Painted during a live demo in Laguna Beach, CA on August 7, 2020, the painting depicts the forms of sunflowers glowing yet silhouetted against a blue sky. The leaves are marked by the common gold finch, who creates windows in the leaves.
Inspired by process of Batik I learned in Indonesia, the painting explores the apparent forms of grasses close by growing above the houses across the canyon ridgeline.
The painting uses masking techniques similar to batik, to reveal past layers of paint. The process is both additive and subtractive. The trees are separated by a reflective silver outline that highlights the shapes. The painting has been selected to appear in the upcoming edition of Irvine Valley College's literary journal, "The Ear."
Walking through the hills above Yucaipa, the wildflowers grew tangled sweeping into the sky. The forms inspired associated colors while the layers immerse the subject into a sea of blues and greens.
Cornflower Abstract II with Bee and Grasshopper began with the bright stripes of pale yellow, bright yellow, white, orange, gold pink and red.
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Cornflower Abstract I with Lesser Goldfinch
Cornflower Abstract I with Lesser Goldfinch began with the bright stripes of pale yellow, bright yellow, white, orange, gold pink and red.
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Sunflower Abstract I
Painted during a live demo in Laguna Beach, CA on August 7, 2020, the painting depicts the forms of sunflowers glowing yet silhouetted against a blue sky. The leaves are marked by the common gold finch, who creates windows in the leaves.
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Hillside Abstract I
Inspired by process of Batik I learned in Indonesia, the painting explores the apparent forms of grasses close by growing above the houses across the canyon ridgeline.
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Winter Plane Tree Diptych
The painting uses masking techniques similar to batik, to reveal past layers of paint. The process is both additive and subtractive. The trees are separated by a reflective silver outline that highlights the shapes. The painting has been selected to appear in the upcoming edition of Irvine Valley College's literary journal, "The Ear."
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Wildflower Abstract I
Walking through the hills above Yucaipa, the wildflowers grew tangled sweeping into the sky. The forms inspired associated colors while the layers immerse the subject into a sea of blues and greens.
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