fall down another rabbit hole of ponderings, I have art to make:
It begins here with this series of miniature abstract paintings, which resulted from time spent playing with these ideas.
We talk about looking at the overview, the ‘bigger picture’. One purpose of art is to flip reality. So this time go smaller. To tiny things.
Each little painting offers an interpretation to the viewer, it can be any scale, a world zoomed in or out?
A landscape or a microscopic view. Or both.
Perhaps this is a fractal universe where we live, perhaps not. I like to explore these ideas without attaching to any. These thoughts fuel the desire to build patterns out of patterns.
This first Series is titled Inner Space and consists of 15 small watercolor & collage paintings mounted as art cards, and will be up in my Etsy shop in October. Hop on my mailing list to be first to know more!
Lovely colours, textures and patterns….
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I love your colors, Mixy. So masterful. Just got back from a long drive and even though I was tired, I found your work so soothing that I wanted to study each piece. Nice job.
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Love that green and the yellow combo!!
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thanks Shellah 🙂 Me too!
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Oh my Goodness! I LOVE this Mixy, one of the personal projects I’m working on is called Inside/Outside and I too am exploring the correlation between in the sub-cellular and the infinite universe. I have also come to the conclusion they are the same thing. What a fabulous coincidence. You must be my soul sister. As always I love your art ❤ xxx
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OH MY GIDDY DAYS!! we must be onto something here!! I love how the muse has chosen us both to explore this! You knew w I’m a big fan of your art too …. I wonder if we could bring these projects together somehow …. it’s almost like it’s meant to be!
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These are glorious little gems Mixy. I know they are small but I can imagine them as large canvas paintings too. They have the look of batik – have you ever done it?
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They do have a batik-y feel I agree. It’s something I’d like to try out in the future, another thing for *the list* 😉 I follow an batik artist on youtube who creates fabulous art. Perhaps I picked something up from that unconsciously.
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