Carol Kroll

new painting: bluebird vs blackbird series

I know it seems like I have retired from my web post here, but I have been working behind the scenes on various projects. I have a number of things coming up in the fall that I want to be ready for, so I’ve been holed up in my studio.

Yes, I know it’s summer and I need to be outside enjoying every drop of this lovely weather. I feel incredibly guilty hiding in my lair, because in a blink of an eye I am going to be writing heated letters to March again (like this one and this one )

But! I have had all my windows open and a breeze blowing in while lodged in there, does that count? At times I do work outside, but my collage pieces tend to blow around which is irritating. So I try to go out there on the porch to do watercolor parts and then come inside and stay awake all night working on the collage parts. Fair enough, I feel. My guilt ridden self feels some relief anyway.

So along with a new batch of art cards I’ve been working on (I’ll post them here soon) – here is my latest piece. It’s the second installment in a series involving the Bluebird of Happiness and the Blackbird of Destruction (or Depression if you prefer. The Double D I like to call him). It’s only no. 2 in the series, so don’t be alarmed by the bluebird’s progress. Yet.

bluebird of happiness vs blackbird of destruction: fighting a losing battle
watercolor, ink and collage
15.5in x 6in

*Note: the first installment of this series is a diptych, though not currently presented that way here on the site. I moved that piece’s 2 thumbnails in the order at the top right if you would like to look at this series in context.