Friday art. (Two photos)

[Heidi]

Just finished. Enjoy.


Untitled, 2005
30 x 30 cm (11.75 x 11.75 inches), mixed media on prepared wood
Materials: Oil, handmade papyrus paper, map of Cairo (circa 1950s), map of Africa (circa 1960s), tarot card, oil paint, graphite, fine quartz sand, gold leaf.



Untitled, (Detail from painting)

[WCGreen]

1. Cool

[Heidi]

2. Thank you, sir.

:hi:

[WCGreen]

5. So is it the altitude or the clean air that inspires you....

[Heidi]

9. Sometimes it's the fumes of solvents

that inspires me. :rofl:

[WCGreen]

10. Ahhhh, I can see that....

:evilgrin:

[MissHoneychurch]

3. wonderful

great work Heidi

[Heidi]

13. Thank you, gf!

I especially love working with materials in different languages, but my collection of ephemera is becoming too large for my studio. :eyes:

:hug:

[KittyWampus]

4. Heidi, that is amazing. i'm do collage art too! Just not at your level

PM me if you'd like to trade some ephemera. :)

:hi:

[Heidi]

6. Where have you been all of my life?

:rofl:

Wonderful! I'll PM you in the next few hours! :hi:

[KittyWampus]

7. is beetle resting on a torn out outline of the actual african continent?

or did you tear the outline from extraneous paper?

[Heidi]

11. The beetle rests on a map of Africa

torn from a 1960s-era German-language map of Africa. The Arabic writing on the right is torn from a 1950s map of Cairo. :hi:

[GOPisEvil]

8. Wow - I really like your work!

Love the beetle! :D

[Heidi]

12. Thank you, my friend! I wonder how many people

at my exhibit will be creeped out by the "bug"? :hug:

[GOPisEvil]

14. Painted bugs are better than real ones.

:D

[Heidi]

17. I wouldn't disagree with that. But I make an exception for scarab

beetles. They're harmless, and a religious symbol, too. :hi:

[GOPisEvil]

18. Very true.

Some of our creepy, crawly friends serve a purpose. :)

Now fire ants? :grr: They gotta go!

[Heidi]

20. I don't do ants of any sort.

Bugs are Mr. Heidi's territory. When I encounter a bug of any sort in the house, it gets a ride outside in the dustpan. :scared:

[GOPisEvil]

26. It's been so dry here, that they are coming in the house.

Normally, the little spiders eat anything with 6 legs that ventures in. Natural pest control. But, the last two days, I've been bitten in my house!

So, yesterday, I went out with the Amdro, trying to kill the little SOBs.

[Heidi]

28. Were you bitten by ants?

Or by spiders? :scared:

[GOPisEvil]

34. Ants.

The spiders eat the regular ants that get in. They leave me alone for the most part.

[Heidi]

39. I'm a pretty observant Buddhist. BUT

ants creep me out. Shall I send Mr. Heidi to you for humane ant removal? He really doesn't seem to mind, and I don't want my friend GOPisEvil gettin' bitten all to hell. Texas needs your heart and mind alive and well! :hug:

[GOPisEvil]

41. Thank you!

Mr. Heidi might be gone for a while. :D However, I'm home now, and no fire ants in the house. I might have :nuke: them for now.

[Clintmax]

15. Hello, Miss Heidi!

Wonderful as usual! I wish I could paint. Even like Bob Ross would have been fine with me! :rofl: Good to see your work again!

[Heidi]

21. Bob Ross got a lot of people to paint.

I've got nothin' against Mr. Ross (RIP), though the "happy little tree" schtick got on my nerves a bit. :rofl:

[Clintmax]

22. I used to watch him all the time!

I used to laugh at him every time he'd whack his paintbrush across the leg of his easel after he cleaned it and then chuckle.

[Heidi]

23. He also played a little fast and loose with the solvent . . .

But he made me laugh, too. He must have been one of the most serene people who ever lived.

[Clintmax]

24. Isn't THAT the truth!

I always thought to myself..."Bob...don't put a happy little tree right in the middle of...oh, shit...too late!"

