Retro in black and colors

I know its out of focus - so sorry about that. I'm hoping this all works out in time as my eyes recover from the surgery...

This is a continuation of my current work with unstretched canvas. In total its a bit bigger than 8 x 10 probably... I haven't measured. And its on raw unprimed unstreteched canvas... Which is really interesting and I like the color.

I think I will be leaving this one be. Now all I have to do is figure out whats involved with stretching.

Zen in red and gold

This is one I've been working on and finished this morning. I added a dusting of powdered metallic pigment for the glow it needed. Its 1 ft by 2 ft on birch wood.



This is still drying and the blog will be updated for sale availability. Contact me.

Rainforest 1 ft x 2 ft on birch wood panel

I've been working on this one for a few weeks to add the definition it needed. This was a painting that needed some definition. Some high lights and low lights and some place to rest your eyes between all that green.

Its a bit easier to see how it came together in the close ups.





Painting is still drying and will be available. Contact me if you are interested.

Retro paint doodles....

Paint on raw unprimed, unstretched canvas.... an experiment that's working for me.





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Candy Explosion!

This is a follow up image - an attempt to better show the layers of clear color and iridescent and translucent colors in this painting.

It's better but still much prettier in person. Very girly, I'd call it. It's 1 foot by 1 foot on a birch wood panel. With Gobs of textured acrylic medium to get the layers... and lots of candy colors.

Its really a happy happy thing! In fact its so happy I painted the sides and back pink as well.

Zen gold on red

This is a wip because I'm missing the gold I need to make the gold really gold. I think this need a real metallic (another one that needs a metallic .... I see a pattern here).

Other than that I think I'm going to leave it be...

This is about a foot by two feet on a birch wood panel. The background had layers of reds, browns, oranges and yellows to achieve the layered deep reds.

putty on red and blue

This was done on a panel that I prepainted with rusts and a bit of blue. In some places you can still see the colors come through - It looked like an old weathered plank before I started painting.

It has a very red white and blue feel but folksier... More rustic.

The full painting is on a one foot by two foot birch wood panel.

Zen squares WIP

This painting was done on a 1 foot by 1 foot, half inch thick piece of birch wood. Besides the acrylic paint I used a mica medium and it added a nice texture - as well subtle changes in the paint color. It drabbed down the brights while not making them muddy.

The black shot of squiggle down the middle is black enamel interior house paint.

Rainforest 1 ft by 2 ft on birch panel

I went out and bought some wood today. I've been wanting to paint on raw canvas and ordered some but it's not here yet and I was itchy to paint something. I made a swing by Home Depot and Voila... I can paint again.

I wanted to take a break from what I've been doing and try something else. This painting was done entirely with a pallet knife. I've never done that before and I'm happy with the result.
The colors are a bit gold-green in the first picture. They are more like the original in the close ups.

This painting is an acrylic painting done on a birch wood panel. It is still a work in progress - In fact I just stepped away from it. It's sopping wet.

I love the colors and the glow....

blue grey and black

This is a close up of my current work in progress.

So I was in TJ Maxx looking for a basket thing to cook fish in on the grill and though I'd check out the clearance art section for damaged artwork I could buy and paint over.

There was this highly damaged 'painting' on wood (no frame, just a hanger in the back) about 3 feet by 4 feet and when I turned it over to see the clearance price I almost yelled 'Yipeeee!'

$2. I couldn't buy a canvas or a piece of wood that size for 5 times that much... So I bought it home, gessoed it and set about to painting a light sky blue and light (very very light) burnt umber background. It was actually very pretty. Very sky like... Heavenly actually. I almost let it be... but it wasn't quite there so I set about with the dripping, throwing and splattering.

I've run out of time and it's not done but I like it so far. Its got fine glass beads in one of the colors and mica in the gray. Not that that comes through in the photo. There is a nice sparkle that is coming from the additions...

I'm going to let it dry overnight and do a re-eval... I think it needs some punch. I've not been happy with paintings that don't have contrast and I'm not sure the black adds enough. But I'm leaving it be until tomorrow....

