I wanted to see if I could do a large forest piece with less forest and more grassy areas. I was inspired by the field in back of our local elementary school where the sun glints off the undulations in the grass. The problem was how to integrate the character trees into the rest of [...]
This piece was the result of an experimental process we did in my class at the Art Center. I started out with magazine pages that I treated with Citrasolv concentrated cleaner which serves to sort of non-toxically melt the ink on the pages into interesting colors and designs. I worked into the pages with alcohol [...]
This is another in my series of collages with Mt. Garfield as the subject. This one is on a 16 inch x 20 inch wrapped canvas. This piece has been sold to the Mesa County Public Library for their art collection and is on display in the main branch.
posted in: collage experimental / for sale
medium: collage, Collage on cradled board
This collage grew from a prepared substrate on a 10 inch x 10 inch gessoboard. The substrate contained a piece of wallpaper border with Van Gogh’s Starry Night and I added sewing pattern tissues to it. I worked around a print of Botticelli’s Three Graces, although I took many liberties with it. I guess I [...]
posted in: collage experimental / figures / for sale
medium: collage, Collage on cradled board
Here is the second of three collages that I have done to honor the brave hearts of African women. This piece is done on a 10 inch by 10 inch box with wooden sides. No need for framing. It could even sit on a shelf or table. It is for sale for $400.00. I have [...]
Here are two 10×10 inch cradled boards that I collaged upon using only papers, boxes, etc. that I picked up off the ground during my neighborhood walks. Some of the pieces are wonderfully weathered so I did not use any paint, just some gloss medium as adhesive. I did put some copper dust on the [...]
