I haven’t done this in a few years but I was looking at this new piece that is headed for next month’s show at the Kada Gallery, trying to figure out what it was saying to me and a thought came to me. Why not ask you guys what you would title it? I’ve done this a few times over the years and I always get a great mix of responses.
Here’s how it will work: You can either post your suggested titles here on the blog as a comment or, if you prefer a bit more privacy, you can email them to me at info@gcmyers.com. The contest will be open until Midnight of next Wednesday, October 3. All titles will be documented and affixed to the back of the painting so that posterity can get a load of how we thought back in the day. The person who submits the winning title will receive a prize package that includes a signed copy of my book and a special surprise or two.
The painting shown is a 6″ by 12″ piece on paper. That’s all I will tell you. You fill in the blanks with your own title. I look forward to seeing what you come up with.
Redtree Times 
Got it – but I’m going to ponder it for a couple of days, just to be sure. 😉
I look forward to your title or titles, Linda.
What fun! I suggest “Distant Rain.” (I’m not sure if you want a whole commentary on this — but I’ll say that the red cloud in the background seems to me to be giving up its moisture over the far fields. Given the shadow, I think the chair is in sunshine and the rain doesn’t seem menacing; maybe it’s good for the fields. I don’t see it as “looming.” So, a sunny foreground with benign precipitation far away — Distant Rain.)
Thanks, Moira, for the title as well as the “whole commentary.” Much appreciated. Good luck!
Here’s my suggestion: Sitting Alone in the Red
Barbara
Thanks, Barbara.
I have no idea where this came from. It just popped into my head when I saw the painting ~ ‘Split Reaction’
Interesting…
Great idea!
Jesse Gardner Assistant Director
West End Gallery 12 West Market St. Corning, NY 14830 (607) 936-2011 Website: http://www.westendgallery.net Blog: http://www.westendtalk.wordpress.com
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Thanks, Jesse.
I’m going with “Summer Stock”. I see a countryside production of Waiting for Godot making do with the red chair for the stone and a very much alive tree. My wife and I are enjoying the show and sipping a nicely chilled rosé.
Nice scene. Thanks and good luck!
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I see the tree as a parent and the chair as a child. The child is blushing because they were caught in their latest playful little escapade the parent is giving the child a time out … so I’m going with ‘Time Out’ 🙂
Nice!
“Cover You Mine”
Thansk, LuAnne. Good luck!
Gary, Kathy at Kada “Sit an ponder”.
Joe at Kada “Waiting for Autumn”
Thanks, Kathy and Joe. You haven’t seen this one yet. Hope you like it!
” Axis Mundi from the Moment to Contemplation” Sometimes you come upon a place and for whatever reason you stop there -or the place itself makes you stop there. And when you stop in this place you have the ‘moment’ where you become calm or you become one with the surroundings, or the earth. And this stillness transports you to your thoughts, maybe deep thoughts, maybe grand thoughts, maybe just thoughts of peace. You are now in the axis mundi from the ‘moment’ to the ‘contemplation’ . Such possibilities.
Thank you, Louise. What a wonderful narrative you’ve provided!
Just after I woke up, as I laid in bed, this painting appeared to me and the thought : Death does not take the Good from me. It’s for those of us who have lost someone we cared for . For those moments when you see something wonderful or somethng just ordinary that the missing person would appreciate or love and you want to share it with them , but you can’t because they are gone. For me the pain of these moments happen every day as I experience things my mother would appreciate or have words of wisdom for. And the beauty , calm of this piece said, by thinking of her , by thinking about what her joyful reaction would be to something, you are sharing the good of her with your heart again. Each time this happens you share the good of her with yourself — Death does not take the good from me. I hope to think of this painting and remember that. Thank you.
Louise- What a lovely and heartfelt thought. ” Death does not take the good from me” is a powerful term, a wonderful turn of phrase. Thank you for sharing this with me.
Since “Axis Mundi from the Moment to Contemplation” is taken, I’m going with Plan B and updating my entry from the 2009 contest:
“Red Tree No. 612”
612? I would have thoughtt that the number would have increased over the years. Consider it entered.
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I came here via Linda’s blog. I really like the painting and her title “Shedding Daylight”
Thanks so much. Hope you’ll continue to stop in from time to time.
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