'SUN HAT'

'SUN HAT'

is a new acrylic triptych. Each panel is 12 inches square.

The viewer sees a cyclist riding

in front of the sun;

a blurry figure on a mechanical 

silhouette.

The sun and hint of another wheel

is a design of 23 carat gold on acrylic.

The other animate objects are

a pair of foraging birds who

have found some berries.

An iron chair sits in a formal garden.

The whole group has a tinted palette which

is subordinate to the acrylic drawings.

'STORIES' (link)

'STORIES'

is a little sparkly with gold.

The story teller is drawn with acrylic

over washes of acrylic or watercolor.

Color highlights in pencil or crayon

and white line work using

type correction film.

'Guess I'll always paint mermaids!

SEA BLOSSOM (link)

PAINTED PAPERS....

Heaps of them 'round here!

I put together more than two dozen collages yesterday.

Pleasant busy work.

They'll fit 20 very nice rag double mats in

a format measuring 11 X 14.

Above is a detail showing three butted together.

I added the leaf designs in acrylic,watercolor, gouache and

Derwent's inktense pencils and a little 23 carat gold.

The completed work for today.

Patterns and lines bridge

the connected papers

with their random backgrounds.

ILLUSTRATION FRIDAYS/ 'Lesson'

This week's suggested topic/word is 'Lesson'; here's a flying lesson.

Mini mixed media on rag board. 2008-ish.

Pre-hangover?

These are the type of sweet, colorful drinks

that make you groan, "Whhyyy?" the next morning.

The waiter is named Louie, or Jerry or Phillipe...

Acrylic on rag board.

MOTHER'S DAY

As Mothers Day approaches

I'll share two new versions of my popular

'MOM BIRD.'

The one with bright red shoes is 

actually called 'FLY MOMMY.'

The feather-headed one retains the original title.

Both are mixed media on found, crackled canvas:

11 X 14 inches. I've made 25 prints of each.

$50. each in a 16 X 20 format.

PAPER, paper everywhere!

MY STUDIO

has become a messy place. Give me a flat surface

and I will stack stuff on it!

Post tax-time, I am tackling and rearranging files

and feeding my paper shredder.

Above and below are two more delicate ways

to cut into paper.

The paper above has been gessoed, lacquered

and treated with patinating acids

on copper/brass paints.

The mermaid scene has been sealed  with

blue Rustoleum and ended up

with an antiqued finish.

My incrusted left-hand gives you a idea

of the cut-out's size. Both were done one night at the gallery.