I made this in 2020. It’s on it’s way to it’s new home in New Hampshire. Thanks, Jill and Chip
Out of the Blue
Underground Landscape Yellow
Things not seen. Faith, gravity, and spring underground.
Tidying up 2023 art works
Forrest and Gregg have helped me update my website. Check it out. My bad, no blog posts for too long. I have been working. Here are a few pieces that you may not have seen. Echoes Encore is 17″x108″. I have posted half here. Next is photo of me with work in progress. Verdant is 46″x54″. Spring and summer garden.
Susana Lily in blue and orange
I painted
the same lily twice.
Flowers, again
Karen gave me some bulbs of the Susana Lily. It is brown with orange highlights. I used to paint a lot of flowers. I think this is not the same old thing.
All the Birds Are Gone
Donna Livengood, our patron and Gregg’s mom, died on Dec. 20,2022. She was an avid bird watcher all of her life.
Oak Leaves, ala Hockney
The milk carton paper is 25 1/2″ wide, except where there is water damage. So the edges aren’t even. This photo is an approximation of the way David Hockney did some of this photos. Gregg did the Photoshop magic to put them back together again. It is fall and the oak leaves are some of the last to fall, and prettiest colors.
more paint on Gingko leaves
Working flat is not my normal way. So the surface is paper, smooth and not textured like canvas. And there are no drips. Gregg got up on a ladder to take this photo, because I’m not done yet. When I am done, we have to find a 10 ft. wall to hang it on for a final photo.
Gingko leaves in progress
There is a paper mill near here. This piece of paper was left in the school by a teacher. It has pin holes in the corners. It is 41″ wide by 10 feet long. Dale says it is milk carton paper. It is very heavy. Painting on a flat surface is different for me. The photos are all spread out, for now, but they might give you an idea. Since I am painting this on a table, there are no drips. There is still gravity, just not so obvious.
Deforestation
I live in a rain forest, but nothing like a jungle in South America. Yet, I can see the devastation caused
by clearing the land. This is a new technique, using Keto dye on plywood, as well as paint and charcoal.