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Thursday, April 6th, 2023
Sweet Dreams, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper.
Mind, Body, Spirit
Thursday, September 1st, 2022
Renee at Dance Class, (2007) 11H x 14W inches graphite on paper, NFS – prints only. 3rd Place winner, J. Mane Gallery Mind, Body, Spirit 2022 exhibition showing through September.
H2O
Friday, July 29th, 2022
Stormy Oregon Coast (2018), 4H x 6W inches watercolors
Honorable Mention in J. Mane Gallery’s “H2O” 2022, opening July 31st, 2022.
Foxglove
Sunday, February 9th, 2020
Foxglove, 18H x 24W inches soft pastels on paper – not available – not happy with this so I ripped it up, but will try again in the future.
Brooke
Friday, July 12th, 2019
Brooke, 11 x 14 inches graphite on paper
First Snow 03 – finished commission
Friday, November 9th, 2018
First Snow 03 – 01 replicated – finished commission
Brooke Isabelle
Wednesday, September 6th, 2017
Brooke Isabelle, my neice’s daughter born last week, 11 x 14 inches graphite on paper. She looks like a cherub in the photo used as reference, so I subtly impled wings in the background.
Mary Ann Pel’s Bench
Wednesday, October 20th, 2010
Mary Ann’s Bench, 11 x 14 inches graphite on paper
Illustration of a bench dedicated to a client’s sister by the staff at the University Arboretum, Madison, Wisconsin
Morning Light – commission for a second version
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010
Above: Sept. 12th detail
Morning Light 02, above: upper detail of 60H x 40W x 3D inches acrylics on canvas in progress, commissioned work (NFS)
Phase 01, 03 and 07 show various changes and adjustments made as I attempt to paint Morning Light 02 as close as possible to the original version. As this is a unique individual painting in its own right, copying is not the goal. As work progresses, the most important thing is to find the same light and ethereal qualities as in the first version.
The Fourth Of July – moving on
Saturday, October 18th, 2008
The Fourth of July, 36H x 48W x 2D inches, acrylics on canvas, wrapped sides painted. Sold.
The Oxide Gallery in Denton had an open call today for Artists to bring in three paintings that best represented current work, to be judged for upcoming space openings. Even though I didn’t think The Fourth of July was finished, I brought it in because it has the cheerful colors and bold marks that I’d like to inject more into future work. Usually there are lots of colors used, but they get layered over each other on the canvas and can become muted. The gallery owners informed me that it is finished! OK, great, I’ll take their advice. I’m quite happy to move on to another painting.
Especially toward the final stages when so much time and study has been invested, we can be so involved in the work we don’t see it with a fresh perspective the way others do. Other people’s eyes and opinions are so valuable.
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