Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Autumn Breezes


Autumn Breezes was in the juried  show at the Schack Art Center in Everett through out July and August.
The Art Center is run by the  Arts Council of Snohomish.


Hopefully Autumn Breezes conveys the feeling of driving though upper New England on a fall day when there is a slight breeze and the gorgeous multicolored leaves are fluttering down.  As they drifted in front of our car windshield I wondered if anyone ever got overdose on color.  

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Heron in the Sunset

It's still cool here and we're hoping along with this heron the clouds will clear and the sunset will be beautiful. Full of warm colors.

Acrylic collage on canvas
24 x 12

Monday, June 13, 2011

Whidbey Reflections


In Whidbey Reflections a heron stands in a beach  puddle that reflects the overhead clouds. Stylized tree branches washed up from winter storms fill the beach and the heron looks out over Puget Sound.  The small collaged shells were actually gathered from a Whidbey beach.  Whidbey Reflections was painted for the Artists of South Whidbey 2011 Show by the same name.

Acrylic on canvas
18 x 14





And then a few real Whidbey
Shells washed upon the beach.



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Friday, June 10, 2011

Jardins sous la pluie 1 & 2

Jardin sous la pluie (Gardens in the Rain) is a tribute to both the piano piece by Claude Debussy and to all my friends who are currently involved in the encaustic revolution.  Having several acrylic gels on hand I wanted to see if the same effect could be derived  from gels as with  the use of wax.  
I wanted the rain to convey the feeling of a warm summer shower with the light shinning behind thus giving jewel tone effect to the  flora in the foreground.
Acrylic & Gel on canvas
10 x 8 each





                              

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Goldfish, acrylic on paper

Ocean Aire, giclee of original collage
















Neil's Clover Patch CafĂ© in Langley partners with Artists of South Whidbey  
Glad to be part of the First exhibit.
  

 It's been a while but so glad to finish, "Ferry Lights"  an acrylic painting on 16 x 20 canvas.