"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
"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
"There's something wonderfully healing in Arizona air" - Zane Grey Small mixed media painting using layers of acrylic paint, and found papers.
Mounted to a black cradle board.
10"x10"x.75 Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper on Cradled Board/Available View purchase info HERE View more of my work at http://tracylupanow.com
"Sometimes you get the best light from a burning bridge." - Don Henley When I was traveling in Rome I took many photos of the amazing architecture.
The beautiful and broken building that I used in this painting was one of those photos.
I am sure I will be inspired to use Italy's incredible architecture in future paintings!
Painted with acrylic, oil pastel, ink pencil, graphite, stencils and copies of my b&w photos.
Mounted to a black cradle board.
20"x16"x.75 Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper on Cradled Board/Available View purchase info HERE 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.
Mounted in a white mat and ready to frame.
“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 View purchase info HERE Follow me on Facebook Follow me onPinterest Follow me onInstagram
"The marsh, to him who enters it in a receptive mood, holds, besides mosquitoes and stagnation,
melody, the mystery of unknown waters, and the sweetness of Nature undisturbed by man." - William Beebe This highly textural mixed media painting, with its soft muted colors, seems to be shrouded in a mist of obscurity.
Painted with many layers of acrylic, charcoal pencil, ink stick, stencils and found papers.
On a chunky 2" deep wood cradle board 12"x12"x2: Mixed Media Collage on Cradled Board View purchase info HERE
"Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans. When that's where you left your heart.
The moonlight on the bayou a creole tune that fills the air.
I dream about magnolias in bloom and I'm wishin' I was there." - Louis Armstrong Fun little abstract painting of a swampy overgrown Louisiana bayou!
Painted with acrylic, charcoal pencil and ink pencil
Mounted in a white mat ready to frame.
10"x10" Mixed Media Abstract on Watercolor Paper View purchase info HERE
'The sweetest smiles hold the darkest secrets" - Sara Shepard As a mixed media artist I collect a lot of ephemera to use in my creations.
The collage elements in this painting are from an old yellowing newspaper.
I was drawn to the retro look and the expression of the face, which I found to be very intriguing!
Painted with many layers of acrylic, wax pencil, and found papers.
Mounted in a white mat ready to frame. 22"x10" Mixed Media Collage on Watercolor Paper/Available Click HERE for purchase info.
"Remember, the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability."
Ho Chi Minh
This piece was created in my RV studio during a thunderstorm in Black Hills, South Dakota.
The thundering clouds, bolts of lightening, furious rainfall, and the bending of the tall pines
left me feeling in awe of the power that is mother nature!
Painted with may layers of acrylic, charcoal pencil, ink stick, stencils.
Mounted in a white mat ready to frame. 12"x12" Mixed Media Landscape on Watercolor Paper/Available Click HERE for purchase info.
"When the sun is shining, I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome."
Wilma Rudolph
This piece was created while I was in beautiful Black Hills, South Dakota. The mountains, the trees, and the July heat inspired the bold shapes and colors in this energetic painting!
Painted with many layers of acrylic, charcoal pencil, ink stick, stencils and found papers.
Mounted in a white mat ready to frame. 12"x12" Mixed Media Landscape on Watercolor Paper/Available Click HERE for purchase info.
"The obstacles in our path are not blocking us-they are redirecting us.
Their purpose is not to interfere with our happiness;
it is to point us toward new routes to our happiness, new possibilities, new doorways."
Barbara De Angelis
This painting was inspired by the many roadblocks and delays I have been experiencing in my life lately!
Painted with many layers of acrylic, charcoal pencil, oil pastel, ink stick, stencils and monoprints.
Mounted in a black mat ready to frame. 22"x15" Collage on Watercolor Paper/Available Click HERE for purchase info.
" In the age of technology there is constant access to vast amounts of information.
The basket overflows; people get overwhelmed; the eye of the storm is not so much what goes on in the world,
it is the confusion of how to think, feel, digest, and react to what goes on"
Criss Jami
There is chaotic movement and an abundance of mark making in this painting.
It represents my reaction to all the noise swirling around due to information overload.
Painted with many layers of acrylic, charcoal pencil, oil pastel, ink stick and found papers.
Mounted in a white mat ready to frame. 18"x18" Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper/Available Click HERE for purchase info.
