Pictures I love...

[annwfyn]

melsner recently found me this website, which is full of the art of Sue Coleman. I first saw Sue Coleman's art on a series of greeting cards in Seattle, when I went out there about three years ago and got taken on the Mike Elsner Raven Death March Of Fun, in which we tramped around Seattle for about six hours straight looking for all things raven and raven art related. I've never seen Sue's art out of Seattle, which is a shame for I absolutely adore it.

I've put up my three favourite pics of hers here. I don't quite know how to describe why I like the art so much. Part of it is that these pictures do carry with them some very good memories of some very good times. Part of it is that I do love the iconic style of the pacific northwest native americans. Part of it is that I love ravens, and she's one of the few artists I've ever seen who do a lot of native art. Part of it is that I really really love her juxtaposition of the real, and the unreal - the ideal - the iconic. She paints visions. For werewolf geeks - I think she paints the umbra.




Shadow of the raven (this is the original pic which started my love of Sue Coleman)




Sea Otters (this isn't actually one of her nicest pieces of art, but it's a pic of a sea otter, who for some reason I totally associate with my time in the North-West)




Raven and Sun (and OK, I know it's a plate design. I still think it's gorgeous)

There's loads more artwork on her site. And I loves it. I really do. Is just so pretty.

In other news, I had a good weekend, if a little tiring, and am today triple booked. I have my family descending on my new flat en masse, and apparently also have one of jez's old fundraising friends coming to visit, not to mention the clique maybe showing for game tonight.

I am wondering if this is going to be a problem, or if it'll all be alright.

Denial is not just a river in Egypt.