Mixed Media
430 - String Theory, $250 (Mixed Media, 10" x 11")
Sometimes I think the best way to understand non-representational abstract art is to create some. "String Theory" was another investigation of the design element "texture". What makes texture so fascinating is that the shadow of the texture add to the visual expression and must be considered. This was a fun piece to create. - Study
429 - Autumn Dreams, $250 (Mixed Media, 11" x 10")
One of my favorite themes to explore is fallen leaves. I like the all over patterns the leaf shapes make on sidewalks. With this particular piece, I had fun experimenting with the media to add texture to the composition.
302 - MsKitty & Toy Pony: Pounce, $250 (Watercolor and Gouache, 8.5" x 11.5")
Every once an awhile, I like to work with big, simple shapes. This painting is about contrasting the curved shapes of MsKitty and Toy Pony with the simple geometry of the horizon line. It’s also about the fun of play among friends.
289 - Still Life with Toy Pony, D34, $250 (Mixed Media, 8.5" x 13")
In this version of “Still Life with Toy Pony”, I wanted to create the feeling of something being gone. The candlestick is gone and replaced by a shaft of light. I am recalling the times in families when one person moves away. The presence is felt even one is absent.
288 - Still Life with Toy Pony, D49, $250 (Mixed Media, 8" x 13.5")
The items in the “Still Life with Toy Pony” series are surrogates for sisters. And one sister, “toy pony” is different from the others. In this particular design, all is quiet, harmonious and subdued much as it is in the evening time.
267 - Still Life with Dark Toy Pony, D11b, $650 (Mixed Watermedia, 14" x 21")
In both painting versions of design 11, I used the same to colors: Prussian blue and perinone orange. What is different is how the colors, lights and darks are arranged. In this version, I wanted to relate the main figure of the toy pony with the background. The other three objects are closely related in color and tone. By changing the background color and deepening the tone, I changed the mood of the composition dramatically. The toy pony is asserting its identity.
264 - Spice Kitty, $450 (Mixed Watermedia, 14" x 10")
Please meet "Spice Kitty", design 33 of my "KittyKitty" series. I have a real world kitty buddy I call "Spice". We visit each other on my morning exercise route. She often comes out to greet me and ask for pets. Then she swats my hand. I can't quite figure out this behavior. Spice is sweet, but there is some feline feistiness in her. I used the angles to depict her somewhat prickly demeanor.
259 - Totally Modern Kitty, $450 (Mixed Media, 10.5" x 14.5")
“Totally Modern Kitty” is stoic and cool. It’s demeanor contradicts it’s interest in you. Alert and interested, it might be talked into a good game of chase, soccer or catch.
256 -Sweet Kitty, $450 (Watercolor and Acrylic, 10.5" x 14.5")
“Sweet Kitty” is about a particular cat I know. It is about the sweetest kitty I’ve met. It’s voice is quiet; it’s demeanor gentle. Sweet kitty has the softest fur. And, it loves to get kitty pets. It’s a gentle soul.
253 - Patchwork Blue Still Life with Toy Pony D10, $450 (Mixed Media, 10.5" x 14")
With this design, the light and dark pattern became the subject. My intention was to link light shapes to light shapes. It gave the design a "cut out" look which I thought would work particularly well with a textured ground. The small bits of orange enhance the feeling of light and spirit of the pony.
252 - Still Life with Golden Toy Pony D17, $450 (Mixed Media, 10" x 14")
The swirl that is the lip and handle of the cup was the inspirational line of this still life. Early on, I chanced on drawing this line and built the rest of the still life around it. I thought the big, simple shapes would be suited for a textured treatment. But, most of all I like the regal, dignified golden pony.
243 - Festive Abstract IV Subterranean Blues, $450 (Watercolor and Acrylic, 10.5" x 14")
Sometimes compositions develop from a simple doodle, as is the case with this painting. I was experimenting with shapes and liked what I saw. It made me think of something reaching down deep into the earth, perhaps roots of an old tree or plant. Or, maybe itís a metaphor for my roots and links to the past.
242 - KittyKitty, $450 (Watercolor and Acrylic, 10.5" x 14")
This is a festive version of Ms. Maggie. If you look closely in the upper right corner, you see the words "kittykitty" filling the shape. I wanted to allude to a person, perhaps my Aunt, calling a cat. The cat is interested or curious. She knows it is not dinner time, so she is not fooled into getting up. The person is left to repeat the name without success.
235 - Spiral Gyre, $650 (Watercolor and Acrylic, 14.5" x 21.5")
"Spiral Gyre" started as an experiment in the figure to ground relationship. I took a drawing I did of sea shells and digitally cut out some shapes, added others and generally had a good time. I wanted to explore the relationship of dark and light ground verses dark and light subject. To simplify the composition, I kept the color primarily blue. As I painted, spirals kept revealing themselves. The title is redundant consistent with the repetition of the spiral shape.
233 - Two Coffees Cream and Sugar, $650 (Watercolor and Acrylic, 12.5" x 22")
"Two Coffees, Cream and Sugar", is one work in my espresso cup series. In this design, I purposely overlapped the figures, going from lower left to upper right. I wanted a festive, exuberant feel to the compositions. The coffee cups can barely be contained! I like coffee! This is the larger version of "Two Coffees, Cream and Sugar".