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Thursday, September 20th, 2007
Still in progress - Orange Milkweed - 22 x 30 inches Oil pastels on watercolor paper, started yesterday. Color: I haven’t used it for a while, terrifying, but just jumped in and started scribbling.
March Winds
Thursday, March 15th, 2007
March Winds 11 x 14 Oil Pastels on paper ~ all Paper Places series are matted and framed with double 3″ white matt and 3″ wide white 22 x 26 frame.
Ode to Jackson Pollock via Oil Pastels. Style occurs as an intuitive response to subject and media. The style in March Winds, unlike most of my work, is highly abstract, suitable for the subject of such a windy day. When it was finished I was reminded of some of Jackson Pollock’s work, that previously I didn’t care for at all or understand. The experience of drawing March Winds had me taking a second look, much more understanding and new sense of appreciation for the authenticity of Abstract Artists’ work.
“… the painting has a life of its own. My mission is to bring forth this life”. (Jackson Pollock)
Post-dated note: Accepted for Grand Prairie Arts Council (GPAC) Open Juried Art Show and Sale September/October, 2007. Grand Prairie Memorial Library 901 Conover Drive, Grand Prairie, Texas.
Pinion at Sunset, reworked
Monday, March 12th, 2007
Pinion at Sunset, the final piece.
Moon Over Cypress
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006
Moon Over Cypress - 14 x 1 1 Oil Pastels
Moon Over Cypress turned out differently than what I envisioned, and unlike many other of the oil pastels done recently, it came together quickly and will not be reworked. The paper shows through as stars and reminds me of time lapse photography.
Wild Canada
Tuesday, August 1st, 2006
14 x 11 Oil Pastels ~ framed 26 x 22 ~ Available
Post-dated note: Wild Canada was accepted for display in The Artist Showplace Gallery’s Annual Juried Exhibition, Feb - March 2007
Wild Canada is part of the Essence of Place series, inspiring the following poem.
The Essence of Place
It remains
when things are gone
and people
passed and roads
and paths and places
we belong
to the Essence.
Lake Cote, Costa Rica
Sunday, May 21st, 2006
Lake Cote Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica - 14 x 11 Oil Pastels~ framed, available
This drawing demonstrates how each new work calls for unique style or technique. In such cases as this, it is more about the drawing itself that controls the results, and I follow along intuitively reading and responding to what happens on the page.
Texas Paintbrush
Saturday, May 6th, 2006
11 x 14 inches Oil Pastels on paper, framed 22 x 26 inches
Impressionistic style using soft, blended technique with the pastels, portrays the feeling of walking in a dry sandy field on a warm Spring day in northern Texas.
Arkansas July 6:45 a.m.
Tuesday, April 18th, 2006
Arkansas July 6:45 a.m. ~ 14 x 11 Oil Pastels, part of the Paper Places series ~ $550.00
Driving back to Texas on our annual 2 1/2 day trip to eastern Ontario, I enjoy being on the road before sunrise. On lengthy journeys it’s best to take advantage of every splendor along the way, then the trip doesn’t seem to take so long.
Eucalyptus Tree
Sunday, April 16th, 2006
14 x 11 Oil Pastels on paper, Eucalyptus Tree (Queen Mary’s Falls, Queensland, Australia) ~ Available 26 x 22 inches total framed size
I think this is my favorite tree picture so far, along with Wild Canada in the same series.
Post-dated note: This drawing earned a spot in American Art Jury’s 2007 Spring/Summer online exhibition and gallery http://www.artjury.com
Eucalyptus Tree is part of the Paper Places series, accomplanied by and inspiring the following poem:
It remains
when things are gone
and people
passed and roads
and paths and places
we belong
to the Essence.
Galahs in Traffic, reworked
Friday, April 14th, 2006
Galahs in Traffic - Flocks of Galahs fly head on into cars on the road to Kangaroo Island, South Australia. 14 x 11 Oil Pastels ~ Available
All drawings in the series Paper Places are framed with 3″ white mat, 3″ wide white wood classic style frame 26 x 22 inches.
Post-dated note: Galahs in Traffic placed in Artjury.com’s 2007 Fall/Winter Juried Online Exhibition.
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