Claudia's Earth

I have a beautiful friend named Claudia who is the one person I know who puts every waking moment of her life into making this earth a more healthy and friendly place to live. She's a great advocate for the dolphins in particular.
I did this flow painting and when it was finished shifting and moving, as these paintings do, I saw a clear representation of Claudia's Earth. So that's this paintings name ,"Claudia's Earth".
I can see all the colors of the sea and the clouds, it's almost as if we are looking upon this ole planet from some distance out, space maybe?
So, here's to you Claudia. Thank you.

Warren receives his commision piece

A few weeks ago Barbara and Warren stopped by the studio and requested a painting be made to represent their beloved family. Three roses , one for each member of the family unit and the vase which itself represents the holding together of the family. The little rose petal lying beside the vase is of course for the family dog.

The painting itself is 20"x24" acrylic knife work on canvas. Each rose petal was carefully sculpted to show dimension and depth.
Thank you Warren and Barbara for allowing me to be the one to" paint" your family portrait!

Hank

So today we honor an artist who has left this world and has been a traveler to the next for one year now. On this anniversary of sorts, his dear sister and my close friend Deb, would like to share with you some of Hanks art. Deb has been spending the last couple of days in quiet meditation, thoughts and memories all focused on a life shared with Hank as brother and sister , this time 'round. Deb was a devoted sister to Hank and a more loved brother there never was I'd guess. Deb released her grief for Hank today on this anniversary, gazing at his art work and on a full moon with her new kitty, yup, you guessed it, "Hank" snuggled up on her lap.
So Hank, here's to you. Thank you for the beautiful pieces of your soul you left behind in your artwork and in your sister. Grab the tail of the next comet and fly buddy, fly....!

Becky's Flow Painting

This is my friend Becky. She came in to do a Flow Painting lesson and was really dragging. She had just had to put her loving family dog, Max, down the day before and her spirits were low. Rather than stay in the house she kept her appt to paint and came on down to the studio today and I'm so glad she did. Max was a golden retriever, was well loved by his family, as you could imagine. He had gotten bone cancer and had only just been diagnosed when he took a sudden turn and went down hill prompting the family to gather by his side the day before to say their goodbyes.
Becky decided to use some comforting colors to paint with and they were the colors of her Golden Retriever Max. That part was planned, what wasn't planned and what was soooo freaky was, when she was done with her painting we set it at a distance to look at it and then we saw! Or should I say Becky saw! MAX! Yup! Looking right back at us in the random flow pattern of the paint was the facial image of her loving dog Max. His puppy eyes looking right at us! Flow paintings are totally random abstract paintings with no plan, they just happen. This was truly a GOD thing given to a greiving pet owner to have in memorium forever in tribute to her family dog. So, you guessed it, she named the painting ' Max".

Summer Days

Lovely new painting just off the easel called, "Summer Days". This painting is very large measuring 24"x48"x1 1/2/"gallery wrap. The medium used is all new to me. My friend Michele has a faux finishing business and had this wax polymer that she used to burnish into wood pieces. She gave me some , and curious, I thought, "Hmmm I wonder what would happen if I mixed paint with it and used the wax as a thickening medium similar to gel?" I did that. I mixed up some beautiful colors that called to me and began. I first laid an underpainting in to get placement and color composition down. Next, I got out the knives! Now you know how I love the knives! All the canvas was done by knife impasto using that wax polymer and acrylic paint. It dried hard overnight. I checked with my friend about the durability of the wax and she assures me that it is quite strong and uses it on fireplace mantles as well as other pieces of furniture. The texture is firm and a semi-gloss when dry.