"Parks and playgrounds are the soul of a city"
Marty Rubin
The soft greens and yellows in this abstract landscape painting are like a warm embrace from Mother Nature. Painted with many layers of acrylic, graphite, oil pastel, ink pencil, tissue paper and copies of my b&w photos.
On a wood cradle board. 14"x18"x .75" Mixed Media Landscape on Wood Cradle Board/Available $265 Click HERE to purchase.
"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity." - Edgar Allan Poe This abstract painting is bold and full of movement with lots of chaos!
It is a bit out of control and has a reckless abandonment that is lively and entertaining! Painted with acrylic, graphite, oil pastel and ink pencil.
Mounted to a black cradle board. 20"x20"x .75" Mixed Media Abstract on Watercolor Paper/Available $345 Click HERE to purchase.
"Of course you don't die. Nobody dies. Death doesn't exist.
You only reach a new level of vision, a new realm of consciousness, a new unknown world." - Henry Miller I was visiting Denver,and while walking down an alleyway, I saw her beautiful face on a deteriorating old poster.
The solemn and longing look in her eyes drew me in and I snapped a photo.
It is very comforting to me to believe that our loved ones who have passed are watching over us. Painted with acrylic, oil pastel, ink stick and copies of my b&w photos.
On a wood cradle board. 21.5"x23.5"x 1.25" Mixed Media Collage on Wood Cradle Board/Available $335 Click HERE to purchase.
"I personally will never forget that people are more important than buildings." - Harvey Milk The graffiti in this painting resides on the building across the alley from where I live. I became curious seeing it daily.
What does it mean? Who painted it? Why did the artist decide to climb down the fire escape from the roof to paint it?
I took a photo of it as I usually do with things that interest me. I knew it would become part of a future painting. Then an incredible thing happened!
While my painting was on display at an art festival, I noticed two young men spending a lot of time studying it.
Of course, I needed to find out what it was that caught their attention.
As I approached, one of them turned to me and asked, "Do you know what this is?"
I replied, "It's graffiti on the building across from my condo."
He said, "No, it is much more than that. It was painted by a graffiti artist as a memorial for another graffiti artist
who passed away in a motorcycle accident." Wow, all the questions I had about the graffiti were answered!!
Now when I look out my window and see that beautiful writing, I can feel the admiration and love from one artist to another. Painted with acrylic, oil pastel, ink pencil and copies of my b&w photos.
Mounted and framed in a beautiful black floater frame. 21.5"x23.5"x 1.25" Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper/Available $515 Click HERE to purchase.
FRESH OFF THE EASEL "Try as you will, you cannot annihilate that eternal relic of the human heart, love." - Victor Hugo This abstract painting has many intriguing layers to excavate! Taking a deeper look you will discover interesting writings, beautiful glazes of warm color and lots of bold texture!
Painted with acrylic, charcoal pencil, oil pastel, ink pencil, gel embossing with stencils and found papers.
Mounted in a black mat ready to frame. 18"x9" Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper $95 Click HERE to purchase.
" Murky thoughts, like murky waters, can serve two purposes only:
to hide what lies beneath, which is our ignorance, or to make the shallow seem deep" - Giulio Tononi I often like to start a painting with spontaneous writing. It helps to clear my mind and channel my intuition.
I really love how the writing peeks out from under the many layers of blue, green and turquoise paint,
in this vibrant and glowing abstract painting! Painted with acrylic and charcoal pencil.
Mounted to a black cradle board. 24"x24"x .75" Mixed Media and Watercolor on Paper/Available $435 Click HERE to purchase. Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
"Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light." - Helen Keller This painting represents leaving something that is not working behind, and following your heart to something better.
The photos in this painting are a broken bridge and a crumbling building, the bright yellows give the painting a feeling of hope. Painted with many layers of acrylic, charcoal pencil, ink stick, and copies of my b&w photos.
On a wood cradle board
16"x16"x .75" Mixed Media Collage on Wood Cradle Board/Available $275 Click HERE to purchase. Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
"On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair...." - Glenn Frey, Don Henley and Don Felder The amazing colors and beauty of the desert are so breathtaking!!