My studio

Otherwise known as the "OMG-GEEEEZE-HOW-COULD-YOU-DO-THAT-TO-THE-PICNIC-TABLE" picnic table :)

Some people have no patience for the call of art....

And no sense of humor what so ever....

Fireworks in red white and blue

This is done on a 16 x 20 gallery wrapped canvas. I used both acrylic artist paint and latex house paint for its pouring and dripping ability. You can see the detail in the close ups.





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Color study 3

This was done on 5 x7 masonite. Ive been doing some smaller color studies and it makes things easier before I work on large pieces.

Under the seas abstract paintings

I did a little mock up of 'under the seas' hanging since i dont have anyplace to hang it myself. I really like the way these came out but I have a small place and have no place to hang it.

This is one work on two canvasses. Each gallery wrap canvas is a 16 x 20 canvas . Contact me for information about purchasing this work.


right side canvas



left side canvas



The painting has great texture and it comes through in the close ups

Popping retro green dots

Color study on 16 x 20 gallery wrapped canvas -



This ended up being quite interesting. Have pallet knife have dripped paint. I think the green really pops.

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Color study 2

sexond color study - this one is working for me. 5 x 7 on masonite

Juicy Juicy pear painted aceo

This is a juicy juicy pear done on an aceo sized canvas in acrylics - its available. Go next door for the juicy juicy close up!

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This is more the kind of painting I was doing before my eyesight started on its decline last year. Do I miss painting like this? Sort of detailed (go next door for detail) considering its 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches I think...

Well, hard question really. I really liked doing this but my work was painfully tight and I was getting more and more so. I wanted to paint photographically I think and losing ones vision is sure to get you out of that. Or you'll just lose your mind whining about what you feel is gone...

I'm happy with what I'm doing now but I am very proud of what I did last year too...

Painting for charity abstract

I try and support Foster Parrots by doing virtual adoptions of their unwanted pet birds. Foster Parrots is a 501 (c)(3) parrot sanctuary Rockland, MA. Their web page on virtual adoptions is here: www.fosterparrots.com/virtual.html

I am in my second year supporting Dora and Jewel. They are two beautiful little parakeets (I know they are beautiful... they sent me pictures!) that were unwanted by the families that made a promise to love them forever by taking them home. Luckily they were surrendered to Fosters...Not all stories end that well. Most don't.

I use some of the money I make on my art to do the adoptions which on small birds is $25 a year - plus I send them toys whenever I can. The parakeets are in a large enclosure and they live just like they would in the wild. In a happy loud boisterous flock! Also, while I send the toys in care of Dora and Jewel - I know they go where they go and another bird may get what I send. I'm fine with that. There are plenty of birds that need...



I'm telling the story because I want to sell this painting and directly adopt another small bird. If the buyer wants me to do a 'in the name of' gift donation and have the packet sent to them I would love to do that... Or if the buyer prefers that Fosters not know their name, address, etc I will adopt the bird in my name and forward all the information when I get it. Fosters sends a whole packet.

This painting is one of my most recent ones, done in February 2009. They style of dripping and throwing the paint was a result of low vision issues I am having. Hopefully with surgery I will have my vision back soon but until than I still want to be creative and these paintings have been wonderful for me.

And I am hoping they can be wonderful for a sweet unwanted little feathered thing too!



The painting is 2 feet by 2 feet on a 1/2 inch birch wood panel. I used a combination of acrylic tube paints and latex house paint. The sides have a combination of both.. with some opaque areas and some drippy splattered areas. I love the colors in this painting - some olives, yellows, navy and gray and white... and I think the combination is striking. From far away it looks like a large graphic but from close up you really start to see the detail. Actually from a distance the colors look a lot like my cockatiel, Tazzy! She doesn't have blue on her but the blue is a dark blue... I know they used to consider cockatiels in the small bird category.. If possible and if okay with the buyer I might try and see if there is a cockatiel available for adoption. So many times these cute little guys are treated as throw-aways - it breaks my heart. And they are the sweetest things ever...

