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Reds and Greens: Elk Creek Red Barn

Reds and Greens:Elk Creek Red Barn Another painting made using a painting knife! This one is a landscape with a red barn in a green field. Part of the fun—and… Read More »

An oil painting of a green grape on red fabric juxtaposed with a red grape on a green fabric.

Reds and Greens: Yang and Yin

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… Read More »

Reds and Greens: The Green Bottle

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… Read More »

Oil painting of three green pears arranged on a bright red table cloth.

Reds and Greens: Three Green Pears

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… Read More »

Oil painting of a copper pitcher juxtaposed with two red peppers on a yellow green background.

Reds and Greens: Hot Red Peppers

Reds and Greens:Hot Red Peppers The primary colors red, yellow and blue form a triangle on a circular color wheel. Our eyes perceive colors as more vibrant when any two… Read More »

Practicing Stillness: Seeing Simplicity

Practicing Stillness:Seeing Simplicity It is fascinating to consider that the human eye mainly sees in shades of grey. Most of the receptors in the eye collect light value and only… Read More »

Oil painting of a red pitcher and a yellow lemon on a blue cloth with a dark fabric background.

Practicing Stillness: Seeing Color

Practicing Stillness:Seeing Color Red, yellow and blue—the primary colors. What makes them primary? Such a fascinating question: why is it that these three colors cannot be created by using other… Read More »

Oil painting of a colorful mug set on a light grey background.

Practicing Stillness: Spacious Mug

Practicing Stillness:Spacious Mug One of the biggest questions when organizing a still life composition is deciding where the objects belong. Do they fill the entire frame, or is there a… Read More »

Oil painting of red peppers, a green copper vase juxtaposed with an orange fabric all arranged on a grey background.

Practicing Stillness: Red Peppers, Green Vase

Practicing Stillness:Red Peppers, Green Vase The primary colors red, yellow and blue form a triangle on a circular color wheel. Our eyes perceive colors as more vibrant when any two… Read More »

Oil painting of a open archway looking into the interior and distance archway at the Rock of Cashel, Ireland.

Inward Painting

Inward Painting “Peering within ourselves to discover what is hidden is one of the most engaging and challenging endeavors of life.” – Seamus Berkeley A portal within a portal. Mind,… Read More »

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