I loved the quotation in this week's IF prompt: “A good scientist is a person in whom the childhood quality of perennial curiosity lingers on. Once he gets an answer, he has other questions.” ~ Frederick Seitz
I think artists tend to be the same way, don't you?
This curious specimen grew out of the painting I'm working on (with a few changes).
Photoshop, text & acrylic textures. Please click to see details.
he , it is really very curious ! Good scientist has to look in all directions and search for the absolute truth! I like all these perennial eyes!
ReplyDeleteHey Leah, I am v ery glad you are posting again, you are one of a kind, your work is medieval, victorian and patinated - all at the same time. I'll get (M. Ambroise Vollard to get in touch!
ReplyDeletePS medieval, victorian and patinated is a compliment
Would love to have one of these lovely specimens in the garden. Have any extra seeds?
ReplyDeleteStunning! I love the colors and composition!
ReplyDeleteThank you, all!
ReplyDeleteArt, the local botany class often stops by my front garden to identify odd species, weeds & such, & while I am honored to serve the progress of science, I always feel very embarrassed to have a crowd minutely scrutinizing my usually-rather-scruffy-&-overgrown garden. It would give me a mischievous thrill if they were suddenly to find this specimen scrutinizing them back!
Andrew, I quite relish being called medieval, Victorian & patinated.
SL, I think this plant would be right at home in Macabry's cozy little plot! But be careful-- it's a bit invasive & you may find seedlings eyeing you from unexpected places.
Ashelymarie, thank you so much! I worried that this one might be a bit unbalanced, but then you could say that about a lot of my work. %}
...can't go wrong with eyeballs. Love it!
ReplyDeleteInvasive is ok--all we've got are dandelions and I wouldn't mind crowding some of them out. The roaring gets irritating.
ReplyDeleteI like the composition. Makes me think that the eyeballs are reaching to see what else is out there. Love this :)
ReplyDeleteOoooh that's my kind of plant.... it would be right at home with my perennial! Curiouser and curiouser!
ReplyDeleteThis seems to have multitude of meanings, great work!
ReplyDeleteI love how replacing berries with eyeballs adds such an other-worldly dimension!
ReplyDeleteThanks, all!
ReplyDeleteElizabeth, as you may have noticed I'm an eyeball-drawin' fool, so you know I agree!
SL, I'll be sure not to send my ear plants your way, as they might go deaf.
Linda, yes, those are definitely novelty-seeking eyes.
Roberta, it just so happens that this plant has thespian ambitions, so be careful what you say!
Sasa, thank you, I often feel my paintings make up their own meanings without me.
Sarah, I definitely wouldn't want to replace your yummy blueberries with eyeballs!
Wonder what these plants do at night, what they see? Do they sleep? Close their eyes?
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