Green Apples

"Green Apples"

10x12

Mixed Media on Arches TextWove with metallics

starting bid $85

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"Green Apples" is the second in the Green Poems series. Done in metallic  and regular acrylics, the apples of creativity bounce around because they have been released by creative work.

"Green Poems, Laid in Dark Store Wither and Grow Soft, like Unturned Apples in a Loft"

"Green Poems, Laid in Dark Store, Wither and Grow Soft, like Unturned Apples in a Loft"

12x10

Mixed Media on Arches TextWove with metallics

starting bid $85

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"Green Poems, Laid in Dark Store, Wither and Grow Soft, like Unturned Apples in a Loft".
Sometimes I do "Inside Work". It is usually mixed media and often responds to some bit of writing or a poem or music. This quote - which just couldn't be shortened for the title - is one that I find rings so true for me when I am waiting for inspiration to paint. There may be none - just paint and it might happen. Writers and painters are often similar in process.  If you wait for the perfect complete moment, your green ideas will wither away.

"Hiding at the Party"

"Hiding at the Party"

6x6

Oil on Panel

startng bid $40

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It was another play day when I did this. Abstracts always feel like play. I seem to grab curves and intersect lines with them in an opposing way, and then throw on lots of color. Here it looked a little tight and I finished with big splashes of palette knife in bright color. It looks to me like a lima bean hiding in the middle of the party. He was very important right from the beginning but I don't know why!

Fisherman's Float

Fisherman's Float

7x5"

oil on panel 

starting bid $75

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This is a small piece I did while sitting on the dock in Islesford, Maine. The days had been grey with fog and rain, but the colors of the fishermen's equipment glowed through that mood and reflected in the water. I painted quickly and I meant to go back and make it more specific. But then it was clear that is was done. Now. So here it is!

"Rainbow"

 "Rainbow"

about 5x7

watercolor on watercolor paper

$50

OK, Now I am going to have some fun here. Because I am working on large work for an upcoming show, I have not done small paintings in a while. Recently I cleaned my studio and made some cool discoveries of great little work that I have never posted. I am putting these up for auction at low starting prices so that they can find a good home! So much better than sitting in a drawer!

This one's title came easily. I think I did it while experimenting with new watercolors.

"Sweet Spot"

"Sweet Spot"

9x12

Acrylic on paper

$85

This 50 day project has been a lot of fun because I do things I would not normally do. Which, brings up complicated questions, such as "why not"?  Normally I don't use much orange, or do abstracts, or have so much fun when I am painting. Hmmmm.

I am participating in the Hurricane Sandy fundraiser through Daily Paintworks. Artists donate a painting for auction and all profits go to Hurricane relief. I am currently looking for the best place to send funds and am open to suggestions.
The piece I am entering is now on auction. The minimum bid of $150 is far below the regular price of $470 so you are likely to get a good deal! The location pictured is at Colton Pond in Vermont, along rte.100 just past the intersection of rte. 4 and rte.100. A nice quiet and beautiful place to stop for a picnic! Long range views of the mountains and a very private setting. I was the only car there the day I painted this. It is a good sized piece at 12"x25"

Colton Pond 12x25  oil on panel   opening bid $150

Red Pushing Through

Red Pushing Through 32"x40"

Acrylic on prepared paper

$600

Just finished today, this abstract piece is very large and I had a wonderful time doing it. 

I am participating in the Hurricane Sandy fundraiser through Daily Paintworks. Artists donate a painting for auction and all profits go to Hurricane relief. I am currently looking for the best place to send funds and am open to suggestions.
The piece I am entering is now on auction. The minimum bid of $150 is far below the regular price of $470 so you are likely to get a good deal! The location pictured is at Colton Pond in Vermont, along rte.100 just past the intersection of rte. 4 and rte.100. A nice quiet and beautiful place to stop for a picnic! Long range views of the mountains and a very private setting. I was the only car there the day I painted this. It is a good sized piece at 12"x25"

Colton Pond 12x25  oil on panel   opening bid $150

"Afire"

"Afire"

12x16

Oil on Arches Oil Paper

$180

This started as an abstract to music. I knew I wanted the golden center, but was surprised at how it progressed. As the painting developed darker edges, I started to sense of something burning so I went with that. I love the linear quality against the background colors, and the hot center against the cooler edges.

