Fleeting Florals:Calla Lily Yellow Calla lilies! Decided it was time to paint another one, went out looking for white ones and discovered there are yellow ones, too! That looked like fun to paint, so brought one back to the studio… Read More »Fleeting Florals: Calla Lily Yellow
Fleeting Florals:Fairy Fingers This was one of the paintings I completed during a residency at Cill Rialaig on the west coast of Ireland. It was a completely overcast sky (Ireland normal?) which is actually a perfect setting for painting. Because… Read More »Fleeting Florals: Fairy Fingers
Fleeting Florals:Daffodil I enjoy experimenting when painting, and complementary colors—hues that lie across from one another on the color wheel—is one of my favorites to explore. Similar to the series Reds and Greens which juxtaposed those two colors, this painting… Read More »Fleeting Florals: Daffodil
Fleeting Florals:Calla Lily Calla lilies are such interesting flowers—softly shaped white petals with yellow pistils—making them a perfect invitation to paint. There were three things I wanted to explore in this painting: the subtle variations of white, using a rigid… Read More »Fleeting Florals: Calla Lily
Reds and Greens:Yang and Yin What comes to mind when you read Yin and Yang? For us, it is balance, reciprocity, harmony, and serenity. In the language and spirit of Artful Awareness, we chose to name this painting “Yang and… Read More »Reds and Greens: Yang and Yin
Reds and Greens:The Green Bottle When layered, red and green paint form a black color. This particular still life arrangement investigates this notion: what happens to these two colors when a green bottle is placed in front of a red… Read More »Reds and Greens: The Green Bottle
Reds and Greens:Three Green Pears This painting is another example of experimenting with the colors, red and green, in the composition. In addition to having fun with the juxtaposition of red and green, there is also the play of placing… Read More »Reds and Greens: Three Green Pears
