Contemporary, Abstract, Mixed Media Paintings on Paper and Canvas
These works are a combination of watercolor, acrylic airbrush, soft pastel and colored pencil. Depending on the piece, textures be an extremely smooth gradation of media or may include collage or gold leaf or thick, impasto textures. The multiple layers of media and colors are transparent and developed to create a rich, smooth flow of color and movement.
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30″ x 40″ Mixed media on canvas Reds, browns, greens, and tans blend together. The flurry of shapes goes from vague outlines in the upper left to thick impasto textures in the lower right corner. Three strong vertical lines provide a framework amidst the motion.
36″ x 48″ Mixed media on canvas Blending motion of greens and yellow is grounded in strong reds and browns in the right corner. Impasto texture spreads from the corner to add motion to the squares and crisp lines.
36″ x 48″ Mixed media on canvas Vivid reds, oranges, and yellows blend together from the darker, turbulent bottom to the light, glowing center. The flurry of shapes spread form the center and the lines create motion that flares along the edges of the piece and flows through the center.
30″ x 40″ Mixed media on canvas Warm, vivid browns, purples, and greens blend together with accents of yellows. Impasto texture creates a strong motion that grounds the piece and flares up the right side. Square outlines give the motion structure, and soft diagonal lines counteract the motion of the impasto while giving the impression of […]
38″ x 58″ Mixed media on canvas Deep blues at the bottom blend into rich tans at the top. Flurries of petals flit along the bottom and sides of the piece, wrapping around the structure of the rectangular shapes. Diagonal lines add counter motion flowing towards the crisp petals and strong vertical lines.
30″ x 40″ Mixed media on canvas The crisp lines of the lotus flower instantly catches the eye with a blend of reds, blues, and greens. A flurry for feathery petals flare out from the flower, taking the colors with them across the painting. The soft background of blending yellows, reds, and browns features faint […]
48″ x 48″ Mixed media on canvas Bright colors and vivid shapes flare into the center of the piece, with lines continuing the motion into the blended background. Strong brush strokes of greens, blues, and browns spread out from the center add motion to the piece to create a dramatic frame for the central flames.
30″ x 40″ Mixed media on canvas A flurry of colors spreads out across a light background that almost glows when the light hits it. The vivid greens, blues, teals, and purples swirl outward from the center with impasto texture and strong brush strokes.
Fine Art Kites
I think of my Fine Art Kites rather like paintings set free! The bodies of the kites are technically created just like the paintings on paper. As such, they are a combination of watercolor, acrylic airbrush, soft pastel, colored pencil, and sometimes collage or gold leaf. Once complete, the piece is protected with an acrylic coating and UV protectant and then the work is mounted on bamboo and an appropriate tail added. The pieces can hang on a wall or suspend from a ceiling.
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36″ x 26″ + tail Teals, greens, and blues blend together into browns on the upper left side. Paper and sheet music collage creates a strong structure that’s echoed in shapes around it. Petals of color bloom out of the collage, with rich diagonal lines of turquoise reaching down towards them.
36″ x 26″ + tail Browns, purples, and greens blend together along the bottom of the kite, spattered with accents of gold. Blends of browns and light form the background, with diagonal lines adding structured motion. Strong, heavy brush strokes of green add powerful motion that sweeps from the bottom up into the air.
54″ x 37″ + tail Red blends through green to blue among a flurry of leaves with accents of gold. Crisp leaves of red stand out from the rest, stretching into the background of blended tans. Faint downward lines add both structure and motion to the piece.
36” x 26” + tail Lavenders and tans blend together across this piece with a spattering of teal accents. The cascading diamond shapes give the kite an almost crystalline feel that contains the petals that bloom out of the swirling line of motion.
36″ x 26″ + tail Strong, vivid purples and oranges blend together across the background and foreground. Impasto texture across the bottom and up the sides gives a strong, powerful structure for the vivid orange blooms that echo across the piece.
28” x 20” + tail A blossom flares out from the center, its petals spreading across the piece. Its accents of purple add to the blending of greens, browns, and grays. A checkered pattern across the top creates a ghost of structure.
36″ x 26″ + tail Vibrant purples, pinks, and blue flare from the side, accented by impasto texture. The crisp blossom shape is in the center of the flare, accented against the soft blended background of greens and tans.
54” x 37” + tail Reds and browns blend together with accents of white and grays. The leaves are made out of a paper collage, and their shape echoes through the kite. Motion lines from the top are grounded in the masonry-like squares along the bottom.
