I'm so glad that Spring is here! Over the winter months I seem to have hit a brick wall. I had several failed projects but I now feel that I am on the right track again. I'd like to share two larger pieces that I have done as well as a smaller series.
The Dream Fish
18" x 24"
Acrylic and Gouache on Canvas
Actually, I dreamed about this painting. As soon as I got up I went straight to the studio (OK, it's the living room!) and got to work. The idea of a child hoping to get a fish almost as large as himself is very appealing. And I really like the dream like quality of the background.
Tesiang
14" x 18"
Acrylic on Paper
I wanted to do a figure that was almost as highly patterned as the background. In this painting I used the drapery on Tesiang to carry the pattern. My inspiration for this piece is a woman I work with - Tesiang. A great nurse and wonderful model.
Kells
3.5" x 3.5"
Acrylic on Paper
Mike and Anne gave me a book about The Book Of Kells (and a coloring book of the same!!!) for Christmas. As I was going thru the book I thought about magnifying some of the elements and doing them in black and white - to really accentuate the graphic quality of these ancient designs. The red I added as interest. There are 12 in the series, I only show 4 here.
