You know, I often write on this blog about the inspiration for my Artist Trading Cards as well as other works of art, sometimes the choices are conscious while other times I believe they are "twinklings" whirling in the back of my mind of something I've seen or heard in the past causing subconscious choices in my artworks. This trading card is one such "subconscious twinkling". While I have been recovering from hip surgery I've been watching old T.V. shows from the 70s and 80s on a wonderful website called hulu, mostly because there is just garbage on TV today. The shows on Hulu are free to watch and there is quite the mix, everything from The Bob Newhart Show to Mary Tyler Moore to Hart to Hart. You know Hart to Hart was my all time favorite show in the early 80s. My brother and I use to fight over the T.V. (I always won!) when it came on, I wanted to watch it and he didn't. Now that I look back on it with 41 year old eyes instead of 16 year old eyes, the show's concept is even more wonderful than I remembered .....a married couple that actually loved, respected and enjoyed each others company and carried on intelligent conversations with a touch of humor! I long for a TV show like that now but sadly the public only wants to see violence, fighting, blatent sex and rude borish behavior on TV shows. But I digress......remember Jennifer Hart's fabulous hair (I had the same gigantic hair in 1984!)? She was played by the equally fabulous Stefanie Powers. Well, I believe that as a result of all this Hart to Hart watching over the past 2 weeks I subconsciously created a Mona Lisa with a red Jennifer Hart hair style! It really didn't dawn on me until I was through with it. It is the first in a series of ATC Gothic Arches within my ATC a day for a year project. Funny how the "twinklings" in the back of the mind work! Do you every have a "twinkling" that you carry over into your artwork?
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