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Where I talk about my work, process, and upcoming shows.
Drifting in a Meteor Shower
Click on image to enlarge Drifting in a Meteor Shower Media: Acrylic/mixed media (read below for more details) Size: 22 x 28 in., gallery wrapped canvas Painted: 2012 Usually I limit my texture and the quantity of different techniques I use in my paintings, but for...
Separated Sky
Click on image to enlarge Separated Sky Media: Mixed Media on canvas Size: 12 x 16 in., gallery wrapped canvas Painted: 2012 This piece was a real joy to paint because of all the techniques I incorporated into the piece. The ground which the tree is on is made...
You Drank It! (Los Muertos Series)
Click on image to enlarge You Drank It! Media: Acrylic and Fabric Paint Size: 10 x 20 in., black velvet Painted: 2012 This piece is one of a new series I am creating that is inspired by Diaz de Los Muertos, or day of the dead. To quote wikipedia “Day of the...
Let’s Dance (Los Muertos Series)
Click on image to enlarge Let's Dance Media: Acrylic and Fabric Paint Size: 11 x 14 in., black velvet Painted: 2012 This piece is one of a new series I am creating that is inspired by Diaz de Los Muertos, or day of the dead. To quote wikipedia “Day of the...
Forest Rain
Click on image to enlarge Forest Train Media: Acrylic, Japanese silver Size: 8 x 10 in., in a handmade shadowbox Painted: 2012 This piece is different from the trees I painted at the beginning of this series because of the leaves on the tree. I started with trees that...
At Sea
Click on image to enlarge At Sea Media: Acrylic, Japanese silver Size: 11 x 14 in., in a handmade shadowbox Painted: 2012 This piece has a larger tree than most of my pieces, painted with Japanese silver. I find that the Japanese silver is more difficult to paint with...
Ash Reading
Click on image to enlarge Ash Reading Media: Acrylic Size: 18 x 24 in., gallery wrapped canvas Painted: 2012 A friend of mine was nice enough to pose for this painting. I am not going through a blue period, heh. This piece is a throw back to what I...
Roswell Arts Festival 2012
Click on image to enlarge This year I showed my work at the Roswell Arts Festival, which was a great experience. We could not have asked for better weather and I made some great sales. The only downside was that my booth was under a FEMALE ginko tree, which meant it...
Green Night Time
Click on image to enlarge Green Night Time Media: Acrylic, metallic pigment Size: 11 x 14 in., in handmade shadowbox frame Painted: 2012 This is one of a few pieces I created not using Japanese gold and silver, but metallic pigment. To create the green color...
Blue Tree in the Hayfield
Click on image to enlarge Abstract Field Media: Acrylic, metallic pigment Size: 11 x 14 in., in handmade shadowbox Painted: 2012 For this piece I experimented in using metallic pigments instead of Japanese Gold or Silver as I have for most of my trees in the past. It...
Copper Waterfall
Click on image to enlarge Copper Waterfall Media: Acrylic, copper metallic Size: 11 x 14 in., in handmade shadowbox Painted: 2012 This is another piece where I experimented using metallic pigments and varnish instead of the Japanese gold and silver I started...
Silver Round Ear Rings
Click on image to enlarge Silver Round Ear Rings Media: Mixed Media This is my first set of silver tree ear rings. I decided to create this piece because while working at the Marietta Artists market I had customers often make the comment that they wished my...