Color Abstracts
Quilted Desert, 10x10, mixed media
Jubilee, 7x7, mixed media
Desert Gems, 7x7, mixed media
Is There a Hidden Realm?, 7x7, collage/mixed media
Harvest Moon, 7x7, mixed media
Desert Dreaming, 5x5, mixed media
Precarious, 5x5, mixed media
Joy, 36x36, mixed media
Reaching for the Truth, 7x7,
collage/mixed media
Cat, 13x9, mixed media
Off the Grid, 9.4x7.4, mixed media
River Walk, 9.4x7.4, mixed media
Gold Rush, 9.4x7.4, mixed media
Moon Rise, 7.4x9.4, mixed media
Submerged, 10x10, acrylic
Ode to Joy, 10x10, mixed media
"Don't only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets,..." Ludwig van Beethoven
Nocturne, 10x10, mixed media
This piece began as a very dark monochromatic monoprint.
With collage, it gradually evolved into what reminds me of a city scene at night.
Are the gold pieces falling stars?
Cars' headlights?
Hmmm.....
Night Music, 16x13, mixed media
This began as an experiment with layering transparent acrylics in varying shapes. Along the way I added texture and a few stamps to provide contrast. My love of turquoise is obvious!
Memories, 14.5x11.5, acrylic/ mixed media
I love arches, and this piece evokes places I've visited with arch after arch, leading you to places unknown.
Petroglyphs, 6x4, mixed media
Using mostly neutral earth colors is different for me. The different papers provide nice contrast.
Southwest Afternoon, 5x5, mixed media
When I look at the desert and the mountains near my home, this is what I see! Bright colors and layers.
Bubbly, 5.5x4.5, mixed media
There are only a few colors used in the papers here, but the patterns and "bubbles" made by hole-punching provide interest.
Canyon Walls, 8x10, acrylic
After a day of plein air painting in a canyon in Utah, I decided to use the paint I had left on my palette to paint what I felt, not what I saw. I couldn't resist adding some turquoise to the other colors!
Southwest Panorama (triptych), 4x4 each
I wanted to try a triptych landscape, and this is the result. The papers are all hand made, including paper made from "distressed" magazine pages. I like the rocky look of the paper!
Asian Fusion, 8x8, mixed media
This piece started as a fairly simply mono print to which I added hand printed papers. I like the circle contrasting with all the straight lines and squares.
Floating, 6x6, mixed media
This piece was started by selecting colors that I liked together -- some bright, some neutral, with a variety of patterns.
High Mesa, 6x6, mixed media
Hole-punching (or in this case "square-punching"!) allows colors below to peak through. This provides another way to layer papers for contrast.
Sonoran Dream, 6x6, mixed media
The "saguaro cactus" shape emerged in this piece! It wasn't particularly planned, but I like the results with the other desert-like colors.