words + pictures from the studio of Joan Colbert
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A recent addition to the As Potent as a Charm series of poisonous botanicals, Suspects, is inspired by Castor Bean, Ricinus communis, with a nod to the 1978 ‘umbrella murder’ of Bulgarian dissident, Georgi Markov, in London. Neurotoxins found in the seeds are 500 times more poisonous than cyanide.
Tags: as potent as a charm, castor bean, Georgi Markov, linocut, linoleum block, poison, relief print, ricinus communis
Evolving Landscapes
Summit Artspace
March 3 – April 8, 2017
As noted in a past blog post, Landscape Perils, the yew is one of those “plantings that add a hint of danger to the structure of the garden.” In Pleasant Valley appearances deceive: the ubiquitous landscape/foundation plant of suburbia, the Yew, seems ordinary, but all parts of Taxus baccata are poisonous.
Pleasant Valley (detail)
Yew, Taxus baccata
relief print
Tags: as potent as a charm, linocut, relief print, summit artspace, Taxus baccata, yew
The stock pot was cooking! Various alum-soaked papers and leaves were layered atop an old steamer basket and simmered for a couple hours. So many possibilities!
Tags: ecoprints
Lily
pastel and watercolor
Tags: corgi, pet portrait
bereft . adrift . aloft
collagraph
triptych
Tags: collagraph, printmaking, triptych
What a feast for the senses! When the epiphyllum blooms the deck is redolent with its heavenly scent. Knowing that it will be gone by morning only adds to its allure.
The flower only lasts one night, but a painting keeps the memory alive. From many years ago this watercolor was inspired by one of the early blooms on the first epiphyllum I owned.
Tags: epiphyllum, watercolor
New additions to the notecards for book lovers series: Happy Endings and Cook Books. Cook Books, as yet uncolored, will be trimmed with red and yellow ribbons.
Tags: books, linocut, linoleum block, notecards, printmaking, relief print
When Artists of Rubber City has a sale it’s a good one! Members filled the Transitions Gallery at Summit Artspace with an incredible variety of artwork for this benefit.
Little frog, big frog . . . my little block print juxtaposed with John Sokol’s painting!
