12"x12"
Mixed media on wood panel
The day before it sold i made a few changes to it but forgot to take a picture. Anyway the client loved her painting so it is a win win.
Prints are available on Fine Art America
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| 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.
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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.
24" x24"
Acrylic on wood panel
$1250
This painting has been reworked from an older painting from "Off The Grid" series.
Many famous artists
throughout history have reworked their own paintings, often multiple
times. For example, Vincent van Gogh famously reworked his painting "The
Potato Eaters" multiple times, eventually creating a lighter and
brighter version of the same subject matter. Similarly, Pablo Picasso
reworked his painting "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" several times over the
course of several years, experimenting with different approaches and
techniques until he was satisfied with the final result.
Another
example of an artist who reworked their own painting is Edgar Degas. He
often revisited his paintings, making subtle changes to the composition
and color palette over time. One of his most famous works, "The Absinthe
Drinker," underwent several revisions over a period of twenty years,
with Degas making significant changes to the figure's posture and
expression.
Finally, the iconic artist, Frida Kahlo, often reworked
her own paintings, adding or removing elements depending on her changing
emotional states. For example, her painting "The Two Fridas" underwent
significant changes before the final version was completed, with Kahlo
adding details such as blood and a surgical instrument to reflect her
own physical and emotional pain.
These examples demonstrate that
reworking one's own paintings is a common practice among artists, and
can lead to significant improvements and growth in their artistic
ability.
Acrylic and Mixed media on wood panel
$650
‘Beyond Logic’ is one of the paintings that is a part of a series of paintings from the ‘Moving Target Series.’ This painting is an exciting exploration of a circle as a powerful symbol spirituality, eternity and completeness.
The painting is built with several layers of glazes and collage materials using a combination of saturated and muted colors and drawing materials like pencils, pastels and oil sticks. I rotate the painting as I work on it and repeat the process until the surface is textured and gorgeous.
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| Morning Walk II |
12" x12"
Mixed media on wood panel
Isn't this one magical?
The colored dots give the painting a surprising twist.
There are two of these bird compositions with interesting abstract backgrounds that took a long time and a lot of experimentation to evolve into this exciting presentation.
Detailed black and white drawing juxtaposed with a textured, loose background makes for an exciting difference.
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| Morning Walk |
Mixed media on wood panel
There are two of these bird compositions with interesting abstract backgrounds that took a long time and a lot of experimentation to evolve into this exciting presentation.
Detailed black and white drawing juxtaposed with a textured, loose background makes for an exciting difference.
18' x 24"
Mixed media on wood panel
$1180
Mixedmedia green and yellow painting.
What attracts me to this painting?
Repeating shapes
Layers - some hidden/veiled
Complex color and value relationships
Eye movement around the painting
Visual textures, marks and lines
Wavering between depth and flatness.
Lyrical abstraction with a dynamic orthogonal composition. Orthogonal thinking draws from a variety of, and perhaps seemingly unrelated perspectives to achieve new insights - two systems that do not interact oe influence each other come together at one point or juncture. Two lines intersecting each other at 90 degrees.
24" x 24"
Acrylic and mixed media on wood panel
$1,500
How do you feel about green? What about green with some roses?
Beautiful greens always remind me of the landscape after the rain. many artists have tried to capture these inspiring fleeting moments including Vincent van Gogh. This painting has snippets of those washed out colors in the landscape around my home.
The second image shows details of the work with truer 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.
24"x 24"'
Acrylic, collage and mixed media on wood panel
$900
‘Promises To Keep’ is created for you to immerse yourself in a world of circles, lines, shapes and mark making as they reveal their inner secrets. This painting explores the subtle balance between order and chaos, darkness and light, structure and freedom, within the large format composition.
This is mixed media abstract and acrylic painting on a large wood panel. My process involves building up layers of paint and collage as I express myself emotionally. I work on multiple pieces at one time exploring the same idea or theme in different ways. Working on many pieces at once gives me liberty to express myself freely without getting too controlling at an early stage. As I am working, each painting speaks to me differently. It is important to allow each painting to evolve naturally. When the meaning or idea emerges, I start to make decisions about color and composition to bring the work to completion.
