Musical "SCORES"

A SEATED

nude looking over librettos.

One of three male nudes

completed this week in Key West

at my Simonton Street studio.

Acrylic on Ampersand panel.

Collage

Artist /Neighbor Maggie Ruley has turned me on to deli-wrap paper. That’s the acrylic-sized, translucent  wrap for cheese and sandwiches. 500 sheets to the box. I use it for a pallette and then mix the left over paints to create tissues for collage. Here on larger scraps of foam-core board.

 The papers are brushed down to the surface with acrylic gel medium. Here, random designs with added acrylic paint. But see the definte owl shape emerging on its branch.

"LIGHT RAIN"

This simple abstract landscape doesn't need anything added.

Acrylic on rag paper.

'PICNIC'

'PICNIC' before and after: 

just tweeked and

lacquered.

Little things added?

A white line on the wing.

A dark line on the bill.

By the way, this piece is painted on cheesecloth

adhered to rag board with acrylic gesso.

'MOON TIDE'

OIL ENAMEL

makes the darkest marks on this

scroll-like painting.

I got to do

my calligraphy and play

with 23 carat gold

below the lemon moon face.