Last year I was enthralled by the abundant and large thistles that grew along country lanes near my mother's home and I gathered (with gloves) a large bouquet. I put them in a vase and set it on the floor in my studio and drew the bouquet. Such a prickly and wild flower -- but so beautiful.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Abundant Thistles
Last year I was enthralled by the abundant and large thistles that grew along country lanes near my mother's home and I gathered (with gloves) a large bouquet. I put them in a vase and set it on the floor in my studio and drew the bouquet. Such a prickly and wild flower -- but so beautiful.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Ghost Ranch Still Life
These rocks made me think of a Morandi still life and so I had that in mind when when a painted a water color of them on a very windy day at Ghost Ranch near Abiquiu. This is an oil painting I made in my studio from that water color. Sometimes something in the landscape really resonates, but so far, I don't know why (or what I really mean).
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Reflections on a Pond
Yes, it's been a long time since I posted a painting, but that doesn't mean I haven't been busy. This is an experiment with acrylics that turned out to be a lot of fun and very freeing to paint layers of colors without waiting a long time for the previous layer to dry.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Wall of Nudes
This is my wall of nudes that I hung for the North Dallas Studio Tour going on this weekend. So far, no comments. I think Dallasites are afraid of nudes!
Thursday, January 20, 2011
It's that time of year again
What I really mean is my aura is throbbing! So many ideas to realize and so many beautiful concepts to paint, where does a girl begin?
Monday, December 6, 2010
And There is the Daily Life
Some time ago I mentioned that I was experimenting with silver leaf. This is the resultant painting. Some of the fish have silver leaf on them. When hanging on the wall with a light on the painting (as it did magnificently in the recent University of Dallas show) the silvery fish really shine and add depth to the scene. I think I will expand on this notion.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Clothesline Installation
This painting and a life drawing are in the Zipp Gallery show this month entitled "Clothesline Installation". Zipp Gallery is outside Santa Fe in a 200 year old adobe house. The concept of this show is that each piece of art had to fit in one of three sizes of zip lock bag and then all are hung on a clothesline running throughout the gallery.
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