• All Galleries
  • Artwork-In-Interiors
  • Events-Exhibits
  • BLOG
  • About
  • RECEIVE UPDATES
  • CONTACT
Menu

Bobbi Baugh Studio

  • All Galleries
  • Artwork-In-Interiors
  • Events-Exhibits
  • BLOG
  • About
  • RECEIVE UPDATES
  • CONTACT
bobbibaughstudio-painting-night-image.jpg

Revisiting the Night

September 5, 2018

I recently submitted this work for an exhibit. That process caused me to look at it closely again, as it was on my computer screen in detailed enlargements. I remembered the process.

Some things went as planned. Some things I had not expected.

From the beginning, I knew I wanted the feel of nighttime. I wanted to recreate the sensation of being outside on a cool evening, dipping one’s toes into the night air.

I had a nice reference photo to work from. My neighbor, a lovely young woman, had come over to my house to pose for me. The porch is my porch. But, in the process of creating the composition, I did some angle adjusting and some perspective playing, making it more interesting than the original photo had been.

I worked almost exclusively with sheer fabrics as I printed the images. This created a watercolor-wash feel that worked well with the feel of dream and memory I hoped to create.

bobbibaughstudio-trees-on-worktable.jpg

I worked this piece in squares. That’s not my normal way of constructing pieces. But it created some tensions that I found interesting. I don’t think the squares jump out immediately, but they are there, as a background architecture behind the trees. The trees overlapping the grid and working in relation to it create a nice tension of foreground and background. And, because I did not use squares in the section with the young woman, she is in a reality somewhat separated from everything else.

Finally, as I look again closely at this work I think of the woman it depicts. What is she thinking? What is she remembering? That is the mystery of the work

nl---12---finished.jpg
Becoming One With The Night  2017  35" x 45" In the Journeys and Stories and Galleries Gallery,  HERE

Becoming One With The Night  2017  35" x 45"
In the Journeys and Stories and Galleries Gallery, HERE

In Artmaking Thoughts Tags in the studio, art quilt, nighttime, blue, trees, blue trees, memories, acrylics, surface design, painted fabrics
← Well, how would YOU go about drawing seven sheep?LIGHT. PATTERN. KEEP LOOKING →

Please sign up to receive new blog posts via e-mail

SUBSCRIBE


Welcome

I write to dig a little deeper into the process of artmaking.

