Morning meditations # 6083

 Before and during coffee.

Mixed-media, paper on paper with ink (June 18, 2023 6"x4")

 

For more information please see: Louise Mould website

Masks and masking

That they refuse to wear a mask unveils their essence.

2010 Half Shadows (paper 10" x7")

2010 Half Shadows in Mauve  (paper 10" x7")

2010 Mask: Half Shadows (paper 10" x7")

A shadowy world of half truths and outright lies.

Identity - take 2

Side by side, face to face --

                  (c) LMould (2013 March 8, Mixed media 9" x 7.25")               (2015 Sept 6, Mixed media 6" x 4")

expression at the edge of scissors.

See also  LMould blog post 2013 March 11

Visions at 3 a.m.

Wide awake at 3 a.m. and strange minutiae travel the brain. O the worry! 

Ink on paper (6" x 8")

There is a grand Committee -- yes with a CAPITAL C -- commenting all at once, waiting for the Chair -- CAPITAL C -- to bring some order to the agenda. Who has not been there?

Profound Occasions

Thinking deep thoughts,

with commercial breaks.

The Shouter

What motivates this?

Such a display!

Spring Spiral

Peering upward, eyes searching as thoughts turn to spring and renewal. Convergence and perception, concentration and attraction give direction.

It is so difficult to maintain that focus -- perhaps it is a false start.

Identity

Not crimson with fury, red from exertion, or blushing. No anger, effort or shame here.

Just counterparts, twins, a match.

What to do?

"Oh" she said, "I saw this face with so much going in and coming out of the head -- I loved it!! I thought it was exactly ----- me!! And it showed how my head was full of confusion and thoughts and things flying around in it. It said exactly how I felt."

Is this our reality when we are faced with decisions?

Worlds within Worlds

Enter the world of "Let's Pretend" -- allowing one's mind to accept what it knows is impossible -- suspending disbelief . What is the opposite of this? Real worlds that are within worlds, even a dream that turns to reality ten years later, are both within us yet elsewhere... 

and are not "pretend". Worlds within worlds are reality.

Suspending Belief

Worlds within Worlds. WWW - you thought it meant world wide web. Submerge yourself in a tropical sea and a world within a world opens up. It is surreal.

We all suspend belief. How could we live otherwise?

Balance

Space implies non-existence. Yet we fill space.

Something from nothing and negative space suggest the state of non-being. It appears as though these come from nothing.

How do we measure "nothing"? How do we fill space?

The Guitar Player

"The Guitar Player" is one of the few paper collages that began with something that wasn't an abstract form. I cut out the shape of the guitar and placed it on the paper. The head followed, as did hands, arms and feet. The hands then had to move with the strings on the guitar and the feet had to stomp and tap.

It had to vibrate with its own joyful sounds. It works because of the simplicity and plays for itself.
This is one of the pieces in my new show which will be held from 24-30 July at Howes Hall Gallery.

The Faces in Question

Drawings start with a doodle and expand into something a little more developed.

 The elements find themselves in need of rearranging,

or elaboration,

 or rescue!