February 1, 2016

New Hooked Wool Drawings


2016 #1, hand dyed wool and egg tempera on linen, 17 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.


Sometimes when I make a new group of hooked wool drawings I am interested in having a similar theme in all four pieces; at other times, as with these works, I aim for variety. In #1 there's an illusionistic painted form circling a solidly hooked rectangle.


2016 #2, hand dyed wool and egg tempera on linen, 15 x 12 in.


Paint and wool describe shapes and a dividing line.


2016 #3, hand dyed wool and egg tempera on linen, 12 1/2 x 23 1/2 in.


The solidity of hooked wool shapes surround a thin painted one; but that pale yellow arc has been accorded some presence by the shapes around it.


2016 #4, hand dyed wool and egg tempera on linen, 18 x 15 in. 


Two outlined shapes wobble atop a painted one. These pieces are a balancing act: of color and shape, and the weights of forms painted or in the low relief of wool loops.


2 comments:

  1. and i enjoyed your ... guidance in looking at them.
    talk about illusion -- the first one is wonderfully tapestry-like for me.
    what fun -- thanks.
    stuart

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