Yes, you read correctly....... I was going through some of my older work recently and I found this Intaglio print from college..............
I've always been intrigued by Van Gogh so I was doing some research on him yesterday and came across this print he made, one of his few prints..............
I just found the similarities to be really cool, especially since I'm kind of out of my mind too! Ha ha!
In preparation for the show at the Brotherhood winery, I thought it would be fun to have some paintings with wine in it. I had began this particular painting because I also love cats so I thought, "Cats and wine, what a great combination!" and I wanted a calico cat as well. But for some reason I never fell in love with it no matter how many times I worked on it.
Here's a picture........
So now I have "bagged" the whole idea and I am "re-using" the canvas for a new painting. I really would rather paint a black cat and I am taking the wine out for now, at least that's the plan. So now, as you can see, I painted over most of it but there is still some nice "under painting" from the original which is nice. (Between you and me, this is actually my THIRD time painting over this canvas as it is an old piece from my college days and was originally a still life with, you guessed it, a cat sculpture in it!)
I will certainly keep you updated on the progress!
I can't believe I haven't posted these paintings yet! These are my largest works for sale right now at 22" X 28" The first is "MARITIME ANGEL" (acrylic on canvas)
And a more graphic and "darker" piece called "CHEST X-RAY" (acrylic & collage on canvas)
This was created using actual x-ray films from my brother's CT scan when he was diagnosed with a rare lung disease as a result of complications from a bone marrow transplant. Here are some details......
Here you can see his heart.......
Here you can see the cross he was wearing around his neck.......
Here is a video showing you my paintng process......
This is an oil pastel painting I sketched in the car when we were driving from North Carolina to Virginia during our summer vacation last August. I really LOVE the way she came out!
I currently have 2 "Nude Paintings" That I am working on. They are not quite finished yet. This one I used an Impasto technique to treat the canvas with modeling paste and some scraps of lace embroidery. The paste takes a really long time to dry (24 hours) but after applying some thin coats of transparent glazes, I really enjoyed the effect!
This one was originally a canvas that was prepped with some colorful, thick acrylic paint that was sprayed with a thinning agent to create a "drippy" effect......
I have to discipline myself to make time to blog here. I would like to become a member of a group of painters called Dailypainters.com and one of the requirements is to blog daily about your work for 6 months. I am usually more current on facebook, in fact, you can like my new art page there to further support me.
So if you are not my friend on facebook and you would like to know what I have been up to let me show you..........
This is my latest Hawk Painting.....I am IN LOVE with him!!!! I have named this paintings "SPIRIT HAWK" because it contains many symbols and powerful imagery. This painting is currently for sale and is being displayed at The Brotherhood Winery in Washingtonville until October 31, 2012.
I currently have 3 paintings displayed in this exhibit with the River Valley Artists Guild. Here is a peak at 2 of them hanging up................
I'm very pleased at how they "POP" when you are looking at them from a distance.
Here are videos showing you the progress of each piece............
I kept looking at this painting and wanting to make minor changes. The bottom left corner was continuing to be a source of frustration so I finally added a blue/green glaze to further "soften" and "downplay" any "busyness" (if that's a word) LOL! I am happy to report that this Chameleon now has a new fabulous home! His name still remains: "CHANGE IS THE ESSENCE OF LIFE"
Here is a short video showing you how this painting evolved, it's pretty neat!
