Gaiety

Wow-it has been some time since I last posted.  Throw in a vacation and working on a new approach to my painting and I've not wanted to post anything.  Here is a mixed media (acrylic, acrylic ink, collage and oil pastel) that pleases me.  Hope you enjoy it.

Camellias

This little painting is my abstracted idea of one of the most beautiful flowers to me.  I never had any luck in growing them but maybe painting them will make up for that lack.  Painting mixed media has been very relaxing for me, not easy, but fun.  Sometimes, at night, I have a hard time falling asleep because my brain is whirling with possibilities and I can't wait until I am back in my tiny studio.

Thanks for looking.

Quietude

My-it has been awhile since I posted last.  Last week was one of those when I couldn't seem to paint anything.  This painting was going nowhere until I took it to my art group and they confirmed what I didn't like.  They helped me focus on what I needed to change and I am happier with it now.  Thanks for looking.

Fancy

Again, a bouquet of tulips I saw at a friend's home.  I took a photo and then interpreted in the modernistic style I am trying for. The surface is heavily textured from a previous day's unused paints.

Pink and Orange

Roses done in a cottage chic style with a big modernist approach.

Simple Gift

The impetus for this painting came from a photo that I transformed by my imagination and my need to produce a vivid, expressive interpretation all my own.

As an under painting, the surface was textured with the remaining acrylic paints left from each day's painting session.  Some of the colors may show through adding more interest. 

Purple Expression

The impetus for this painting came from a magazine photo that I transformed by my imagination and my need to produce a vivid, expressive interpretation all my own.