Friday, May 14, 2010

"Dragon Skin"



12x36x1.5, mixed media and acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas

The title for this piece came from Guy Magallanes, an extraordinary watercolorist I have the privilege to know. When I showed it to him, he looked at the texture and the iridescence and said it looked like dragon skin. That was a few days ago, but the description stuck with me, so I thought I'd use it.

6 comments:

  1. A perfect title - the colours and textures are WONDERFUL!

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  2. I'm so happy that you named it Dragon Skin! The colors are more gorgeous in person and the texture is something that makes you want to touch it!
    Thanks Connie...

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  3. Caroline and Rebecca, thanks for dropping by. And, Guy, it was your title! It was just really compelling. I've been looking at textures -- rocks, volcanoes, old walls -- but mythological critters hadn't occurred to me. :)

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  4. Dragon Skin! Fantastic title. You know, it reminds me of fire and smoke. Beautiful colors in this abstract (or non-objective?) piece.

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  5. Hi Silvina. Nice to "see" you. Thanks for the comment on the title. Or maybe Guy thanks you. I'm beginning to think I'll do one with just the hint of a dragon eye opening. :)

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