After returning home from a camping trip to Kanab, UT and Sedona, AZ,
I was inspired to try and capture the desert scenery in all its awe and grandeur!
Painted with many layers of acrylic, charcoal pencil and ink pencil.
Mounted to a black cradle board. 24"x24"x .75" Mixed Media Landscape on Watercolor Paper/Available $515 Click HERE to purchase. Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
"I've always loved being at the eye of the storm creatively with people that I find exciting and glamorous.
So sometimes I got sidetracked in my career and maybe I would have done more TV or film." - Sandra Bernhard This is a monochromatic painting with lots of chaotic movement that looks like a tornado to me!
There is actually an eye in this painting that just appeared while I was painting! I love surprises!
Painted with acrylic, oil pastel, ink pencil, graphite and stencils.
Mounted to a black cradle board.
16"x12"x .75" Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper/Available $175 Click HERE to purchase. Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
"There is light beyond the veil." - Corban Addison
The photo of the barred window in this painting was taken in an alley in Denver. I find dark windows very intriguing.
They draw me in to take a peek and because I cannot see inside my imagination runs wild!
Painted with many layers of acrylic, oil pastel, ink pencil, graphite, charcoal, copies of my b&w photos and tissue paper.
Mounted to a black cradle board.
16"x16"x .75" Mixed Media Collage on Watercolor Paper/Available $245 Click HERE to purchase. Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
FRESH OFF THE EASEL “Every now and then one paints a picture that seems to have opened a door and serves as a stepping stone to other things.”
Pablo Picasso
Mixed media painting using acrylic, graphite, ink pencil, and gel embossing with stencils.
Mounted in a white mat and ready to frame.
12"x11" Mixed Media Abstract on Watercolor Paper/Available $75 Click HERE to purchase. Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
RESH OFF THE EASEL “Every now and then one paints a picture that seems to have opened a door and serves as a stepping stone to other things.”
Pablo Picasso
Mixed media painting using acrylic, graphite, ink pencil, and gel embossing with stencils.
Mounted in a white mat and ready to frame.
12"x11" Mixed Media Abstract on Watercolor Paper/Available $75 Click HERE to purchase. Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
"The jungle is dark but full of diamonds..."
-Arthur Miller
The depth in this abstract landscape painting leads you into a tangled jungle.
The twisted words and trailing vine like marks weave a mysterious world.
A world you want to know more about!
Painted with acrylic, graphite and ink pencil.
On a wood cradle board. 18"x14"x .75" Mixed Media on Wood Cradle Board/Available $265 Click HERE to purchase. Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
"When whales want to make a wish, they wish upon a starfish"
Anthony T. Hincks
Ocean themes show up in my work from time to time. I grew up on the east coast and lived for many years on the west coast.
I was probably missing the ocean that day and this little starfish came through to cheer me up!
Painted with acrylic, graphite, oil pastel, ink pencil and stencils.
Mounted to a black cradle board.
12"x12"x .75" Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper/Available $135 Click HERE to purchase. Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
"When I'm no longer rapping, I want to open up an ice cream parlor and call myself Scoop Dogg." - Snoop Dogg A kaleidoscope of bright rainbow colors and interesting shapes led me to this playful and entertaining mixed media painting!
Painted with many layers of acrylic, charcoal pencil, ink stick, and found papers.
On a wood cradle board
Mixed Media and Collage on Cradled Board
"Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart" -Jose N. Harris This is the first painting I was able to paint after my daughter became ill with a life threatening heart condition.
She was broken and I was heart broken.
The small butterfly shape in the upper left corner gave me hope that she would heal and be well again....and she has.
Painted with acrylic, rice paper, found paper and charcoal.
Mounted to a black cradle board.
10"x10"x.75" Mixed Media and Collage on Watercolor Paper, Mounted to a black cradle board.
This painting is sold, commissions are welcome. View more of my work at http://tracylupanow.com
" I feel the earth move under my feet...." - Carole King The energy of the green agitated marks in this painting reminded me of the lines produced by a seismograph during an earthquake.
I lived in southern California for many years and have experienced quite a few earthquakes.
Those fearful memories are evident in this painting.
Painted with acrylic, oil pastel, ink pencil, graphite, stencils and mesh tissue paper.
Mounted to a black cradle board.
