Vodka Forest SOLD
I finished this collage rather quickly on top of an old one that wasn’t working well. I used Jonathan Talbot‘s technique of dry collaging with papers coated in polymer gloss. Applying heat with an iron seals the pieces to each other and the ground. I believe it the the collagist’s “alla prima” method, since once […]
Williams’ Forest – SOLD
I just completed this commission of a forest scene for a good friend of mine. It is approximately 30″ by 20″ on a cradled board.
Fantasy Forest SOLD
This forest collage had been on my easel for many months awaiting transformation. It was originally an autumn forest scene that just didn’t ring any bells for me. I thought briefly about adding old buildings into the background and after a trip to Disneyland, I was inspired to make sparkly and colorful trees and foliage […]
a Forest SOLD
Mixed Media Collage 12″ x 12″ on cradled board For Sale: $450.00 I did this as a black and white project in the mixed media class that I teach at the Art Center. I started out with a value study of something unrelated to forests in black, gray and white acrylic paint and built up […]
“Collect” Show at Arvada Center
One of my large forest scene panels is featured in this beautiful show of art collected by public entities in Colorado. Here is the invitation for the show and a photo of the gallery where my work resides until the end of March. The photo below is courtesy of Tom Calenberg.
Home In the Rock SOLD
I did this piece as an entry into the Colorado National Monument Association art show in November 2013. The bottom layer is rows of small paint chip samples. I wanted to build the rocks on that vertical structure. Very little of the original collage is visible (except for the rectangles peeking through in the sky […]
They Call it Civilization NFS
I did this little (10″x10″) collage on top of another because I did not want to waste a beautiful 2″ cradled board. I knew I wanted to use a lot of the magazine papers treated with Citrasolv, a natural product that serves to “melt” the printer’s ink. I entered the finished product in a juried […]
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 […]
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 […]