Seagull

Seagull

9x12

oil on Arches Oil Paper

$55

The seagull by the shore, wave on the beach, the yellow beak, blue water. Ah, I couldn't keep it all abstract - do you see him looking at you?

"Lotus Pod and Milkweed""

"Lotus Pod and Milkweed"

12x16

Acrylic on paper

$150

This piece is a favorite. I worked from a dry lotus pod and milkweed pod, drawing them freely in the paint over and over, overlapping. Then I applied paint by large and small brush, dry brush, and palette knife, absolutely enjoying the process. Some sections disappeared and some remained. I love the colors bouncing off of each other. I like how the acrylic allows heavy application of paint and many layers in quick succession. One of the segments of the lotus pod had just one seed in it and it felt special to me, so I gave it a great spot in the composition.

detail "Lotus Pod and Milkweed"

detail "Lotus Pod and Milkweed"

 detail "Lotus Pod and Milkweed"

"Light"

"Light"

acrylic on paper

12x16

$150

The first of the larger, more complicated abstracts. Completed the day the doctor told me he recommends surgery with a positive outcome highly likely for my cronic pain from spinal stenosis. To walk without pain seems like it would be heaven, like moving toward the light. I broke out the pearlescent paints. Scared but hopeful.

detail of "Light"

 Detail of "Light"

 detail of "Light"

Confetti

"Confetti"

Acrylic on paper

$30

4x5 

One of the smallest of the new pieces, this just emerged after a session of playng with the acrylics. They are great for using layers because they dry so fast!

Un-Still Life

Un-Still Life

8x8

Acrylic on Panel

$65

I still hated that still life so I did this painting by taking shapes and colors from it but puting them down anywhere I pleased. Now I like the lively action in it.

Watering Cans

Watering Cans

9x12

Acrylic on Paper

I had used a still life for students and started this as a demo. I hated it. When they all left, I just had fun with it! Now I like it!

Color Study after Connie Hayes #2

Color Study after Connie Hayes #1

5x7

oil on paper

$25

This is the color study from the back of Connie's book, a very unusual one, very exciting. Don't you just love the violet? I do.

Color Study after Connie Hayes #1

Color Study After Connie Hayes #1

5x7

Oil on Arches Oil Paper

$25

A small color study done form the amazing photo on the cover of her book. As with the other artists I admired, I copied her colors and proportions but not her subject matter. The mixes of colors that take her away from "crayola" type ones and just amazing. I learn every time I look at her work.

color study - after Wolf Kahn

Color Study - After Wolf Kahn

9x12

$50

oil on Arches Oil Paper

I have been painting a lot of autumn colors lately and wanted to see how Wolf Kahn did it, so I did this color study from him.

Color Study after Richard Schmid

Color Study after Richard Schmid

9x12 Oil on arches oil paper

$75

The delightful painting hidden in this abstract color study is a young lady painting. It is one of my favorites. I continue to be amazed at how he puts colors together. I never would have thought of the lovely aqua and that subtle red. (if red can ever be subtle)

Color Study, after Richard Schmid

Color Study after Richard Schmid

5x7

oil on Arches Oil Paper

$50

The original of this is a lovely lady in a garden setting, lots of green grass. I am always taken at the proportions of color with this artist. And though he used a lot of neutrals, other color has an important presence.

50 Day Project: "Color Study #5"

50 Day Project: Color Study # 5 (Wolf Kahn)

5x7

Oil on Arches Oil Paper

$50

This is the first of several color studies done from a favorite artist, Wolf Kakn. The color and proportion of the color is matched, but not the subject matter.