Open Studio Tour?

No, I won't be on Whidbey's Open Studio Tour, so here's a picture of where I work.  Getting ready for rotation at Artworks Gallery and have pieces selected ready to pack.  

Actually I'll be out of town and unable to even attend this year's tour.  Sorry to miss it, always a great chance to get inspired.

A is for Anemone

 One of summer's last gifts, Japanese anemone is a  flower closing it petals each evening to provide a place for fairies to sleep. Anemone's closing petals are also said to predict rain.

Acrylic collage on canvas
24 x 12
Sold

Blueberries & Cranberries

This year we added several Blueberry bushes to our landscape.  In my mind’s eye I can already see them in their fall colors turning the vibrant reds I remembered from our years in New England. 

Also playing with new iridescent paint.  Could it be frost on the berries?
Acrylic Collage on canvas
11 x 14

And "Cranberries" coming right behind?
Thinking about the holidays already.
Must be the weather change.
Acrylic Collage on Canvas
11 x 14

Red Begonia

The early spring colorful and ornate leaves of a Red Begonia serve as an indication of the beautiful crimson blossoms soon to follow.  One small bud is seen as a harbinger.

Acrylic on Canvas

14 x 11

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

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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