“If you’re doing a good job you should feel that it gets harder. If you think it’s getting easier, you ought to look out. I think it means you’re getting lazy.”
— Matthew Carter
My final collage of the calendar year might be a favorite for the whole cycle, even though the finish felt like a struggle. Although I spent a lot of time at this natural place before confronting my impression on the drawing board, bringing it around to a “finished look” transcended a plein air description. I don’t know why it’s hard for me to cross that line, but a fulfillment process often needs to maintain the upper hand. I can never easily bend paper to my will, but, if I ask nicely, it will cooperate to help me become an “agent” of the Creative Source.
Haven on the Knob
collage landscape by J A Dixon
7.75 x 10.75 inches
private collection