Floating leaves

That's not the title of these two images - I can't think of anything that really fits. So for now...floating leaves. Acrylic on wood panel. 8x10 & 8x8. This is one of the images that the negative space defines the subject. I painted the watery blue background first then painted the background on top of the foreground. Weird sequence but it works. 

I will be uploading these shortly as fine art giclees when I get my new retail site working - should be very soon! Watch this space. 

from neolithic to modern

I submitted a piece to a juried show. This is a first for me - an application...an application fee (bummer)...photos...artists statement. Seriously-this is the real thing!

The event is the Kala Art Institute in Berkeley - where all things art just happen. The name of the show is: The Making is a Remaking. What are Worlds made of?

"Not from nothing… Worldmaking starts from worlds already on hand: the making is a remaking."
Nelson Goodman (Ways of Worldmaking, 1978)

And here is what I submitted: Waiting for Solstice.

and my artists statement here that describes this piece.

When I was a little girl I often imagined that I lived in a small world in a contained space

and I was part of a bigger world and was being observed by this bigger alternate

universe. I took this fascination in later years to assembling miniature worlds and

creating works of art that were always smaller than everyone else's. In college while my

classmates worked on large canvases I drew in spaces of about 6x6 inches. For this

project I used my love of miniature worlds and assembled my version of a neolithic rock

formation. Having recently traveled to Ireland I saw many of these and loved and learned

from each one. In 2000 I traveled to the Surrey Plain in England and walked around

Stonehenge - fascinated by the precarious balance of the beautiful blue stones. While I

did not have access to stone-age rocks I did have a pile of beautiful driftwood I recently

purchased. These small pieces of wood...softened by the forces of nature were a perfect

replacement and so I assembled my own miniature neolithic world. The very small rusted

metal part I picked up on the side of a road is reminiscent of the Heel Stone - where the

midsummer sun rises when viewed from the center of Stonehenge. Painted stripes add

color and interest and bring the piece into the modern world and the riverbed reminds

the viewer that the driftwood once floated in water.

a day at the park...

Hubby and I went to see the Diebenkorn exhibit at the De Young in Golden Gate Park and it was such a delicious soft and foggy day that it was just perfect for taking photos and then manipulating them, adding borders, adjusting light and then posting that I just had to share. a few were posted on Instagram - so take a look there and follow too!

Lyrical florals

I love the idea of painting a background first and then painting over the background leaving clear only the space that is to take shape. In these two pieces I started with an abstract background on wood panel. When dry I painted over the background leaving open the shape of a very loosely designed flower. Once that that was complete and I went over the who piece with conte crayon where I defined the shapes and added texture and definition.
8x10 and 8x8. Fine art prints here on Imagekind and Artist Rising.

Going to Ireland...

I have taken photos of Ireland and manipulated them by adjusting color, adding filters, layer subtle color and cropping. Then I juxtaposed another photo next to it to create a balanced piece. These photos were taken in the west of Ireland near County Mayo and Enniscrone in June 2013. 

New art prints now on Artist Rising and Imagekind. 

Things With Paper

I labored over these two which I don't usually do. No matter how I made the top half it just wasn't right and I painted over it--and over it--and over it. I think this time it's right. But it did take a stepping away time to view it with fresh eyes a day later. Thus we have a Horizon Made of Paper 1 & 2.
My thing for circles shows up but not as intense as other times. I'm thinking maybe do something like this again but looser and the colors less somber. Your thoughts?
I set them up as fine art prints on Imagekind and Artist Rising. 

When Two Become One

These two pieces are actually four. I painted each piece individually in mixed media on wood panel. Once complete they were scanned in at very high res - then merged together to create two panels. These were a good exercise for me because I had to step away and think about them. At first I though it was done. But I wasn't sure so I left them there for two days. When I returned - with a refreshed mind I was able to see that they were not done...so many layers later I finished them and was happy with the result. The completed pieces have depth and dimension and a lot of going on underneath the layers.
Fine art prints available on Imagekind and Artist Rising.