"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
