Thursday, February 26, 2009

5 x 7 on masonite

5" x 7" Water Droplet for sale

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waves 5 x 7 on masonite

5" x 7 inches waves at sea for sale

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

The close-up... and a much better feel for 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

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

light yellow white and black on gold and olive

....and even closer...

This is a close-up image of a 2 foot by two foot work on birch panel. acrylic tube paints and acrylic wall paints...

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Shredded comic books

Color and composition and big mess of paint...

This is a close up image of a work that is 2 foot by 2 foot on birch wood panel. I used acrylic tube paints, acrylic mediums and acrylic wall paint. There is also a thin layer of paper under the paint.

$500

Monday, February 23, 2009

Sealife trails

sealife

One work on two canvas panels. each 16 x 20 total work 20 x 32. Acrylic tube paint and acrylic wall paint.

$300

Sunday, February 22, 2009

seascape 5 x 7 on masonite

5" x 7" abstract seascape for sale

his is a 5 inch x 7 inch acrylic painting on masonite board.



The painting is not framed.

I gave it a nice glossy acrylic sealer to keep it beautiful and bright!

Date of creation - January 2009
Method - Main painting was done with a pallet knife with finishing darker touches done by dragging a brush over certain areas.

Please keep in mind its hard to recreate colors exactly -- the actual picture may appear somewhat different than it does here.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22115385

Sunday, February 15, 2009

The good, the bad Acrylic painting and what motivates

"If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed." Albert Einstein

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It's a great quote and good food for thought... and is he right? Is the motivation for behavior as important as all the good or bad you do?




The right edge is green, left is blue and 'moves' to green with the dry brush strokes you see here. It's really very interesting and very different from what I've done before. Its 16 x 20 inches.


$300 US dollars contact me for purchase information


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Close up

What motivates?

Your still voice -- Acrylic painting

This is something I've been working on... (You should be able to click for a larger size)There is an earlier version a little way back on the photostream. The work in progress version is very much like this one expect ... how do I explain without just saying 'darker'? I liked the first version and I've been sitting with it a few weeks but it was missing something -- like a song that was missing it's high notes. Or a stereo system set incorrectly, booming bass. At first you kind of like it...than it occurs to you somethings missing...and my the time you realize what's wrong you have a splitting headache from the perscussion of it all...


Your still voice (finished version) 2 - 16 x 20 acrylic on canvas)

Well, the work in progress version of the painting (paintings, I guess - it's two 16 x 20 inch paintings done as one work) was a lot like that for me. So I added the... high notes. The bright spots. The part that gives your eyes a rest from the darkness...

The original idea was to do one idea on two canvases (each 16 x 20) based on a quote I recently heard by Sogyal Rinpoche. He said:

Two people have been living in you all your life. One is the ego, garrulous, demanding, hysterical, calculating; the other is the hidden spiritual being, whose still voice of wisdom you have only rarely heard or attended to.

It got me thinking in a non-linear way.... about how sad and true his words were... about how inside of all of us there is this light that rarely shines... about how many of us don't even know it's there anymore... about the people I find frustrating and how if I'd look deeper I might see that the problem is with me....about how we all have this bipolar nature.

This one isn't done and the picture isn't very good. Still, There is still more variation in the color - depth - and it's a bit off.

For today I will try to attend to my still voice.


I've decided to sell some of my artwork. This is one piece done one 2 canvases. Each canvas is 16 x 20 so the entire piece hung together would measure approx. 32 inches by 20 inches long. It is done in acrylic with a matte seal finish and it is signed on the front of one side and the bottom of both sides. The piece was done with brush and knife. Some areas have raised textured paint -- some have the paint scraped off to expose what it underneath. The colors of this image are close although computer screens always distort to some extent. The sides are painted black and it has a gallery edge, It can be framed or hung on the wall with just a nail. I may list this on ebay in a week or so -- if it doesn't sell here or on eBay I will forward it to the gallery for sale there.

$520 US Dollars contact me at me dot parler at gmail dot com
Tracy

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Flickr

This is a test post from flickr, a fancy photo sharing thing.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Walking away....


Walking away....
Originally uploaded by popcornfeet

It's a hard thing to do; walk away from a friendship.

Perhaps, in an ideal world it should always be mutual... but perhaps it can never be mutual.

Like a marriage one party always feel slighted or wronged or needs more than the other person has to give...

The need to be right is toxic. Blame is toxic... Resentment is toxic...


Sometimes I guess it's better to let what was just be rather than let it turn into something ugly....


Cape May Beach Winter 2008

Your still voice (finished version) 2 - 16 x 20 acrylic on canvas)


Your still voice (finished version) 2 - 16 x 20 acrylic on canvas)
Originally uploaded by popcornfeet

This is something I've been working on... (You should be able to click for a larger size)There is an earlier version a little way back on the photostream. The work in progress version is very much like this one expect ... how do I explain without just saying 'darker'? I liked the first version and I've been sitting with it a few weeks but it was missing something -- like a song that was missing it's high notes. Or a stereo system set incorrectly, booming bass. At first you kind of like it...than it occurs to you somethings missing...and my the time you realize what's wrong you have a splitting headache from the perscussion of it all...

Well, the work in progress version of the painting (paintings, I guess - it's two 16 x 20 inch paintings done as one work) was a lot like that for me. So I added the... high notes. The bright spots. The part that gives your eyes a rest from the darkness...

The original idea was to do one idea on two canvases (each 16 x 20) based on a quote I recently heard by Sogyal Rinpoche. He said:

Two people have been living in you all your life. One is the ego, garrulous, demanding, hysterical, calculating; the other is the hidden spiritual being, whose still voice of wisdom you have only rarely heard or attended to.

It got me thinking in a non-linear way.... about how sad and true his words were... about how inside of all of us there is this light that rarely shines... about how many of us don't even know it's there anymore... about the people I find frustrating and how if I'd look deeper I might see that the problem is with me....about how we all have this bipolar nature.

This one isn't done and the picture isn't very good. Still, There is still more variation in the color - depth - and it's a bit off.

For today I will try to attend to my still voice.
Tracy