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Ritual 8: Judy Chicago, Leonora Carrington, and Paul Klee

An exuberant return to ritual!

Beautiful flows emerge but then disappear in seconds as the paint dries. Only I get to see them, so I’m trying to capture some of the moments on camera. Rushing swirling roaring rivers can be underwhelming when they run dry. 

blue-green and yellow layered, watery calligraphy drawn with acrylic paint and ink on gator board
Thank you/Judy Chicago/detail/ WIP

Working on a paintbrush-camera shuttling maneuver that I hope to perfect or port to video. 

blue and purple layered, watery calligraphy drawn with acrylic paint and ink on gator board
Thank you/Leonora Carrington/detail/WIP
blue and purple layered, watery calligraphy drawn with acrylic paint and ink on gator board, extreme close-up
Thank you/Leonora Carrington/detail/WIP

The square images are whole compositions after layer(s) dry. I’ll work out the image/shape for the mesh banner with a practice-observe-repeat methodology. Goal: find equilibrium between driving the paint purposefully and letting it go where it goes. 

Or else pick a detail, stick the type on it, and call it a day, right?

yellow, purple, blue, and green layered, watery calligraphy drawn with acrylic paint and ink on gator board
Thank you/Judy Chicago/WIP
red, yellow, and magenta layered, watery calligraphy drawn with acrylic paint and ink on gator board
Thank you/Paul Klee/WIP
purple watery calligraphy drawn with acrylic paint and ink on gator board
Thank you/Leonora Carrington/WIP
purple and blue layered, watery calligraphy drawn with acrylic paint and ink on gator board
Thank you/Leonora Carrington/WIP

By Elena Grossman

Elena Grossman is an artist and educator practicing visual art, graphic design, and programming for exhibition spaces, print, and screen media. Learn more about Elena