18"x18"x.75" Mixed Media and Collage on Watercolor Paper, Mounted to a black cradle board.
"Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate." - William Arthur Ward Mixed media abstract painting beautiful soft and muted greens meandering line work and a pop of agitated red!
Painted with many layers of acrylic, charcoal pencil and ink pencil.
Mounted to a black cradle board. 24"x24"x.75" Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper, Mounted to a black cradle board This painting is sold, however commissions are welcome. View more of my work at http://tracylupanow.com
"Pretty, pretty please, don't you ever ever feel like you're less than, less than perfect." - Pink Bright, lively and fresh small abstract mixed media painting!
Painted with acrylic, graphite, oil pastel, tissue paper and stencils.
Mounted to a white cradle board. 11"x11"x.75" Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper, Mounted to a white cradle board.
This painting is sold/commissions are welcome. View more of my work at http://tracylupanow.com
"My wish is to stay always like this, living quietly in a corner of nature" - Claude Monet Small mixed media painting using layers of acrylic paint, ink pencil and found papers.
10"x10"x.75" Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper, Mounted to a black cradle board.
This painting is sold, commissions are welcome. View more of my work at http://tracylupanow.com
"My wish is to stay always like this, living quietly in a corner of nature" - Claude Monet Small mixed media painting using layers of acrylic paint, ink pencil and found papers.
10"x10"x.75" Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper, Mounted to a black cradle board.
This painting is sold, commissions are welcome. View more of my work at http://tracylupanow.com
"Once I decide to do something, I can't have people telling me I can't.
If there's a roadblock, you jump over it, walk around it, crawl under it." - Kitty Kelley Mixed media painting using acrylic, graphite, oil pastel, ink pencil, and gel embossing with stencils. 11"x11"Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper. Mounted in a white mat and ready to frame.
"Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often." - Mae West
Deep Rich blues and turquoise colors surround photos I took of a pinup girl painted on the side of a WWII fighter plane.
The Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, Idaho is a beautiful tribute to our American Veterans.
Painted with many layers of acrylic, graphite, oil pastel, ink pencil and copies of my b&w photos.
Mounted to a black cradle board. 18"x18"x.75" Mixed Media Collage on Cradle Board
This painting is sold/commissions are welcome. View more of my work at http://tracylupanow.com
"Pretty, pretty please, don't you ever ever feel like you're less than, less than perfect." - Pink Bright, lively and fresh small abstract mixed media painting!
Painted with acrylic, graphite, oil pastel, tissue paper and stencils. 11"x11"x.75" Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper, Mounted to a white cradle board.
This painting is sold/commissions are welcome. View more of my work at http://tracylupanow.com
"Perpetual peace is only found in the graveyard" - Immanuel Kant To me a cemetery is a beautiful and peaceful place to wander. The painting reminds me of of visiting a cemetery at night.
Some of the photos I used in this painting were taken at multiple cemeteries in New Orleans.
There is also a photo I took of a deer who lives at the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Salt Lake City.
Can you find him?
This painting has many layers of acrylic, oil pastel, ink pencil and copies of my black and white photos.
24"x24"x.75" Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper, Mounted to a black cradle board.
"An invisible thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance.
The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break." - Ancient Chinese Proverb This mixed media painting has lots of interesting texture and beautiful color.
Painted with acrylic, oil pastel, ink pencil, stencils and gel embossing.
16"x12"x.75" Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper, Mounted to a black cradle board.
"Because a jackass brays doesn't mean you have to take it to heart." Jeanne Phillips, a.k.a. Dear Abby Laughing jack rabbit or jackass or perhaps a Scotty dog?
Those are just a few of the images people have seen in this painting!
What do you see?
This heavily textured abstract painting has many layers of acrylic paint, stencils and is collaged using pieces of my newspaper palette. 18"x20" Mixed Media Collage on Watercolor Paper, Mounted in a white mat ready to frame.
"Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods.
Wash your spirit clean. - John Muir Small mixed media painting using layers of acrylic paint, ink pencil and found papers.
10"x10"x .75" Mixed Media Landscape on Watercolor Paper, Mounted to a Cradled Board
"Nature always wears the colors of the spirit" - Ralph Waldo Emerson Small mixed media painting using layers of acrylic paint, ink pencil and found papers. Mounted to a black cradle board.
