Star Of The Sea – Mixed Media – 5 x 7 inches – Work in progress
This morning I started working on an idea I had for a painting inspired by seashells I found in a box while rummaging through our garage.
There were tiny starfish no bigger than the tip of my little finger and seashells [...]
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The Sea – Mixed Media – 8 X II inches
I’ve been working on quite a few projects lately, and this painting is one of them. At this point, it’s still a work in progress.
The preliminary sketch of the mermaid has been floating around in my studio for some time. Every time I came across it [...]
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I have been a busy bee over the past week or so. Unfortunately, this means I have had less time for blogging.
I’ve been in the studio everyday from early morning to late afternoon working on two paintings for the Egyptian series. Yes, I have been hard at play and loving every moment of it!
Sekmet -Acrylic [...]
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After many days of very hot weather it finally cooled down today and that makes me a happy camper.
I’ve been playing around with this piece for a couple of days. The inspiration for it came partly from watching crows in our yard and partly from a dream I had about a crow reading aloud from [...]
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I spent most of the day cleaning our mud room. I put away all the umbrellas and raincoats, and removed all the little odds and ends that seemed to have made their way there. It felt really good to get rid of all the clutter!
Here are a couple of preliminary sketches for an illustration I [...]
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Nature Talking – Acrylic- Mixed media Collage – 9 x 12 inches on paper
“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” -John Muir
“If you are seeking creative ideas, go out walking.
Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk.”
- Raymond Inmon
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I have always enjoyed making masks and over the years I have made them out of clay, plaster, paper mache, porcelain, and leather. Lately I have been using rigid wrap over a mold. The rigid wrap is durable, light weight and easy to attach to a canvas.
On this piece I wanted a very organic looking [...]
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Below is one of the images from my daily warm up exercises this morning.
I started by spreading a layer of heavy gel medium on watercolor paper and drew patterns into the gel with old plastic cards, rubber stamps, and various sizes of old margarine lids.
I then used my sculpture tools to define certain areas by [...]
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I didn’t get much done in the studio yesterday, but was I ever busy with Spring cleaning!
I spent most of the day raking and cleaning up the backyard, and I was one tired puppy when I finished. I had planned on getting some work done in the studio, but that never happened.
My plan for tomorrow [...]
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It was hard to get started this morning. It was cold and dank and a slow drizzle of rain greeted me as I stepped out the back door. I quickly went back inside and slipped into some warm fuzzy socks and my boots before going out again. Brrr
I worked some more on Jack the rabbit [...]
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