Behind Her- The Community Arts Initiative is Behind Me

Behind Her

This is what happens when I try to do Non-Representational Art. It looks abstract (which is a totally different thing). And a little angry. But I think it turned out cool, nonetheless.

I ordered something from Etsy from my friend Brenda, and she sent the item carefully packed in shredded paper. As I unwrapped my item, I started to notice that the paper was from a vintage book, and the more I read the strips, the more intriguing they became. The story involved compromised virtue because of a stolen kiss..... or something equally hilarious. I thought the strips might be interesting in this piece, so I glued some of them on the canvas and painted over them in spots. The title of the piece comes from a few words on one of the strips.

I called the end result "Behind Her", and it is now on display in the Mezzanine of the Thames Art Gallery as part of a Non-Representational Show.

I like the spidery drippy parts best.