The Big One

So this is where she is. And this is where she was. [link here] I could say still percolating, but I 'm not sure. More sitting and looking and waiting needed. And work some more on the actual coffee cups. Up to number 70; finished. [link here]

The big one is blue ....again

Continuing, The Coffee Cantata

Still working on the big piece [link here] from "The Coffee Cantata" which seems to go here, and then there, then sliding this way, then that. Some times I feel like throwing it away. I still may cut it up or tear it up into little tiny pieces, but while it has me in thrall, I'll follow.

On Top, from "The Coffee Cantata"

A Blue World Continues

The fog the other morning has worked its way into the paths and lines. Today they have become blueprints.

blueprint |ˈbloōˌprint|nouna design plan or other technical drawing.• figurative something that acts as a plan, model, or template : a vagueblueprint for fundamental land redistribution.verb [ trans. ]draw up (a plan or model) : [as adj. ] ( blueprinted) a neatly blueprinted scheme.ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from the original process in which prints werecomposed of white lines on a blue ground or of blue lines on a whiteground.

Crossed lines

Outer reaches

Maybe Forward

Hmmn, this is big. Well at least there is something covering the whole surface. The thing is I never thought beyond the lines or paths as I call them now. Never "saw" anything more. Hmmn. And I can't paint. Hmmn. Forget painting. Just keep rubbing and smudging. And adding charcoal.

Where am I going now?

The great thing about documenting work in progress is that I can see it on the computer, and rotate it, flip it, reverse it, layer it. All great ways to help me see what is working, what isn't and where it wants to go. Started to play with this image below, a composite, that really help me see possibilities.

Going Back And Forth

Not having a big roll of paper in the studio and wanting to see how this idea would work, I attached 15 sheets of paper to the wall and using the templates for the coffee shirts I had made [link here and here] I began to trace and play. Using pencil was fine except I couldn't see it from any distance so I switched to charcoal. Handy having the upstairs studio that overlooks this wall as I could judge what needed to be added. Using the sheets of paper may turn out to be a plus, another grid coming up. Skirt Lines. We'll see how the drips work out.

Starting

1st layers of charcoal

64 and Counting

Actually at 65 coffee cups but only 64 fit in the grid. Think I'll go for a hundred. This is fun, makes me bug eyed, but fun. Don't forget you can click on the image to make it bigger.

The 64 

What?

Working yesterday, pinning cardboard shapes to paper and this is what happened. OK, it was horizontal not vertical, but it did made me laugh. And just to make certain, I added the bottom circle of the coffee cup and I played some more.

The question is.....

Panel 8, The Coffee Cantata