Butterfly Darby by Moira McLaughlin, 2012
For August's image of my Longhaired Dachshund Calendar tribute to Darby I wanted to experiment with:
1.) a limited palette
2.) drawing
3.) my Darby stamp from Lush Prints
Here's where I started…
I made several Darby images. Here are a few…
I kept looking at Matisse's work…
Harmony in Red by Henri Matisse, 1908
But it had too many colors. So I moved on to Mark Rothko's Orange and Yellow…
Orange and Yellow by Mark Rothko, 1956
Drawing Darby hurt. He felt more elusive than ever. I am having trouble pushing through. Maybe I don't want to finish this project. Maybe that's why I like the unfinished quality to Butterfly Darby. I'll leave it at that…
Butterfly Darby
See previous images of my Darby Calendar here. It is a tribute to my 17-year-old Longhaired Dachshund who passed away in December of 2011.