  • February 2019
    • Feb 18, 2019 There's Blue. And then there's BLUE! Feb 18, 2019
    • Feb 11, 2019 Rain-soaked sculpture… and 3 art tips we learned Feb 11, 2019
    • Feb 6, 2019 Original. Or not. Feb 6, 2019
  • January 2019
    • Jan 27, 2019 The Little Paper Doll Girl goes on a journey Jan 27, 2019
    • Jan 19, 2019 Work in Progress… Surface Design to get the fabric talking Jan 19, 2019
    • Jan 12, 2019 Four lessons from art masters: Windows Jan 12, 2019
    • Jan 5, 2019 Water Magic Jan 5, 2019
  • December 2018
    • Dec 28, 2018 Two Unanswered Questions Dec 28, 2018
    • Dec 19, 2018 It’s the Little Things – Some Studio Printing Tips Dec 19, 2018
    • Dec 15, 2018 Can we escape the temptation of the photo? Dec 15, 2018
    • Dec 9, 2018 ART. NOT ART. Does it matter? Dec 9, 2018
    • Dec 3, 2018 Life Unseen – Life Unexpected Dec 3, 2018
  • November 2018
    • Nov 28, 2018 The old neighborhood... (and the CHAIR - Part II) Nov 28, 2018
    • Nov 21, 2018 Working from the Outside in (Plus THE CHAIR – Part I) Nov 21, 2018
    • Nov 15, 2018 Speaking of Mary Poppins… Nov 15, 2018
    • Nov 8, 2018 Peeking inside the neighbors' walls – imagining their stories and secrets Nov 8, 2018
    • Nov 3, 2018 A Journey into Memory. Then Waffles. And an Exhibition. Nov 3, 2018
  • October 2018
    • Oct 28, 2018 Grasping hands with the future of the world Oct 28, 2018
    • Oct 21, 2018 News from the Front Lines – my weekend at an outdoor Art Festival Oct 21, 2018
    • Oct 14, 2018 Monotype Printing on Rice Paper and Fabric… What a great Sunday morning of printmaking! Oct 14, 2018
    • Oct 7, 2018 On the Other Side of the Ugly Stage… at last! Oct 7, 2018
  • September 2018
    • Sep 29, 2018 The weight of carrying untold truths. Sep 29, 2018
    • Sep 26, 2018 Morning in the studio… and thoughts about the process Sep 26, 2018
    • Sep 19, 2018 Working through the ugly stage… a work in progress Sep 19, 2018
    • Sep 15, 2018 Well, how would YOU go about drawing seven sheep? Sep 15, 2018
    • Sep 5, 2018 Revisiting the Night Sep 5, 2018
  • August 2018
    • Aug 29, 2018 LIGHT. PATTERN. KEEP LOOKING Aug 29, 2018
    • Aug 21, 2018 Alone – with a lot going on around her… Aug 21, 2018
    • Aug 17, 2018 Three Simple Houses. And More. Aug 17, 2018
    • Aug 12, 2018 Water + Home… putting together two powerful images Aug 12, 2018
    • Aug 5, 2018 Did a bicycle just ride through my artwork? Aug 5, 2018
  • July 2018
    • Jul 28, 2018 Saying goodbye – and hello – to a home Jul 28, 2018
    • Jul 22, 2018 Hmmm… Let’s give this one a try Jul 22, 2018
    • Jul 17, 2018 The one artmaking tool I can’t live without Jul 17, 2018
    • Jul 12, 2018 Out on a limb – the girl in the picture and ME Jul 12, 2018
    • Jul 7, 2018 THE UNEXPECTED WINDOW Jul 7, 2018
    • Jul 1, 2018 Deep Down Roots… Where do they Go? Jul 1, 2018
  • June 2018
    • Jun 21, 2018 A Chance to Talk About My Own Artwork (Oh No!) Jun 21, 2018
    • Jun 14, 2018 Creating a portrait that tells a story Jun 14, 2018
    • Jun 7, 2018 What the child saw, what the child revealed Jun 7, 2018
    • Jun 2, 2018 I STILL wonder about the people across the street. Do you? Jun 2, 2018
  • May 2018
    • May 26, 2018 Striking’ while the sun is hot… the unexpected… and some closeups May 26, 2018
    • May 22, 2018 A Back-and-Forth Dance – Between Painting and Quilting May 22, 2018
    • May 16, 2018 What happens if I actually read -- and follow -- my own “Notes to Self?” May 16, 2018
    • May 10, 2018 A fleeting gift of sunlight... May 10, 2018
    • May 6, 2018 Thinking about nest-building May 6, 2018
    • May 1, 2018 A chicken or the egg kind of question… and does it make a difference? May 1, 2018
  • April 2018
    • Apr 25, 2018 Abandoned… Rediscovered… Remembered… Apr 25, 2018
    • Apr 10, 2018 Gotta Keep Creative… Here’s What I’m Trying Apr 10, 2018
    • Apr 7, 2018 Half awake… and what was revealed. Apr 7, 2018
