Collage 'Scape 1

Collage 'Scape 1

acrylic & collage papers on canvas - 14" x 11" - $75

I did this small mixed media work a year ago. Recently I took another look at it and decided to use the same technique (of painting the subject's basic shapes then gluing ripped and cut pieces of decorative rice papers over the painted areas, then applying more paint to soften edges, then add more paper etc. until it felt done) in a series of landscapes.  I have worked this way on paintings in the past, and have enjoyed the process, and really liked the results. 

Uncharted Waters

Uncharted Waters

acrylic & inktense pencils on heavy archival paper - 11" x 13" - $50

This painting was inspired by another that I finished recently - a larger (24" x 30") acrylic work on canvas. I have painted this subject (reflections in water of shoreline, trees and rocks) many times, in a variety of ways ranging from somewhat naturalistic to fairly stylized and abstract. Once I finished the larger painting, I continued to think about extending it into another and because working on paper gives one a sense of a freedom and allows mixing of media more easily, it was the surface of choice. I am quite happy with the results. Unfortunately the surface qualities and transparency of the colour layers does not come through on the screen as well as in life, but that's life in the digital age, I guess. 

Below is the first painting, which I am still contemplating. Now, not so sure it is finished.....any comments?

Blues & Greens

Blues & Greens

acrylic and ink tense pencil on acrylic paper - 9" x 11" - $50

Playing with abstracting the 'land' and painting loosely. 

The Here and Now

The Here and Now

8" x 8" - acrylic on canvas - $70

(includes shipping in USA and Canada)

The third in this small series of small landscapes executed (mostly) with a palette knife and some sgraffito work into the paint. This work is about suggesting a landscape 'mood' through texture, colour and marks, rather than suggesting a particular place. 

Thanks for looking!

All 3 available as a series for $150, or individually priced at $70 each.

Scottish 'Scape

Scottish 'Scape

8" x 8" - acrylic on canvas - $70

(price includes shipping in the USA and Canada)

This painting was inspired by a photo I took while travelling in Scotland, I think near Loch Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye in 2016. 

It is the second of a small landscape series 'threesome'.  They are priced individually at $70, but are available as a set of 3 for $150. 

Urban Relief

Urban Relief

8" x 8" - acrylic on canvas - $70
and BTW....the price includes shipping in North America.

This is the first of three small 'acrylic paintings on canvas' I did once back in my studio after two months of travelling. It's always a challenge 'to start again' so working small and with a palette knife helped with painter's angst. 

This one, inspired by many landscapes, slowly came together with the layering of paint, and sgraffito (a fancy art term for scratching into it paint to reveal the colours beneath the surface). I was really happy with the textural qualities and especially the palette.

On our travels we visited some small and many larger urban areas like Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Saigon - which we enjoyed - however I have to say that open spaces and pastoral landscapes are more restive and peaceful. Hence the title.  

More Sketchbook Faces

The last of the abstract faces from my sketchbook.