I Used to Howl

"I Used to Howl" - oil on unstretched canvas, 23 x 18 inches.  (click on the image to purchase)

I'd love to leave in winter
I used to carry in the weight of a drum
I'd love to leave in winter
The clock keeps ticking and the calm won't come
I'd love to leave in winter
I used to carry in the weight of a drum
(I'd like to howl)
I'd love to leave in winter
(I'd like to howl)
The clock keeps ticking and the calm won't come
 -from PULSE VI by Kerala Dust

I Used To Howl

The studio has gone to the dogs.

Winter's chill has crept into our bones, we're craving sun, and every little bit of greenery straining upward for warmth has us hoping spring is just right there.

So there's a bit of growling (and howling and gnashing of teeth) and perhaps a wild look in our eyes.  Is that a speck of saliva by the corner of your mouth?  Oh, it's got you, too, has it?

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​About the art:  unstretched canvas likes to gobble the paint, so it's perfect when you want to create something a bit sketchy.  It lends itself to sallow flesh tones and scribbles, paint applied with a rag and burnished to a pale stain.  

Though it appears there are only light washes of paint, there are actually many layers in heavier thicknesses.  And while it is a long process to allow plenty of drying time with this substrate, the resulting effect is scrumptious.

This guy is hungry, by the way. Don't let him near the pie.

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Congratulations to Mary C.!  Wonder Mike chose your name as winner of the February Reader Giveaway.  Be on the lookout for package of free art coming your way in the mail.  And thanks hugely for participating!