Being an abstract expressionist, I don’t like to tell people what I was thinking while I am working on a painting because most of the time I don’t know myself. I just want to experiment and explore...discover the possibilities. I really would like for them to take away from the work what speaks to them. I don't want to put any preconceived ideas into the viewer’s head. That is why I like abstract pieces so much, the viewer can form their own conclusions and let their imagination run wild.
12"x12'
Acrylic, collage and mixed media on wood panel
$300
Beachcomber is inspired by summer vacations spent on the beach with my kids. It reminds me of a big, blue sky, turquoise water and yellow sand all merging together in the bright, afternoon sun as my kids run around combing the beach for shells and other objects. There is feeling, atmosphere, emotion and mood.
This is mixed media abstract and acrylic painting on wood panel. My process involves building up layers of paint and collage as I express myself emotionally. I work on multiple pieces at one time exploring the same idea or theme in different ways. Working on many pieces at once gives me liberty to express myself freely without getting too controlling at an early stage. As I am working, each painting speaks to me differently. It is important to allow each painting to evolve naturally. When the meaning or idea emerges, I start to make decisions about color and composition to bring the work to completion.
Being an abstract expressionist, I don’t like to tell people what I was thinking while I am working on a painting because most of the time I don’t know myself. I just want to experiment and explore...discover the possibilities. I really would like for them to take away from the work what speaks to them. I don't want to put any preconceived ideas into the viewer’s head. That is why I like abstract pieces so much, the viewer can form their own conclusions and let their imagination run wild.
Acrylic, collage and mixed media on wood panel
12' x12"
$300
‘Connecting The Dots’ is inspired by my love for using circles in my abstract compositions. Circles are the ultimate curvilinear shape, symbolic of dynamic and endless completeness. They evoke a feeling of calmness, peacefulness and relaxation in this painting. Keeping this painting mostly in neutral colors with a repeating pattern of dots/circles creates a strong visual impact.
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“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.
Time & Location
Sep 17, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Lexington, 130 Waltham St, Lexington, MA 02421, USA
About the Class or Event
One Saturday, 1:00pm-4:00pm
Class meets September 17, In Studio
All Skill Levels
Tuition: $105 (Log in for membership discount prices)
Description:
Mixed Media Painting and Drawing is meditative. Through building layers you will create variety and interest in your work. In this workshop you will explore many ways of constructing a painting through merging collage elements with paint . We will use water-based paint as the basis for the overall composition, then start building, layering and merging components to create an abstracted and expressive interpretation of your subject.
Emphasis will be on interpreting rather than copying, simplifying detail and shapes, and embracing creative opportunities for unexpected results. Find your creative voice as you discover how various media work together and what processes best align with your vision and goals. You will leave this workshop with strategies for going beyond traditional realism through combining media for a more personal expression.
Examples of artists to look at for inspiration - Tracey Amin, Pablo Picasso, Kurt Schwitters, George Braque, and Cy Twombly.
Materials: Students should purchase the materials prior to the class: Materials List.docx
About the instructor:
Priti was fortunate to learn painting from a very young age. The hustle-bustle of everyday life, nature, city life, suburbs, people, seasons, colors, and moods are the inspiration. She works with several media. Using different media and the way she uses colors in both realistic and abstract paintings has contributed to her style. Her work represents many years of studying as well as personal artistic growth.
Today, she offers high-quality fine art instruction, the curriculum includes the use of several media - pencil, charcoal, soft pastels, oil pastels, watercolors, and acrylics. She teaches all mediums and all genres of art, adding to her student’s painting concepts via selective use of design elements, color, and composition. Many of her younger students went on to study further at MassArt and RISDI.
She also conducts Paint Along Workshops. Recent venues include EMC, RSA, Fidelity, Realtor's Assoc. several public libraries, several senior centers, local restaurants, private and charity events.
