It’s been just about a month since I’ve shared any new art with you – that’s because I’ve been busy working on various other projects (ex. Boug & S’More: A Swamp Tale [novel] and a poetic sexual odyssey), which you could note by following me on twitter or Instagram (@TheBobbyJames).
Yesterday I managed to create two pieces – the first remains untitled, so I’m leaving that up to you:
Title TBD
This is my first foray into freehand painting with watercolor. I used various brushes to create the image, then used my fingers to add strokes of yellow. To finish the piece, I mixed in some additional water to splatter paint for the final effect. Pretty simple, really. I woke up, had a vision and knew I wanted to experiment with a medium I’ve never really used before.
I love this piece – but I cannot seem to find the right title. I’d been toying with calling it “Elephants in the Wind,” but I figured, why not let someone else decide? So leave your suggestion in the comments section below – or on social media using the hashtag #NameTheElephants and I’ll use the title I love best! 🙂
Next, I present:
The Faces of Elephants
This piece began as a doodle while I was having coffee with my friend Pete. Earlier this year, Pete and I decided to have what we call “art dates.” These “dates” are used to not only be social, but to share creative ideas while an organic, creative process occurs in public – the people at Starbucks love us (I think), well, I know they like the art at least.
Pete sketches forms and figures mostly and I let my mind wander into an abstract place (Breath of Life and The Spring of Life were created this same way [see below]). During our outing, I drew the top left swirl in the image. From there, the rest of The Faces of Elephants was born. You’ll notice there is a great deal of symbolism. Are the trunks phallic in nature? Are the tusks suggestive of bondage? Are people consuming the elephants or are elephants existing harmoniously? These are some of the thoughts I hope this piece inspires.
What else do The Faces of Elephants say to you? What do you see? I’m curious to know your response. I can tell this abstraction is influenced by the sexual odyssey I’m composing. Can you?
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Here are the two pieces referenced above: Breath of Life and The Spring of Life.
BOBBY JAMES 