  • March 2018
    • Mar 31, 2018 ... but then I was wrong! Mar 31, 2018
    • Mar 22, 2018 The need to "Un-Hermit" Mar 22, 2018
    • Mar 18, 2018 Seeing Again… and Remembering! Mar 18, 2018
    • Mar 11, 2018 MIXING REALITIES – PHOTOS AND OTHER WAYS OF BEING REAL Mar 11, 2018
    • Mar 4, 2018 REFLECTIONS - OUTSIDE LOOKING IN Mar 4, 2018
  • February 2018
    • Feb 27, 2018 Talk it through… “Someone who has found a process” Feb 27, 2018
    • Feb 20, 2018 Work-in-Progress… Row House Neighborhood Feb 20, 2018
    • Feb 15, 2018 Once She Could… take a look and let the poem tell the story Feb 15, 2018
    • Feb 11, 2018 One thing leads to another... Feb 11, 2018
    • Feb 4, 2018 The magic that occurs during a studio visit Feb 4, 2018
    • Feb 1, 2018 Life Lesson: Artists know there’s more to work than what you learn in school Feb 1, 2018
  • January 2018
    • Jan 28, 2018 BOREDOM? REALLY? YOU GOTTA-BE-KIDDING-ME Jan 28, 2018
    • Jan 23, 2018 Through the door of a question… Jan 23, 2018
    • Jan 19, 2018 What’s the same… What’s Changing? Seeing Ideas Evolve Jan 19, 2018
    • Jan 16, 2018 Four Lessons from collaboration: an art-for-the-bees weekend at Stetson University Jan 16, 2018
    • Jan 12, 2018 Being a Citizen… From Inside my Art Bubble Jan 12, 2018
    • Jan 8, 2018 Just one more reason (of-oh-so-many-good-ones) to take the road less traveled Jan 8, 2018
    • Jan 6, 2018 SEEING… by hand Jan 6, 2018
    • Jan 4, 2018 Look Deeply and Don't Be Afraid... Jan 4, 2018
    • Jan 3, 2018 Is Juggling a Good Idea? Jan 3, 2018
    • Jan 1, 2018 Last chance – last dance - new creating – no mugwumps Jan 1, 2018
  • December 2017
    • Dec 9, 2017 Right by my Studio WIndow... inspiration for a poem Dec 9, 2017
  • October 2017
    • Oct 22, 2017 Side-By-Side Oct 22, 2017
    • Oct 5, 2017 Expectations; Small and Otherwise Oct 5, 2017
  • September 2017
    • Sep 27, 2017 This little bird has had quite a journey! Sep 27, 2017
    • Sep 24, 2017 Switch-hand sketching… getting out of my rut Sep 24, 2017
    • Sep 17, 2017 Remembering the curiosness of the storm Sep 17, 2017
    • Sep 4, 2017 Note to Self... about work and risks Sep 4, 2017
  • August 2017
    • Aug 31, 2017 WATER - POWER - CHANGE - IN THE VERY SAME BREATH Aug 31, 2017
    • Aug 27, 2017 The Pleasure of Objects Aug 27, 2017
    • Aug 20, 2017 Note to Self... Focus On the Why Aug 20, 2017
    • Aug 16, 2017 Some Unexpected Magic Aug 16, 2017
    • Aug 13, 2017 The weight of the work of one's hands Aug 13, 2017
    • Aug 11, 2017 Haiku Friday - the depths of knowing Aug 11, 2017
    • Aug 7, 2017 Sketching... where it begins Aug 7, 2017
    • Aug 6, 2017 Note to Self - Not shallow... Aug 6, 2017
    • Aug 4, 2017 HAIKU FRIDAY... Aug 4, 2017
    • Aug 3, 2017 Imagining... Without A Net Aug 3, 2017
  • July 2017
    • Jul 31, 2017 FLYING INTO THE UNKNOWN Jul 31, 2017
    • Jul 30, 2017 NOTE TO SELF... RISK-TAKING Jul 30, 2017
    • Jul 28, 2017 Haiku Friday... Dreams Rearranged Jul 28, 2017
    • Jul 26, 2017 Waking from a dream, remembering... Jul 26, 2017
    • Jul 25, 2017 The weight of rocks Jul 25, 2017
    • Jul 24, 2017 Landscapes of Dreams Jul 24, 2017
    • Jul 21, 2017 Haiku Friday... Bird Wisdom Jul 21, 2017
    • Jul 20, 2017 TBT – Fledgling: It’s Time to… Jul 20, 2017
    • Jul 18, 2017 : A Look Inside the Studio… “Neither Here Nor There” Jul 18, 2017
    • Jul 17, 2017 Imagining the In-Between Stages Jul 17, 2017
    • Jul 16, 2017 Sunday Morning Jul 16, 2017
    • Jul 13, 2017 The Gift of Rain Jul 13, 2017
    • Jul 12, 2017 Journeying in Dreams Jul 12, 2017
    • Jul 10, 2017 LONGING FOR WATER Jul 10, 2017
  • June 2017
    • Jun 26, 2017 Paying Attention - Simple Pleasures Jun 26, 2017
    • Jun 6, 2017 ROOTED DISCOVERIES Jun 6, 2017
    • Jun 4, 2017 Five Good things: Resistance through Art to Global Warming Jun 4, 2017
  • May 2017
    • May 22, 2017 Change is Never Easy May 22, 2017

Powered by Squarespace