January 27, 2008

"Mom's Poppies"

Mixed media with a fabric pieced mat

"Mom's Poppies" will be at Starkweather Arts and Culteral Center in Romeo from Feb. 1-22nd.

What I've learned.....

I’ve learned that I need to wear my stronger reading glasses when I cook….especially when I’m going from a recipe. The cookies I made were unusually anemic looking….but had lovely lightly browned edges and a rich taste….After closer examination I saw I had used 8 ounces of cream cheese rather than the 3 ounces that the recipe asked for. I am an accidentally creative cook.

January 24, 2008

"Sanctuary" (sold)
4 x 4 inches (teenie tiny)
gouache ink resist

I played with a reference image from the library at WetCanvas.com. (they have a copy-write free reference image library that's fun to browse through) I can’t give credit to the photographer because they didn’t give their name. :(…thanks whoever you are!

“Sanctuary” is a tiny intimate piece..It just calmed me to paint it….and it calms me to look at it. This is a scene that I’ll re-paint I think….in a larger format.

January 23, 2008

It's cold here in Oxford, Michigan! (this image never fails to make me laugh)

January 21, 2008

"Good Night Jim Bob"
4 x 4
gouache ink resist

January 17, 2008

"Reaching Out"
5 x 5
gouache ink resist

I used some copper ink along with blue ink on theis one...It has sparklies in it that make it hard to photograph. It really developed some interesting textures.

January 12, 2008

"Gail's Tomato"
5 x 7
mixed media

Gail's Tomato lives north of Toronto....with Gail.

January 11, 2008

"White Berries"
5 x 7
collage

This is an older collage...It lives in Tennessee now :)

January 10, 2008

"Tree Family"
11 x 11
Gouache ink resist

I'm still experimenting with the gouache resist technique....I think the simple shapes work pretty well with this process....it sure is fun!

January 9, 2008

"Snow Snack"
10 x 10
Gouache ink resist
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My dog, Ivan, posed for me here....I made the girl up :)

January 2, 2008

New Year's Resolutions.....who isn't tempted to make on....or at least contemplate goals for the new year.... I keep changing mine.

Dec 15, 2007

"Showing Restraint"
mixed media collage
30 x 22
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A new one in a series of non-objective paintings....I have about 5 of these in various stages of completion...