{"id":12151,"date":"2021-04-25T15:09:29","date_gmt":"2021-04-25T15:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/?p=12151"},"modified":"2021-04-25T15:09:29","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T15:09:29","slug":"how-i-title-my-paintings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daynacollinsblog.com\/curele\/?p=12151","title":{"rendered":"How I Title My Paintings"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I am often asked how I come up with the titles for my paintings, so I’m going to spill the beans. Whenever I’m reading a beautifully written novel, I keep a piece of paper and a pen handy to jot down portions of sentences or phrases that resonate with how the words are put together. I do the same when I am reading poetry, just taking a few of the words, or “word fragments,” and scribbling them on a scrap of paper. I keep all of my pieces of paper gathered together on a clipboard, which I then refer to when it is time to name a painting. And I get to use one of my vintage clipboards!<\/p>\n

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It is a bit of a wonky system, and takes some maneuvering, but it has worked for me for many years and I enjoy the process of looking through my scribbles and putting together new combinations of words from the word fragments on my scraps of paper.<\/p>\n

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I have painted hundreds of paintings over the years, but here is a sampling of my work and the titles I have chosen.<\/p>\n

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“A Narrow Illumination,” plaster, oil, and cold wax on cradled birch panel, by Dayna J. Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“According to Sylvia Plath, the tulips are subtle, they seem to float,” plaster, oil, and cold wax on cradled birch panel, by Dayna J. Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“A Protective Charm,” acrylic on 300 lb. watercolor paper, by Dayna J. Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“A Ghostly Process of Waves,” oil and cold wax on cradled birch panel, by Dayna J. Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Small Bursts of Illumination,” acrylic on wood panel, mounted in floating frame, by Dayna J. Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Fallen Sun,” oil and cold wax on cradled birch panel, by Dayna J. Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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