Wonderful Artists working with muted tones

I always go back to the muted, minimal tones in what I create and what I enjoy - especialy when life is getting a little bit crazy.
Only 6 sleeps now until I fly to the UK and then to Morocco, Portugal and Spain for a great holiday with my 22 year old daughter who is currently living in the UK.
My ankle is healing beautifully thanks to physio, acupuncture, arnica, hot and cold packs, homeopathic drops, and lots of positive thinking.
I was thrilled to get a wonderful surprise in the mail yesterday - some beautiful painting/collages by Leslie Avon Miller - an artist whose work I admire greatly.

'Courage Kindled'

 

'Collage no 6'

Another artist who creates beautiful, sensitive monotoned collage works is Donna Watson. I am fortunate to own this piece.

'Collage E'

...and I love this tiny 'print' by Janet Jones.

This very evocative print  is by Kevin Oxley. Kevin is a local artist while Leslie, Donna and Janet are from the USA .

Another print I have waiting for a frame is this one I bought in Darwin a few years ago - produced at one of the indigenous desert communities specialising in print making.

I will have them all framed when I return from my trip.

FABRIC BOOK of Life Drawings - revisited

I posted on my life drawing book made from fabric on March 11th, 2010. My lovely new blogger friend, Leslie Avon Miller of Textures, Shapes and Colours, featured my book and my life drawing collage exchange works in her blog on Monday, June 28th. Thanks to Leslie, my 'Followers' have doubled over the past couple of weeks. Don't you just love this blogging network?

Anyway, many of the comments at the bottom of her post about me referred to wanting to turn the pages of my book, so I have done the next best thing. I have made a 'Picasa' slide show of me turning the pages - not quite the same thing, but hopefully near enough. Go to FABRIC BOOK to see the slide show.