[Heidi]

25. And don't forget the "happy little clouds"!

I sometimes held my breath to see whether he was going to paint smiles on them. :rofl:

[Clintmax]

27. LOL!

Yeah, no doubt! "Clouds are the freest things in the world..." "Ssshoop. It doesn't work unless you make that sound..."

[KittyWampus]

16. All Hail The Many Forms Of Goldens Mediums

[Heidi]

19. We absolutely must rendevous, cryingshame!

This piece uses Lascaux clear gesso over the paper pieces (the papyrus, maps and tarot card) to isolate (and protect) them from the oils, then only a little Liquin with the oil colors. I've never used Golden's media; I don't think I can get them here. :(

[ghostsofgiants]

29. Very nice!

I need to do some painting this weekend, so I'll have something cool to hang on my wall when I move off to school.

[no name no slogan]

30. WOW.... great stuff Heidi

do you ever consider doing album art? This one in particular would be quite good for an LP/CD cover, IMHO.

[Heidi]

31. Thank you, nnnn.

I have absolutely no commercial art experience. Given the opportunity and the time, I'd love to try it, though.

(Thanks for your kind words. :hug: )

[no name no slogan]

32. I may have to commission you....

I'm thinking about doing another CD of some newer material, and I'd love to have some decent cover art (instead of nothing). The pics you posted are very similar to what I have in mind.

I don't have any plans for a release date, but I'll be in touch once I arrange recording/financing/etc.

Very nice work! :pals:

[Heidi]

33. Is there a place

where I can hear your music? I'm always looking for painting accompaniment.

P.S. I forgot to mention in the previous post to you that Mr. Heidi will have my website back online again "soon." As I'm not one of his "paying" clients, I have to wait in line. :cry:

[no name no slogan]

35. Certainly

<http://tinyurl.com/bce87>here's a link to some stuff I did a while ago. I've also got a hard copy of the CD, too, if you want one. Just PM me your address and I'll send one.

My newer stuff is somewhat similar to this, but not quite so gloomy and doomy. It's a little poppier, with a more of a middle-eastern/gypsy influence to the melodies (the flamenco influence coming through), but it's similar enough.

Hope you enjoy it, and I can't wait to see your website! :)

[ET Awful]

36. Once again I'm blown away, much like with the last one you posted

Great stuff Heidi :) I'd love one on my living room wall :)

[Heidi]

38. You're a photographer, aren't you?

You're an artist, too, and a fellow cat lover.

Thank you, friend, for your kind words. :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

37. These are sooo beautiful, my dear Heidi....

I LOVE the attention to detail and the arrangement of everything in relation to everything else...

Very very nice....

I didn't know you have a website...I'd love to see it! How about a link?

I am so lucky to know you!

[Heidi]

40. Peggy,

I'm honored by your friendship.

When Mr. Heidi has my website up again, I'll PM you the link.

:loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

46. Thank you, my dear Heidi....

I'll look forward to it....

:loveya:

[billyskank]

42. I didn't see you this morning!

:hi:

[Heidi]

43. I was working!

I have an opening in fewer than three weeks, painting like the devil. :evilgrin:

How are ya, billy? :loveya:

[billyskank]

45. I'm okay. It's everyone else here I'm bothered about

The mood in here is oppressive, and that is not to be wondered at. I sit here without any means to help people out of their funk. :(

:hug:

[Heidi]

50. That's not true, billy.

Goodness helps people get back in touch with who they are and what they love and why they live. You've got goodness _goin' on_. Just care. That means a lot, multiplied over oceans, mountains, time zones, distance, and years. :hug:

[swag]

44. quite beautiful.

goodness!

[Heidi]

48. Thank you,

swag. I love what I do, and I hope that's evident in the work. :blush:

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

47. these are mesmerizing, Heidi

you rock.

:headbang:

[Heidi]

49. Wow, dmsRoar.

I'm honored by your kindness. Is 42 too old to rock, though? :blush:

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

53. I hope 42 is NOT too old to rock. I'm right behind you at 39.

[alarcojon]

51. Very nice, Heidi!

love the scarab beetle - or whatever kind it is!

[Heidi]

52. Thanks, alarcojon!

Yep, it's a scarab. :hug: