I have been collaging up a storm these past two weeks and having a great time creating two vertical forest scenes. They both have taken on a tropical flavor. I do not know if this is a function of the verticality or just my mind set at the moment. I did not set out to [...]
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medium: collage, layered landscape, watermedia with collage
I started this layered landscape collage in a workshop some time ago. It languished under one of my panes of glass on my work table (to keep it flat). I needed a few new pieces to hang at Grand Junction’s City Hall this summer and this fit into a frame I had, so I completed [...]
I have just completed this collage on cradled board. It was my first attempt at a vertical forest. I am pleased with how it turned out…pleased enough to enter it in a show in Denver that coincides with the Biennial of the Americas. When my daughter, Liza, saw it, she said it reminded her of [...]
I have re-worked this watermedia on Yupo piece. It seems to be in its final form as I have added some new quirks and removed a little murkiness. I listen to the English alternative group, Muse, a lot in my studio, so the title is a tribute to one of their songs. This piece is [...]
I just finished 3 12×12 box frame encaustic collage pieces for the Palisade International Bee Festival which happens on April 16th and April 17, 2010. The event is a response to the continuing crisis of hive decline among our most precious agricultural resource, bees. This art is part of an exhibition in conjunction with the [...]
