Thursday, August 29, 2013
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Willard the wallaby whimsically wanders through waterfalls wondering where Wally the whistling walrus went.
THE PERSONAL STORY:
mo saw a documentary on a forest area on the Dalmatian coast, now Croatia, where there are all these waterfalls and an abundance of wildlife including the european wildcat ! mo’s grandparents are from that part of the world !! The mountain in the background is styled after Saddleback which can be seen from all over Orange County, California. mo spent many mornings in the early dawn light bike riding the foothills of Saddleback. The birch trees behind the wallaby are like the one’s from mo’s yard when she lived outside Chicago. The windsock . . . touches on the skydiving roots which helped mo save up money to move to San Francisco and go to art school !!!
THE ART STORY:
mo’s goal was to capture the dawning light she experienced on bike rides and climbing trips. Light that has a yellow haze while the shadows are still cool and dark. This one she worked on as part of the original seven for her masters project and remains one of her favorite originals.
ENVIRONMENT: the wake of a new day (dawn light) at the waterfalls
ANIMALs:
rock wallaby / willard / whimsically / wanders /
wondering / watch
walrus / wally / waterfall / whistling / whistle
wombat
european wildcat (climbing tree)
willie wagtail (bird in tree)
fairy wren (bird in tree)
grey wagtail (bird in waterlilies below willard)
weasel / wrench
water buffalo / water
wild boar / weeping willow tree
wart hog / wagon
white-faced whistling duck
wood duck
wandering albatross / whiffle bat
whales / orcas
western grebes / wedding couple / wedding veil
pileated woodpecker
wood mouse
water shrew
OBJECTs in van:
whiffle ball
windsock
westward wind
Where do you think the wedding took place ?
Are the wood mouse and water shrew waterfall surfing or wakeboarding on those water lily pads ?
Who pitched the whiffle ball ?
How can you tell there is a wind ?
Why is it westward ?
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The movement of the willow is blowing to the west as is the windsock .
Which way is the west ?
Where is the light coming from ? It is dawn and the sun rises in the . . .