10"x10"x .75" Mixed Media Landscape on Watercolor Paper, Mounted to a Cradled Board
"The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive." - John Green This mixed media painting has lots of interesting texture and beautiful color.
Painted with acrylic, oil pastel, ink pencil, stencils and gel embossing.
Mounted to a black cradle board.
12."x12"x .75" Mixed Media Abstract on Watercolor Paper /Available $135 Click HERE for purchase info.
"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant.
We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift." - Albert Einstein About two years ago I started this painting. Not really liking the way it was going, I put it aside.
Recently I came across it one evening and decided to see where it might take me.
I began a back and forth rhythm of painting and drawing. After a few hours I became tired and went to bed.
The next morning I walked into my studio and there he was! A beautiful image of an ascending spirit with his robes flowing!!
Painted with acrylic, oil pastel, ink pencil and found papers.
Mounted and framed in a beautiful black floater frame.
12.5"x13.5"x 1.25" Mixed Media and Collage on Watercolor Paper/Not For Sale Commissions welcome.
"Who hears the rippling of rivers will not utterly despair of anything." - Henry David Thoreau This painting was inspired by a camping trip I took, with friends and family at Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area.
The gorge gets it's name from the way the sun catches the red canyon walls. Which is an absolutely breathtaking site to see!! 15"x14" Mixed Media Landscape on Watercolor Paper/Available $155 Click HERE to purchase. Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
"Beauty in all its forms awakens the loving light of the soul." - Jane Mountrose This painting along with Awakening I were painted when I started my journey into abstract painting.
My heart was beginning to open up to the pure joy I feel, when I'm listening to my inner voice and painting intuitively. Painted with acrylic, oil pastel, and ink pencil.
Mounted to a black cradle board. 16"x12"x .75" Mixed Media Abstract on Watercolor Paper/Available $175 Click HERE to purchase. Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
"Beauty in all its forms awakens the loving light of the soul." - Jane Mountrose This painting along with Awakening II were painted when I started my journey into abstract painting.
My heart was beginning to open up to the pure joy I feel, when I'm listening to my inner voice and painting intuitively.
Painted with acrylic, oil pastel, and ink pencil.
Mounted to a black cradle board. 16"x12"x .75" Mixed Media Abstract on Watercolor Paper/Available $175 Click HERE to purchase. Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
"Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them." - George Eliot
This painting is a representation of how it feels for me when a loved one passes and leaves me behind.
I took photos of an interesting wall of crypts in a New Orleans cemetery.
The photos inspired me to paint my feelings of loss. Painted using many layers of acrylic, graphite, oil pastel, ink pencil and b&w copies of my photos.
Mounted and framed in a beautiful black floater frame. 21.25"x19.5"x 1.25" Mixed Media Landscape on Wood Cradle Board/Available $265 Click HERE to purchase. Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
"Parks and playgrounds are the soul of a city"
Marty Rubin
The soft greens and yellows in this abstract landscape painting are like a warm embrace from Mother Nature. Painted with many layers of acrylic, graphite, oil pastel, ink pencil, tissue paper and copies of my b&w photos.
On a wood cradle board. 14"x18"x .75" Mixed Media Landscape on Wood Cradle Board/Available $265 Click HERE to purchase. Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
"I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity." - Edgar Allan Poe This abstract painting is bold and full of movement with lots of chaos!
It is a bit out of control and has a reckless abandonment that is lively and entertaining! Painted with acrylic, graphite, oil pastel and ink pencil.
Mounted to a black cradle board. 20"x20"x .75" Mixed Media Abstract on Watercolor Paper/Available $345 Click HERE to purchase. Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
"Of course you don't die. Nobody dies. Death doesn't exist.
You only reach a new level of vision, a new realm of consciousness, a new unknown world." - Henry Miller I was visiting Denver,and while walking down an alleyway, I saw her beautiful face on a deteriorating old poster.
The solemn and longing look in her eyes drew me in and I snapped a photo.
It is very comforting to me to believe that our loved ones who have passed are watching over us. Painted with acrylic, oil pastel, ink stick and copies of my b&w photos.