To sign up - https://www.lexart.org/event-details/mixed-media-painting-and-drawing-workshop-with-priti-lathia
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| Ode To a Lightbulb |
Mixed media Acrylic and
Collage on wood panel
8"x 8" each (3 small works)
$600 (whole set)
In this series I am playing with different scales
of pattern, scribbles, loose lines, collage and paint transfers contrasting with
large scale solid areas.
The energy in these works comes from the use of a variety of lines and hidden
text.
These paintings are a combination of shapes,lines and textures built up in
layers. My focus was on lost and found edges and keeping a lightness and
freshness in the work.
All 3 paintings are intuitive and came together almost by itself. The loose
brush work contrasts beautifully with the defined pattern.
THESE 3 PAINTINGS SOLD AT THE SALON SHOW IN LAWRENCE
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| City Lights |
12" x16"
$500
This painting is inspired by walking in Boston city at night and looking up at the tall buildings.
If you are an artist like me, you have at least a couple odd paintings lying around somewhere that will never be finished. Sanding away the old paint gives you a fabulous new surface to make new works. Sanding and glazing add texture and depth to my paintings. This painting is a great example of the effects you can achieve by sanding.
I used an orbital power sander to remove paint from an older painting to create textures and the look of peeling paint in this painting.
Mixed media Acrylic and Collage on wood panel
24"x 36"
$2999
The warm weather is here in New England and it reminds me of summer vacations and running around with my (younger) kids in the park.
This painting has many surprises and beautiful marks that come up when you are just exploring and experimenting. The implied movement of round red balls amongst the grass green and sandy white passages reminds me of kids running and playing ball on a bright sunny day.
Abstract marks are so mesmerizing!!!
Playground is currently on view at the Essex Art Center in Lawrence MA at their annual salon show https://shop.essexartcenter.org/
2022 EAC Salon Show & Art Sale
Essex Art Center's Salon Show + Art Sale is the largest contemporary art sale in the Merrimack Valley, featuring over 250 works of art. The Show + Sale highlights the region's diverse artistic talent, including Essex Art Center's faculty, staff, students, and friends. Artists in the Show include highly acclaimed, professional artists and artists as young as 11 years old. This year's Sale runs from July 16, 2022, through September 10, 2022. Proceeds benefit Essex Art Center's mission and programming and the artists who made the work. Please shop generously and help us keep the arts visible and accessible in our community.
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| Flowers for Jackie |
Flowers For Jackie
Acrylic, collage and mixed media on wood panel
12”x12”
16"x16" framed size
$500
Fresh flowers being a refreshing energy in spring.
This
painting explores the lines of nature and the beauty of flowers in a
vase, created in layers and interesting brush strokes. In
an attempt to merge florals and abstraction this painting went through
many variations.
I
wanted the flowers to retain their organic shape, ethereal qualities and the
painting to stay true to elements of abstraction like surface quality,
texture, lines, marks, collage and mixed media paint.
This version keeps all those qualities intact. Do you agree?
This painting is currently in the Rockport Art Assoc and Museum show exhibit will be in April 2022 titled "Jacki's Flowers" to honor our beloved Jacki Harrington, that left this earth this past December.
EXPERIMENTAL GROUP SHOW
Unexpected 18 - JACKI'S FLOWERS
Saturday, April 30 – Sunday, May 29, 2022
Martha Moore Room, Pearson & Wengenroth Galleries, Online
Reception: Saturday, April 30, 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Exhibit Dates: Saturday, April 30 – Sunday, May 29, 2022
Online Exhibit Submission Opens: Saturday, April 9, 2022
Online Submission Deadline: Monday, April 25, 2022
Drop-Off Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2022 (10:00 AM – 4:00 PM)
Pick-Up Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2022 (10:00 AM – 4:00 PM)
So happy to mention that my painting “Flowers for Jackie” is on the cover of @capeanncosmos. The magazine reports on the Greater Cape Ann culture scene including art, dance, film, history, literature, music, science and theatre.
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