…Come mister Tally Man, Tally Me banana..
A wonderful cocktail Banana Tree is growing in my backyard and for the first year, it produced some cute little bananas. Its constantly sprouting out new growth from the top and the bottom. I’ve fallen in love with these leaves! Contrary to the many palm trees I’ve created these are soft, broad, billowy and glossy. The arch of each leaf is so elegant as they gradually unfold from thier tightly wound stalks when they come in. About the time I was creating these, Beetlejuice was coming out and the famous “Banana Boat Song” or “Day- O” was on repeat in my mind, so it was serendipitous to use this music for some of the papers.
Getting out these acrylic spray paints I’m obsessed with! I’ve been cutting leaves off palms and philodendrons around here .., looking, studying ..thinking about colors.. I love using real leaves like stencils! .. I’ve been into my yard this summer ..and botanical works are bubbling to the surface.
These shades of blue .. I’m into!!! I like using unexpected colors.. art gives you that license .. why not blue leaves ?!?! More to come.
Making more.. and bigger leaves.
The great thing about collage is I get to see how colors will look before committing ..nice! I cut things out often .. that I don’t end up using .. but those always work in something else.
Working on a few more details on these toasted yellow-y flowers for the bottom.. just love this color with these blues!
Back to more leaves today .. the bottom needed more dark colors .. almost there!
My paper Birds of Paradise .. some pops of different oranges in here
It’s funny how after some time working on a piece .. you come to know as it’s emerging ..especially the relationship of colors .. this needed some darker olive-y greens .. so last pop of color!
It’s funny how after some time working on a piece .. you come to know as it’s emerging ..especially the relationship of colors .. this needed some darker olive-y greens .. so last pop of color!
Here she is 
… I think? I’m done?!