The back is plain wood with a large saw-toothed picture hanger and felt circles. It is hang-able as is although it can be framed if you wish. I plan to sign and date the back.

$25 (or the cost of adopting a small bird, if its changed) will go to Foster Parrots from the sale of the painting. I'll probably also get some toys to send them ... I'll do the adoption in either the buyers name or mine - whichever is preferred but I will copy the information I get and send it on to you if you don't want the adoption in your name.

Here is the listing www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22186596

Visual landscape in grays and blues

This is a 9 x 12 inch acrylic painting on a thick gallery wrapped canvas. Before I painted I added layers of paper for the wrinkles and texture you see on the main image but you can especially see this in the close up.



The sides are painted black and it has a thick gallery edge, It can be framed or hung on the wall with just a nail.

Date of creation - 2008

This is a nice calming image of a a far away landscape. Its minimal enough to be relaxing and calming but the layer of paper adds great texture for interest.

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Landscapes in my mind acrylic painting

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I'm broke. What can I say.... I'd like to sell some work so I can do more. I haven't had much luck selling artwork on eBay but I don't have a show coming up until June.

Also don't have room for the paintings that I have here and would really like them to find a home.

The listing is set as a buy it now $99 or best offer but I will take a reasonable offer.

This painting is a 9 x 12 inch acrylic on a thick gallery wrap with painted sides. You don't need to frame it to hang it. More information is at the eBay link.

Abstract 2ft x 2 ft on birch panel -- Comic books through the shredder..

I was having some issues with this painting even though I had considered it complete. I had reworked some of the others so that they went 'to the edges' but hadn't done the same with this one because I was afraid I wouldn't be happy with the result of tweaking around with it.

Ultimately, I just wasn't happy with it. Every time I looked at it the edges bothered me I'm posting in the comment section what the WIP progress looked like...

This morning I took some more black paint and reworked the top and this image is the result. This image is an entire painting - I just cropped out the background but it is basically the whole thing not a section.

I like this much better than the WIP image (the one in the comment section below. The color areas are somewhat more covered but I think the composition of the overall picture makes up for the loss of colored areas.


This painting is available at Arts Unbound Studio, Orange, NJ

Nightscape of my childhood 6 x 6 acylic

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This is a 6 inch x 6 inch acrylic painting on masonite board. I haven't listed on etsy.com in about a year maybe? But the cost of listing on ebay is getting... well... insane is what it is... so I thought I would give etsy a shot again.

I did the painting last year and it has a childlike quality I've always loved...I sold many other paintings since than but have kept this one... It's time to let go. I need room and it needs a home.

I've always imagined this matted and framed in a childs room. The colors are so bright and primary... The moon is full and friendly and there are stars in a clear sky. It's a happy night painting and something some kids might respons to being that so many are afraid of the night.

The painting is not framed and has a nice glossy acrylic sealer to keep it beautiful and bright!

Visaul landscape imagined through ill eyes

16 x 20 inch abstract on canvas



I originally did this as a landscape - or started this as a landscape and it was boring boring boring.... and I left it on the wall for weeks.

At some point I decided to paint over it.

Yesterday I ran out of canvasses and boards and anything to paint on and decided to partially cover what I'd painted and not to do a whole other painting.

It's working for me.

I can't see the image all that well -- I have one eye full of eye drops and I've got to go get dressed for an eye doctor's appt. Later I will revisit this image and probably redo it...

Babel

2 ft x 2 ft wall and art acrylic paint on birch wood panel





This painting is available at Arts Unbound Studio, Orange, Nj

5 x 7 on masonite

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waves 5 x 7 on masonite

I dropped this one and cracked the corner - so its gone. Im glad I have the picture of it

Black white and gray on black white and gray

This is a close-up image of a 2 feet by 2 feet work -- acrylic tube paint and acrylic wall paint on birch wood. signed on the back $450
This painting is available at the Arts Unbound Studio, Orange, NJ