Archive for August, 2005
Garlic and Magic Apple
Tuesday, August 9th, 2005
You Go, Garlic and Magic Apple – 6 x 6 x 1 Acrylics on wrappedcanvas
This pair of paintings were given to one of my neices, Camille. I told her she can make one wish per day on the Magic Apple painting.
Full Moon
Saturday, August 6th, 2005
Full Moon, 12 x 12 inches Acrylics on canvas - a cantaloupe growing in our garden.
Emerald Tree Boas
Thursday, August 4th, 2005
A study in progress for who knows how much longer, this painting accumulates finer detail than is typical of my work, except in graphite illustrations. The boas are one of my favorite exhibits at the Dallas World Aquarium (Texas). Their phosphorescent green skin has striking black and white scale patterns along the spine and a turquoise mother-of-pearl overall sheen that’s most visible at certain angles where the body delicately curls and bends. Painting certain animals with distinct and specific characteristics calls for a different approach from start to finish, for example, compared to generic landscapes.
I like having one painting around that’s going to get the full treatment! Emerald Tree Boas has become like an old friend, even hanging out celebrating holidays in the dining room with the rest of us. It would be nice if this painting could carry enough potency to alter the automatic responses of fear and disgust that are associated with snakes.
Emerald tree Boas’ Merry Christmas – hats made with construction paper and cotton balls, taped