Autumn Phillips Rennie American, b. 1979 Venice Canal 2001 Micron drawing pens on sketchbook paper 3 x 5 inches NFS Sketched quickly in Venice, Italy crossing a canal bridge, very much lost in the old town.
An illustrated haiku about sacrificial love: No. 3 “Tough Door Stop”
Raised a son, then three. Holes in the walls, but it stands. “Get the tough door stop.” Autumn Phillips Rennie American, b. 1979 Tough Door Stop, 5|7|5 No. 3 2018 Photoshop JPG, PNG, SVG 1560 × 1560 pixels $4 Created after a conversation with a sales associate at the big-box home improvement store. He’d quit college to raise an unexpected son. [product id=”5991″] Original Artworks in the Story Shop [product_attribute attribute=”format” filter=”original-artwork”]
An illustrated haiku about a strong daughter: No. 2 “Bosnian Baba”
Bosnian baba, tells me she’s a strong daughter. Her boy is born soon. Autumn Rennie American, b. 1979 Bosnian Baba, 5|7|5 No. 2 2018 Photoshop JPG, PNG, SVG 1560 × 1560 pixels $4 Created after a conversation with a fellow patron of the neighborhood nail salon. [product id=”5901″] Original Artworks in the Story Shop [product_attribute attribute=”format” filter=”original-artwork”]
An illustrated haiku on vulnerability: No. 1 “Bared Feet and Open Hands”
Walking through the world with bared feet and open hands. It’s a dangerous walk. Autumn Rennie American, b. 1979 Bared Feet and Open Hands, 5|7|5 No. 1 2018 Watercolor on paper 12 x 9 inches $22 Painted as a writing exercise and to test a new set of neon watercolor paints. [product id=”5788″] Original Artworks in the Story Shop [product_attribute attribute=”format” filter=”original-artwork”]
“The Bagger Lady and The Things”
She looked timeworn but friendly as she promptly rounded the corner of the checkout aisle of the grocery store down the street. She had hoary curls that were too short to hide her face behind, but that didn’t stop her from trying. She was eager to help me add my cart full of groceries to the belt. I had already bought a round of groceries this weekend, but I needed medicine and green vegetables now. She smiled and asked me […]