NEW OIL AND WAX PAINTINGS SPRING 2013

LANDSCAPE WITH BRIDGE

THE SHADOW

LANDING

THE SUBURBAN LANDSCAPE FALL 2013

STILL LIFE PAINTINGS SPRING 2012

Landscape Paintings for MFA Program Spring 2013 DRONES

Mixed Media and Collage with Acrylic and Ink

These are recent Paintings which use Mixed Media Techniques. They were done with a combination of collage, India Ink, Acrylic Paint, Golden Acrylic Matte Medium, Yes Paste, and Wax Crayon , on watercolor paper, and Rice paper. These are more Abstract works, with color and process being most important. There are influences from maps, aerial views from Google earth, and also an exploration of randomness. The ink and paint are applied in a variety of ways that are a somewhat controlled randomness of dripping and using gravity and forced air to direct the flow. I am becoming increasingly more interested in blurring, dripping, collage and other less traditional means of color application.
   Less representational than some of my earlier work, they are a fun way to experiment with art materials and learn what they are capable of.

ON THE HUDSON

A BEAUTIFUL HAZY DAY
THE SUN WAS TRYING TO BREAK THROUGH THE CLOUDY HAZE ON THE WATER. THE HUDSON RIVER HAS MANY MORNINGS LIKE THIS. PAINTING OUTDOORS IN THE MORNING HERE IS ALWAYS INSPIRING .

QUIET MORNING

BEACHED
OIL PAINTING ON ARCHIVAL CRADLED GESSOBOARD, 12" x 12",
THE TIDE IS OUT AND THIS LITTLE SUNFISH IS STRANDED FOR NOW. AT THIS BEACH THE TIDE RECEDES QUITE FAR, BUT WILL SOON BE BACK. THE LITTLE BLUE SAILBOAT WILL BE FLOATING AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON.

PEARS ON SUNDAY

OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS 8" x 10"
THIS COLORFUL PAINTING PLAYS UP THE USE OF SIMULTANEOUS CONTRAST, THE PLACING OF WARM AND COOL OPPOSITE COLORS NEXT TO EACH OTHER. THIS GIVES A SPARKLING EFFECT. I ALSO HAVE CONTRASTED THE THICK IMPASTO WHITE PAINT WITH THE THIN TRANSPARENT PAINT OF THE  DEEP VIOLET TINGED SHADOWS. THE WHITE NAPKIN COMES FORWARD GIVING THE PAINTING GREATER DEPTH.

After Christine's Flowers

OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS 16" x 20"
ONE OF MY FAVORITE STILL LIFE PAINTINGS. I AM PARTICULARLY PROUD OF THE LOOSE BRUSHWORK, COLORFUL TRANSLUCENCE OF THE OLD GLASS JAR, AND FLICKERING JUXTAPOSED COLORS.  THE AQUA COLOR IS ALSO A FAVORITE.

Hudson River Haze

Oil Painting on Canvas 11 x 14

Under The Big Wave

UNDER THE BIG WAVE IS ONE OF MY MOST AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MIXED MEDIA COMPOSITIONS. WORKING WITH TORN PAPER, GESSO, ACRYLIC PAINT, OIL PASTEL,RICE PAPER AND FOUND IMAGES , THE COMPOSITION TOOK 4 MONTHS TO COMPLETE. IN A WATERY PALETTE OF BLUES AND GREENS, THERE ARE A VARIETY OF IMAGES AND OBJECTS BEING TOSSED ABOUT INSIDE THE WAVE. IT IS NOT LITERALLY AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL, BUT HAS EMBEDDED SYMBOLS AND SHAPES THAT ARE SIGNIFICANT TO MY STORY. THE RANDOM SHAPES AND FOUND IMAGES COULD ALSO EVOKE MEMORIES OF OTHER VIEWERS LIVES. THEY ARE NOT SPECIFIC, SO CAN BE INTERPRETED MANY WAYS BY MANY VIEWERS. THERE ARE LOTS OF LAYERS. LITERALLY - THE MORE YOU LOOK THE MORE YOU SEE.

Fall 2011 Watercolor

This watercolor study of a maple tree was done en plein aire last fall. I especially love the energy of the color and the semi-abstract, spontaneous mark making of the brush.

Autumn in North Salem

Oil on Canvas

16" x 20"

Fog and Mystery

16" x 20"

Oil on canvas

The Abstracted Landscape

These paintings feature small bits of the landscape, blown up to create an abstract composition. I particularly love the colors.

SUMMER HAZE-  OIL ON ARCHIVAL BOARD

This is another painting I have been working on from the hazy , humid summer this year. I think it's done?

Maine 2010

I finally finished my first Maine 2010 painting today. We went to Maine in August, it was actually hot ,muggy weather, but the haze over the water at sunrise was spectacular.

Almost Summer

As the days warm up , I am definitely looking forward to the beach this summer.

Cherry Tree in Spring

this series small 8"x6"oil studies shows the Chery tree in my yard changing in the season

Cherry Tree in Spring

LOOKING FORWARD TO SPRING

 Sunday we set our clocks to "Spring Forward". Hopefully our showers today will bring on the Spring flowers. This week, I have been seeing the tops of crocus and daffodil greens popping up in my garden. Surely the nice weather can't be far behind.

LUMINOUS ROSE BOUQUET

I have been experimenting with different techniques in floral paintings this winter. This is one of my favorites. I really like the transparent and opaque layers mixing together in the roses and the glass vase, creating a luminous halo around the bouquet. The background is textured a bit , in a neutral dark burnt umber color. It reminds me of leather, a nice foil for the feminine floral arrangement. The painting is oil on stretched canvas, 9" x 12", and is for sale . Contact me if you are interested. Enjoy being inside and warm in the cold weather !

AUTUMN SUNRISE

This is a new painting. It is an Autumn Scene , oil painting on stretched canvas , 24" X 24"