Looping Around

Acrylic and mixed media on canvas

12" x12"

$275

So many times I find that an old canvas provides fresh new inspiration! This was an older canvas where I have created a raised pattern with a new medium - molding paste - and then I fell in love with the pattern and could not move past that. So I put it aside.
Then a few days ago on a cleaning spree I found it and decided to be brave and ‘kill my darling’ pattern. Saving some of it and painting white over the rest. That opened up a host of opportunities. The rest is history as they say.
So many lessons in this story!!!
1. Make a lot of work to allow your skills to catch up with your aesthetic.
2. Be patient
3. Build in layers
4. Enjoy the process and fall in love often
5. Try new things

On another note i will be selling my paintings at LexArt open studios event on May 20 and 21, 2023.

Please visit if you are in the area.

 

24” x24”

Acrylic and mixed media on wood panel

$1250

Claude Monet once said to Paul Durand-Ruel, “ I took your advice and managed to make some quite good things out of paintings I considered irredeemable. “
Have you ever revisited an older painting?

Recently I revised an older painting from “Off The Grid “ series.
Worked on opening up the composition and making the colors more cohesive. This really helped bring out the freshness of the colors.

This is a series of 3 paintings

12"x12"

Acrylic, collage and mixed media on wood panel in a warm color palette

$350 each, $900 for the whole set of 3paintings.

The elements in this series are sharp lines, geometric shapes and bold use of color. Glazing, sanding and several layers of paint and collage was used to create a limited range of closely related tones. This also helps to create a mood. 

 

new version

closeup details

older version

 

 

“Experiments in Cad Red Deep and Yellow Ochre II”

12" x12"

 Acrylic, collage and Mixed media on wood panel

$250

In keeping with my new goal to explore and experiment more, I have thought about letting loose and freely applying more paint, more collage, using scrapers, fingers, sticks to add marks I love and exploring differences. 

Well, i ended up experimenting some more with other variations of this color combination - ending up with a better composition and more complex color.

I got some beautiful pinks and muddy greens with this combination. I think I found a new combination that I like. #colorexperiment #limitedcolorpalette #colorinspiration #newcolors #newcombination 

 More motivation and more inspiration.