Six Bouquets

Little explosions to celebrate a special day!

Happy 4th of July!

Twig Fantasy

 

One of my favorite thing to do:  drawing imaginary plants.  Occasionally I study an actual twig brought back from a nature walk, but mostly I prefer making my own version of things. 

Peaceful World

 

I remember this as a sketch for a painting that I worked on for a while and then didn't keep.  Fun to find birds were there already.  

Green Hat

 

Pulled the gouache back out.  Here finding the "portrait" hiding in the shapes.  Something I used to do a lot with collage. 

great opening

small vases
collage and acrylic on paper
7.5x4

thank you to all of you who came last night to the opening at the Clement Art Gallery.
i enjoyed seeing all of you.

5 pieces have found new homes and that is such a good feeling too.

the show goes on till May 26.

preparing for show 3

green vase
collage+acrylic on paper
7.5x3.75

step #3 in preparation of show: varnish pieces. not only do the colors really come alive but the UV protection will keep inks from fading in light. (after all, i am using torn paper from sometimes cheap sources.)

this step makes me a bit nervous. once done, i have to consider the pieces off-limit. no going back and correcting and re-working, which always seemed possible with oil.

preparing for show 2

Diva
collage + acrylic on paper
7.5x4

the second step in preparing for show is simple enough: making sure all pieces are signed. sometimes the whole name, sometimes only my monogram.

more flowers

bouquet #2
collage on paper on CD
ø 5

this collage is on show at the Mimosa gallery in Saratoga until February 19. it's part of the 10x10=100 show. (no picture larger than 10" per side. maximum price: $100.) 11 of my collages are there. some bouquets, some figures, some gardens.

flowers from warmer days

bouquet #1
collage on paper on CD
ø 5"

A little collage from this summer. As with traditional quilts, it's fun to remember where each torn piece of paper comes from. The gold strip on the vase betrays chocolate consumption.

Mother's day.

flower stand
collage
7.5x3.75

flowers by the window

collage
7.5x5.5

busy with all kinds of things and people but felt like posting and sharing this one.

happy march 1st!!

by the river
collage
5.75x6.25

river flowing, flowers coming out but still cold and winter-like... i thought this picture appropriate for the beginning of march.

birds and flower

very tiny birds
from tiny notebook