California- Hollywood

Inhabited Crofts with grass roves and Scottish “Stone Hedge” in Calabash declared to the Hebrides islands themselves I am Clan Morrison. Beachwood easels and Rice Paper echo I am an artist. The great Mecca for art is California. It is said to be the land of fruits and nuts. (Unclear if it is reference to the population.) But, it was gold that brought Anglos to the state. My dad is from California and he wears socks and sandals which could explain why that style is becoming popular. California is more or less the trend setter of the nation which bucks trends. Fashion creates California because they are Hollywood but do not care what they look like.  For as dry as California is, it is also amazing how agrarian California is.  Most spinach and raisin is raised in the state. The animation and agriculture culture created the “California Raisons” cartoon. The name California is from the Greek mythological, utopian island. The Spanish thought it was an island. There is also the element Californium. The Callidash stones are defiantly Morrison.

California is by definition mythological. Everything is in front of the famous peak and water fall of Yosemite National park. Lincon declared it sight unseen a national trust ruled by the state during the Civil War. In 1889, John Muir discovered the Yosemite Valley and lobbied for it as a national park. It became one in 1890 and is best known for Photos by Ansell Adams. On the peak is the “Hollywood” sign. First erected in 1923, it originally said “HOLLYWOODLAND” and did not have lights. It was reborn in 1978. The castle on the side is for the “sleeping beauty castle” of Disneyland. (adapted for the side of a hill) The head peeking in on the right side is a California Sea Lion. The sombrero is for the Spanish ownership of the state. Everything is on the original flag of the state in its uprising during the Mexican War. The current state flag is based on it. The jelly jarIs for the Knott’s family that created the Boysen berry and is a name brand for jams and jellies which originates from California since 1921. The flower in the hat is the flame flower. It is pined on by the symbol of the Fishermen’s Warf in San Francesco. I drew this picture recently with pencil and white charcoal.      

 The name other is piece is “Carpenter Log” and is made win ink and 12” x 18.” The name is from the road that it was next to. Trees even fallen gain a unique beauty like mussels raped around bone.  A tree fallen has life coming near death’s magical cure surrounding it, but yet the fallen tree’s branches pull toward the sky.If you are interested in buying this or any other of my work email me at MatthewMorrison76@yahoo.com to order.

New Hampshire-Granite

Water horses which can mask as beautiful women and vanishing maidens who unfurl battle flags which release thousands of warriors swear that I am Clan Morrison. The beautiful dance of the brush and the chi of the white charcoal blending graphite and paper swear that I am an artist. New England has a unique connection to art. New Hampshire gains the power of the mountains like West Virginia which ironically drawn many people from Massachusetts and the like called “flat-lander.” The state transformed from agrarian to industrial to Tourist. New Hampshire has become one of the only New England skiing abodes. There is also Lake Champlain and its monster. Weather people know the state for Mount Washington as it has the fastest wind in the nation. Climbing is also big there. My mother’s old boss had a secretary from there and stole my mom’s pen because it had a NH on it.  (NH was my mother maiden initials.)I was  able to find an online scan of the MacLeod Fairy flag.

 

New Hampshire’s mythology has a difference from other states. The purple lilac is the state flower made official in 1919 and New York’s bush which is in front of everything. It is a harbinger of spring, but more importantly in is the symbol of endurance with it growing to be a hundred as NH is called the granite state. The building on the right is a shaker barn. Shakers were founded by Mother Anna who thought she was the female Jesus and received visions to invent circular saws. The Concord news paper is named “Mother Anna.” The face on the right is the “OLD Man of the Mountain.” According to the Native Americans, Mohawk Indian Chief Pemigewasset brought peace through his marriage, but his wife left to visit her dying father. The whole winter, he looked for her return until the Great Spirit took his life. That spring, his face was on the cliff still looking for her. In 2007, it fell off the cliff and his spirit was free.  The weird “yelling” doll behind the lilac is for the Andre Nature Trail where sculptures are brought in from around the world.  I drew this picture a few mouths with pencil and white charcoal.

The name of this piece is “Indiana Yard” and was done in ink almost two years ago and is 12” x 9.” One of the joys drawing on the spot is ink in the pen freezing. The solution is to the nib between thumb and fore finger. Snow has a unique beauty on evergreens as it is frozen death battling eternal life. This also has sweeps and curtains made with snow on green chandlers. If you are interested in buying this or any other of my material email me at MatthewMorrison76@yahoo.com to order.