Rosh Hoshana/weekend work
Today is Rosh Hoshana, the Jewish New Year and beginning of the High Holy Days. We will spend the day quietly; it is a beautiful day and my husband and I will take a walk soon. I am fervently hoping for peace in our troubled nation and in the world.
I’ve been working on canvas board lately, using elements cut out of other (failed) paintings and creating collages. The boards take glue well and also gouache and acrylic paint. I showed the top one to a neighbor and she thought it looked like Alaska, so I gave it that title.
I hope everyone has a good week. Nina
method two madness 
I like your work and for some reason – the second one looks like Arizona to me! And I looked for a bit
Also – the top one does feel Alaska like and good work there
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Thank you. I’m having fun with these. N.
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I love what you did with the collage, Kerfe. I love the colors and contrast. The placement of curves among other shapes leads my eyes around the entire canvas. Beautifully done.
I know collages are hard work. I make my book covers and they are image collages. Hugs on the wing.
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Teagan, these were done by my blogmate, Nina. But I agree, beautiful.
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Thanks K and Teagan!
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My bad… They really are wonderful, Nina. Hugs.
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My goal is to always make the eye roam around the painting so thank you! N.
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I love your imagining. And yes, peace be our hearts.
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Thank you and amen to that. N.
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These are so wonderfully organic and mysterious. Like ancient myths. Happy New Year to you. xxoo K
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Thank you K. Planning on coming in Fri around 11:00, may have to bring H.
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That’s fine…hope you can make it!! xo
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The title works. The colors are reminiscent of indigenous art of the northwest. I like the flowyness of the compositions.
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Flowyness=good descriptor! It really did look like a glacier and some structures to me. N.
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Happy “Rosheshana”. (I’d never seen it written before. That’s the spelling I thought it was.)
And yes, may your New Year bring some peace everywhere…
‘Like your work.
I’ll be back.
Brian
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Thank you for visiting. L’Shana Tova!
(That’s Happy New Year!) N.
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Likewise. I was just thinking that between some Chinese friends in Singapore and Malaysia who celebrate the Chinese New Year around mid-February and you, my year has just been reduced to half. LOL.
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LOL!!!!!!
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Love it – to me it looks like Mexico and something of a D. H. Lawrence’s ‘plumed serpent’ ~ Shana Tova
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Thank you very much. N.
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Beautiful work and I hope you had a wonderful day yesterday. A belated Happy Rosh Hoshana.
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Thank you-it was a quiet and reflective day. N.
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L’Shana Tova! I hope your walk is as beautiful and colorful as these paintings! And peace is always a good hope to travel with.
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Thank you, a walk around our neighborhood is always good. N.
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I thought that too. N.
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The vibrancy of stained glass!
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HI Nina, I hope you had a lovely celebration and a good walk. It sounds like a wonderful way to spend the day. Your artwork is great, I like the first painting best. Their is something quite whimsical about it.
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These are mysterious. Prompting reflection.
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I don’t know where these are coming from at all. N.
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I like that title, it fits. I like the fullness of the work, the yellow and blue together, and I swear the golden object in the center looks like an orenda (soul.)
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Shana tova and I wish you a meaningful fast and inscription for a year of health and peace.
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Happy New Year!
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I love your work! It’s inspired me to try gouache and collage on board – I’ve only tried paper.
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