acrylics
Yeah. You people know who you are! I have been challenged to get a piece into the Florida Watercolor Society Show. So here's my new piece per instructions. "Using acrylics in an aqueous manner...". Nothing ventured. Nothing gained. Butter Me Up.
Butter Me Up, 21" x 15", graphite aquarelle pencils and acrylics in an aqueous manner on 140# arches paper
Butter Me Up, 21" x 15", first layers; graphite aquarelle pencils on 140# arches paper
So excited to be included in Cheap Joe's Art Stuff 2016 Guide to Great Art Catalog! Love using and recommending their wood panels and products. Thank you! #cheapjoes #grateful
Always have loved this word. Finally did a painting to match it.
“Poise:
-a state of balance or equilibrium
-a dignified, self-confident manner or bearing; composure; self-possession
- the state or position of hovering”
Started these collages at Leesburg Art Center. Hoping to show them at Winter Garden Art Center next.
Goldfinch, 12" x 12"
A Means of Rising, 12" x 12"
Thank you Didi for sending me this photo way back when! Here's to you Leslie- we all miss you! And Armen, this is the last piece of your Mother's red kimono that you had given me. Here's to all the women we love that are no longer with us in form but are with us in our hearts and minds.
Sisters, 12' x 12"
The washi tape on the bottom of this piece refers to Chopin's Authenticity of One in G flat major, but I'm using the title to refer to a conversation we had at my last workshop where I did this piece as a demo. The conversation was about workshop participants and the work they create in that workshop- whether it is theirs or not. My philosophy in teaching is about showing and explaining new techniques and helping people foster their own voice with what they've learned. Classes where the students copy their teacher's work may have its place, but not with me. I want to shake loose new ideas from people's minds but in their style and their own time frame. I think I do that. I want you to create your own work, to show, share and sell. I love getting emails from you showing me your latest creations! Keep the authenticity coming!
Authenticity, 12" x 12"
2 Day Mixed Media Workshop at Ormond Memorial Art Museum
March 21-22, 2015, Saturday and Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm
$165 (museum members) / $183 (not-yet-members)
“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.”
The Aim of Art, 18" x 14"
Finished! Little Slugger got worked on at my demo for the Leesburg Art Association at the Leesburg Center for the Arts. This was a great example of the balance between what to cover up and what to leave revealed. I just loved the pattern of the outfit but it was seriously clashing with the original background patterns. Think this works...
Little Slugger, 12" x 12", acrylics, charcoal, fabric and paper collage on wood panel
Arts On Douglas Gallery
Opening reception: Saturday, December 6, 4 to 7 pm
Exhibition Dates: December 6 - January 10, 2015
123 Douglas St.
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
These new pieces incorporate acrylics, charcoal fabric, paper and photo transfers on wood panels.
