Forest Light 3-SOLD
I did this 6 foot panel as a commission for the new Exempla St. Joseph’s Hospital in Denver. It is a companion piece to Forest Light 2, both of which will hang in the surgery waiting room. I used many pieces of found papers and photos of trees and such from my own photo […]
Drama Queen SOLD
This watermedia abstract on yupo paper began as a multi-colored first layer of collaged painted tissue papers. It was vibrant but unresolved and stayed that way for many months. I was prompted to complete it so I could enter into the 2013 Rocky Mountain Watermedia Show juried by one of my favorite art teachers, Skip […]
Domes and Towers
Mixed Media Collage with Transferred Images 19 x 6 inches on 300 lb. watercolor paper matted and framed For Sale: $500.00 This is the first in a series of collages based on my experience of ancient cities. It started out as an exercise in how to do toner transfers in a mixed media workshop. The […]
Bahamas Bird
I did this piece when we were on the island of Eleuthera in February using a local newspaper, tourist advertisements and other whatnot that I had brought along. It is postcard-size, measuring 4 inches x 6 inches. I plan to enter it into the National Collage Society’s annual postcard show this summer. This piece won […]
The Possibility of Birds – SOLD
This is a rework of an old piece. In the process of stripping off the offending art of a former effort, I realized I was making the most wonderful textures. I left a lot of the tear off and worked tree trunks on top. I then added foliage, again, leaving a lot of the torn […]
Istanbul (Unavailable)
Mixed Media Collage with Watermedia 36″ x 26″ Matted and Framed For Sale: $1200.00 This large watermedia painting was done on yupo paper. It started out as a prompt exercise done in my mixed media class. It has random pieces of tissue, textured papers and newspaper as an underlayer. I like the randomness that responding […]
Nymph Forest SOLD
This piece started out in my mixed media class as a demonstration of various mixed media techniques applied to watercolor paper. I decided it should be a forest and proceeded to apply a lot of additional transfer images to it to build the tree trunks and foliage. The original transfer of Mona Lisa remains visible […]
Looking Ahead SOLD
I was inspired by a random newspaper head shot of an author. I just liked the way she looked. This collage doesn’t look a bit like the photo reference, but I hope I captured the essence of a literary lady. It was built on a 12×12 cradled board and is currently being exhibited in the […]
Wooden Bridge on Audubon Trail SOLD
I created this collage painting to enter in the Riverfront Art and Photography Show celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Colorado Riverfront Project in Grand Junction, Colorado. I did the collage from an original photograph that I took while walking one of my favorite trails. It is made up of many bits and pieces […]