Summer 2022

I'm taking some classes to give me new perspectives and to learn new techniques. And also having some fun. I'm not planning to make this my style forever, just adding stuff to my toolkit.  It's a journey, not a destination! 

Roses in Green Vase
10x10"
9/6/22

Black Tissue Landscape
Collage from Gel Prints
7x9.5"
8/28/22

Flowers, Mug, and Pears
14.5x14.5"
8/26/22

Still Life in Blue and Ochre
14.5x14.5"
8//24/22

Birthday Card for Barb
5x7"
7/30/22

Poppy collage
using deli paper painted with high flow acrylics
10x10"
7/25/22

Tulips & Pears
acrylic on paper
(exploring a limited palette)
10.5x10.5"
7/22/22

Egret and tree
watercolor and white fluid acrylic
many, many layers of color
15x15"
7/8/22

Barbara's Flowers
acrylic
simplifying from a photo (shapes, colors, composition)
15x15"
7/1/22

Roses printed with celery stems
acrylic
7x7"
6/20/22

Vase & cup
acrylic, inktense pencil
(how odd can I make it?)
7x11"
5/31/22

Allison's Dishes
Acrylic, Inktense pencil, carrot stamping
abstracting from a still life
10x10"
5/31/22

Abstract #6
Mixed media (timed exercise)
(taped off a large sheet of paper, painting instinctively)
9x10"
5/25/22

Abstract #5
Mixed media
(part of same group of six)
9x10"
5/25/22

Spring 2022

 I'm taking a still life class, learning new techniques and trying to stretch my imagination. I'm learning a lot. Here's a selection of what I've been up to. Also, continuing with my explorations of collage and of watercolor.

Orchid over Collage
acrylic, stencils, collage, inktense pencil
14x14"
5/4/22

Orchid - Monoprint
acrylic on paper
10x13"
5/3/22

Orchid - painting onto the print plate
acrylics, including "open" acrylics on freezer paper
10x13"
5/2/22

Basket of Pears
acrylic & pencil with underpainting, stamping, etc.
14x14"
4/29/22

Schrödinger's Mug
acrylic & pencil + stencils & stamps on canvas with underpainting
16x16"
4/26-5/11/22

Dishes
It was supposed to be an underpainting, but I kept it.
acrylic & pencil on paper
14.5x14.5"
4/24/22

Thoughts Across the Ocean
collage + acrylic
5x7"
4/22/22

J'en crois rien
collage + acrylic
5x8.5"
4/22/22

3 Vessels, Table, Window
acrylic & inktense pencil on paper
14x14"
4/16/22

Avocado Plant
acrylic & pencil on paper
10x14"
4/15/22

Berry Branch
acrylic & pencil on paper
9x12"
4/14/22

Opportunity
collage + acrylic
5x7.5"
4/3/22

It's True
collage + acrylic
5x7.5"
4/1/22

Jackson's
collage + acrylic
4.5x7.5"
3/29/22

California Coast
watercolor, gouache, inktense pencil on paper
14x10"
3/16/22

Three Brushes
watercolor on toned paper
8x12"
3/7/22

But First
collage + acrylic
4.5x8"
3/6/22

President Zelensky
Slava Ukrainii
watercolor on paper
7x6.5"
3/1/22

Cat in Winter Forest
watercolor, goache, and carbon paper
14x10"
2/26/22

Susan Swearingen Manor
watercolor and stencils
7x10.5"
2/21/22

Allison at the Beach
watercolor
10.5x9"
2/14/22

Goldie & Bobbie on a Bench
(my grandparents)
scratched lines with graphite wash on paper
5.5x7"
2/7/22

Crown of Thorns plant
watercolor & gouache
10x10"
2/13/22

Chester on His Chair
acrylic on paper
8x10"
2/4/22

3 Abstracts
watercolor and stencils
6.5x6.5" each
1/31/22

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Fall 2021

 

Christmas Kate
10x9"

Love from Santa
5x6"

Noodle
Friends for Life fundraiser
11x11"

Colored Stones
7x10"

Sisters
13x10"

House on the Hill
7x10"

City Night
7x10"

The Water's Edge
11.5x9"

Sunflowers for Bill
10.5x14.5"

Allison at Red Iguana
8.5x10"

Abstract in Neutrals
7x9.5"

Euphorbia milii
5x9"

Pastel Ovals
14.5x10.5"

Woman at Musée Picasso #1
6.5x10"

Charlie and Andrew
7x10"

Woman at Museo Picasso
6.5x10.5

Couple in Aix
8x10.5"

Barn after Anzalone
10.5x7"

Six Young Men
13x8"

Pomegranate in Chinese Dish
8.5x7"

Laughing Sisters
7x8.5"