On a wood cradle board. 21.5"x23.5"x 1.25" Mixed Media Collage on Wood Cradle Board/Available $335 Click HERE to purchase. Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
"I personally will never forget that people are more important than buildings." - Harvey Milk The graffiti in this painting resides on the building across the alley from where I live. I became curious seeing it daily.
What does it mean? Who painted it? Why did the artist decide to climb down the fire escape from the roof to paint it?
I took a photo of it as I usually do with things that interest me. I knew it would become part of a future painting. Then an incredible thing happened!
While my painting was on display at an art festival, I noticed two young men spending a lot of time studying it.
Of course, I needed to find out what it was that caught their attention.
As I approached, one of them turned to me and asked, "Do you know what this is?"
I replied, "It's graffiti on the building across from my condo."
He said, "No, it is much more than that. It was painted by a graffiti artist as a memorial for another graffiti artist
who passed away in a motorcycle accident." Wow, all the questions I had about the graffiti were answered!!
Now when I look out my window and see that beautiful writing, I can feel the admiration and love from one artist to another. Painted with acrylic, oil pastel, ink pencil and copies of my b&w photos.
Mounted and framed in a beautiful black floater frame. 21.5"x23.5"x 1.25" Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper/Available $515 Click HERE to purchase. Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
" Murky thoughts, like murky waters, can serve two purposes only:
to hide what lies beneath, which is our ignorance, or to make the shallow seem deep" - Giulio Tononi I often like to start a painting with spontaneous writing. It helps to clear my mind and channel my intuition.
I really love how the writing peeks out from under the many layers of blue, green and turquoise paint,
in this vibrant and glowing abstract painting! Painted with acrylic and charcoal pencil.
Mounted to a black cradle board. 24"x24"x .75" Mixed Media and Watercolor on Paper/Available $435 Click HERE to purchase. Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
"Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light." - Helen Keller This painting represents leaving something that is not working behind, and following your heart to something better.
The photos in this painting are a broken bridge and a crumbling building, the bright yellows give the painting a feeling of hope. Painted with many layers of acrylic, charcoal pencil, ink stick, and copies of my b&w photos.
On a wood cradle board
16"x16"x .75" Mixed Media Collage on Wood Cradle Board/Available $275 Click HERE to purchase. Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
"On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair...." - Glenn Frey, Don Henley and Don Felder The amazing colors and beauty of the desert are so breathtaking!!
After returning home from a camping trip to Kanab, UT and Sedona, AZ,
I was inspired to try and capture the desert scenery in all its awe and grandeur!
Painted with many layers of acrylic, charcoal pencil and ink pencil.
Mounted to a black cradle board. 24"x24"x .75" Mixed Media Landscape on Watercolor Paper/Available $515 Click HERE to purchase. Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
"I've always loved being at the eye of the storm creatively with people that I find exciting and glamorous.
So sometimes I got sidetracked in my career and maybe I would have done more TV or film." - Sandra Bernhard This is a monochromatic painting with lots of chaotic movement that looks like a tornado to me!
There is actually an eye in this painting that just appeared while I was painting! I love surprises!
Painted with acrylic, oil pastel, ink pencil, graphite and stencils.
Mounted to a black cradle board.
16"x12"x .75" Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper/Available $175 Click HERE to purchase. Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
"There is light beyond the veil." - Corban Addison
The photo of the barred window in this painting was taken in an alley in Denver. I find dark windows very intriguing.
They draw me in to take a peek and because I cannot see inside my imagination runs wild!
Painted with many layers of acrylic, oil pastel, ink pencil, graphite, charcoal, copies of my b&w photos and tissue paper.
Mounted to a black cradle board.
16"x16"x .75" Mixed Media Collage on Watercolor Paper/Available $245 Click HERE to purchase. Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
"The jungle is dark but full of diamonds..."
-Arthur Miller
The depth in this abstract landscape painting leads you into a tangled jungle.
The twisted words and trailing vine like marks weave a mysterious world.
A world you want to know more about!
Painted with acrylic, graphite and ink pencil.
On a wood cradle board. 18"x14"x .75" Mixed Media on Wood Cradle Board/Available $265 Click HERE to purchase. Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
