Thunder and lightning. And an Iris

I thought as it's raining today, now would be a good time to write my blog. I decided to go on a walk today to wear my new shoes in, but unfortunately this was not one of my best ideas ever as I got caught in a MASSIVE thunder and lightning storm. I could see the storm coming when I set out, so it was my own stupid fault really. I got stuck under a subway for about 15 minutes and nearly drowned as it was flooding from both ends. I really should have learned to swim. Anyways, this is not really about art. Here is some art:

                                             Copyright Rebecca Gregory 2014

I have been drawing in the garden this week, so I thought I'd make the most of the irises. (I think they look a little bit like tiny mauve aliens) I did the purple handwriting first on a separate piece of notepaper and stuck it in. I don't usually tend to stick things in my Moleskine books as it breaks the spine, but I thought just one thing wouldn't hurt. I didn't really like it at first as I thought the lines and the stark white paper were too harsh, so I created the background in pink and white acrylic and emulsion and made sure I painted over the edges of the paper to integrate it into the page. I think the iris works well with the writing as the colours mirror each other. I was going to draw more, but I think a single flower is much more of a statement on its own. It would have got too overcrowded otherwise with the splodgy (technical artist's term) background.

                                              Copyright Rebecca Gregory 2014

I deliberately didn't use too much colour on this page for the same reason. It's quite a detailed page and I like the way the coloured parts stand out. The baseball boots are just not the same without the colour!