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Tuesday, January 30th, 2018
Waterfall Abstract, 11H x 14W inches watercolors on 140 lb premium, with mat. Framed size approx. 17H x 20W inches, white mat and white frame with crackle finish.
Summer Forest Fantasy 01
Monday, January 8th, 2018
Summer Forest Fantasy 01, 6H x 2W inches watercolors
Summer Forest Fantasy 02
Sunday, January 7th, 2018
Summer Forest Fantasy 02, 6H x 2W inches watercolors
First Snow 02
Saturday, June 3rd, 2017
First Snow 02, 12 x 12 inches acrylics on canvas
Entry for The Square Foot Show in Bismark, ND on August 1st – 25th, 2017
Sold, but a similar one can be created upon request. Please allow 7 days to paint before shipping.
New Mexico Sunset
Saturday, February 7th, 2015
New Mexico Sunset, 11 x 14 inches oil pastels on paper, white mat.
Blue Flag Iris Abstract
Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Blue Flag Iris Abstract, 10 x 10 x 1 inches oil pastels on canvas, unframed.
BlossoMania
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
Blossomania, 12H x 16W inches oil pastels painted with oil blending and glazing medium on 80 lb acid free premium, white mat
I’ve been admiring the round masses clumped on the Plum tree branches in our neighbor’s back yard for a week or so now. Yesterday and today, pink swirls in the wind inspired this kooky poem
Petals are falling, the sky is blue
They cover everything, old and new
If I sit too long, I’ll be covered too!
Larger image shows the finished piece, 12H x 16W inches, which was cropped from the original size, left thumbnail, 18H x 24 inches. Blogging always reveals a different perspective. If I had not re-sized the original in order to post, I might never have recognized that the cropped portion has a more balanced composition…benefits of blogging!
Deciduous Forest
Friday, December 7th, 2012
Deciduous Forest – Washington State USA – 12H x 16W inches watercolors on paper, sage green mat
Thumbnails below: 1. resist medium applied, dried and first paint application 2. peeling off the dried resist after painting dark hues of sap green 3. stage 02, after peeled off resist medium, before more paint 4. an idea occurred to use the pulled off rubber pieces as 3D effects in future paintings, probably best on canvas.
A while back, I had visitors attending a show of mine peel off the rubberized medium in the same fashion, revealing the flowers on “Flowering Shavingbrush Tree”.
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Birch Stand
Friday, November 30th, 2012
Work details: 1. applying resist medium 2. working with the challenge of a limited palette, watercolors were also dripped down the page. Tomball watercolor pen adds more details.
Birch Stand, 12H x 16W inches watercolors on 120 lb cold pressed 100% cotton paper. Framed size 22H x 26W inches.
Chrysanthemums: work in progress
Friday, May 18th, 2012
Chrysanthemums, 45L x 85W x 3D inches, graphite, charcoal and primer on 100% cotton, work in progress
Rather than priming the fabric first as usual, water and primer are painted to enhance the graphite while the composition works itself out. It’s been all about getting lost in the improvisation and surprise! Grass blades are implied by the buildup of thin streaks throughout, which also serve to balance and energize the work, plus add slight cubist effects.
This is will hang in a contemporary-style room. If color is used at all it will be limited to red, yellow and green areas near the large main flower. Parts of the surface may be left raw, so to set the finished piece, the entire back will be primed and the front will be sprayed with fixative.
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The chaos of this past year, moving to Oregon from Texas, has truly put my artsy artist’s statement to the test; that ‘creativity is an attitude toward life’. I’m accustomed to creating chaos in my artwork, then resolving it. With too many move-related priorities and unfinished renovations, no wonder I’ve felt increasingly disoriented. The good thing is that observations never stop, even if the focus on art-work has to.
