"A Day Called Manana" (sold)

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This is a week where I could use another manana. Unfortunately, the last time I looked at the calendar, there was not one day called manana! It's an illusion..."pie in the sky" thinking. The only way to get things done is to schedule only what can be done in seven days a week. It's the only way.

This piece will wake you up on a Monday morning! You might not have noticed at first glance, that the zigzag black marks in the background actually spell manana. It was first written with a ruling pen, enlarged and reduced on a copier. Stamps were cut of this image in all three sizes. So what you see here is a portion of the word stamped in three sizes. The black lines at the bottom are also a hand cut stamp. But what really makes this a bold and aggressive piece besides the color are all of the hard edges from the stamp. The hard edge can work if your desire is to communicate aggressive drama. The texture created by the stamp will offset and break up the edge a bit which is one reason I've always been drawn to stamped imagery.

As you can see, I do a lot of experimenting with creating different moods by the way I handle the elements and principles of design. Perhaps you might feel a bit creative today and think about painting a dramatic piece.