April 24, 2011

well, I made the leap! After following many friends via their blogs, I've decided to get past my discomfort,...(it all seems too public), to see if I can impose a new level of structure and discipline to my daily life as an artist. So, I'm sticking my toe into the world of blogging. with the hope that eventually, I'll put down my thoughts about artmaking and chart my evolution,...let's see how it goes.

I decided to begin by jumping on the 'something a day' bandwagon...creating a project that provides the incentive to post something specific from my world in art, daily...

Those who know me well know that I'm obsessed with the circular form. Circles, speak to me. They're an important part of my visual vocabulary. Why?...well for a seemingly endless number of reasons. Here are just a few: purity of form, absolute symmetry, the beautiful letter 'o', the center, the whole, the hole, the sun, the moon, a wheel, a start point, a continuous line,...(and Kandinsky claimed that the circle was the most peaceful shape and that it represented the human soul.)

For years, I've incorporated and used circles and circular forms in my artwork: circles, arcs, rings, spheres, globes, convex and concave forms...I love them all. I always return to the circle to 'center' me and as a start point for a new journey in art.

So I give you: circling round, a photo or two every day, a bit of what I see a'round' me, for your viewing pleasure? As I become more comfortable and settled in, I hope to include more about works in progress, work completed and observations.

Here goes, presenting an artist's 'one a day', the circular form as a visual journal.

and while you're at it, please visit my website:

http://www.lisabarthelson.com/







Sunday, September 25, 2011

daily rounds, day 155: september 25, 2011

                                                                  


                                                                           


this way
Worcester
                                                                                  

daily rounds, day 154:september 24, 2011

                                                                             


                                                                           



breakfast
Worcester Diner (Miss)
                                                 

Saturday, September 24, 2011

daily rounds, day 153, september 23, 2011







studio, reflected
Worcester

daily rounds, day 152, september 22, 2011







gone
fall, Rutland

daily rounds, day 151: september 21, 2011







'hole'y web,
 basement steps, Rutland
                                                                

daily rounds, day 150: september 20, 2011

                                                                     


                                                                                    


morning drive to Boston, slow
MA Turnpike
                                                                      

daily rounds, day 149: september 19, 2011








cord in the grass
Rutland
                                                                             

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

daily rounds, day 148: september 18, 2011





















































spectacular day a 'round' stART
stART on the Street Worcester
                                                                 

Saturday, September 17, 2011

daily rounds, day 147: september 17, 2011

                                                                               


                                                                 


box of old balls, worn
driveway, Rutland
                                                                                    

daily rounds, day 146: september 16, 2011




                                                                                           


fall fruit and sunshine
Rutland
                                                                                                

Friday, September 16, 2011

daily rounds, day 145: september 15, 2011

                          

                                                 
                                                           


hay rounds on the hill
Moore State Park Paxton
                                                                            

daily rounds, day 144: september 14, 2011

                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                  




corn silk 'do'
outstanding,  in the field
Rutland

daily rounds, 143: september 13, 2011







end of the day
sitting Rutland

daily rounds, day 142: september 12, 2011

                                                                                        
                                                                                

                                                                            


work in progress
outside, Rutland
                                                                          

daily rounds, day 141: september 11, 2011

                                                       


                                                                                       


signs of the times
archival rounds, New York City
July 6, 2007
                                                                                     

Sunday, September 11, 2011

daily rounds, day 140, september 10, 2011







moon at sunset
Rutland

daily rounds, day 139: september 9, 2011







roof drain
Sprinkler Factory
Worcester


daily rounds, day 138: september 8, 2011

                                                                

                                                                            



post rain, rain & rain
sump still pumping
Rutland
                                                                                  

Thursday, September 8, 2011

daily rounds, day 137: september 7, 2011

                                                               


                                                                                


rain on the road
puddle, Rutland
                                                                      

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

daily rounds, day 136: september 6, 2011


                                                                                    

                                                                             


tent caterpillar debris, caught
Rutland

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

daily rounds, day 135: september 5, 2011







backyard fungi
Rutland
                                                                       

daily rounds, day 134: september 4, 2011

                                                                           

                                                                                    
                                                                    


Fenway cupholders
phone hipstamatic pic, Boston
                                                                                      

Monday, September 5, 2011

daily rounds, day 133: september 3, 2011







red balloon at rest
side of the road, Rutland

daily rounds, day 132: september 2, 2011

     


                                                                                   


end of summer lily pads
pond, Rutland
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Friday, September 2, 2011

daily rounds, day 131: september 1, 2011




                                                  

                                                                                  






luscious ripe tomatoes...
taste of summer
Rutland
                                                                                                                 

daily rounds, day 130: august 31, 2011






evening watering
garden Rutland