Day 1: 30 Days - 30 Paintings - Feb. 2018

Welcome to Day 1 of yet another 30 day challenge!  

This will be a process of unfolding as I ease back into life in the studio.  Jump on board with me - and let's take a ride!  

Today I'm presenting a 're-fashioned' painting that happens to be one of my favorites - so much so that it is the background on my phone - therefore I see it every day.  I never tire of looking at it, which tells me a lot about the piece!  It has deep personal meaning to me, which can be seen in the description that I wrote for it on my website:

This painting was inspired by a profound experience while in the presence of the standing stones at Callanish on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.  It was June, it was 10:00 p.m. and the sun was still shining.  What was even more surprising was that aside from a flock of sheep - we were the only (seemingly human) beings there.  The ancient site is massive - roughly the size of a football field - and the towering stones stand majestically in a Celtic cross formation.  It is truly impressive.  The bold colors and design  in the painting are indicative of the strength of the experience.

The closest town to Callanish is Stornoway, population about 8,000 - which by-the-way happened to have an amazing Chinese restaurant (hence the Chinese papers incorporated in the painting).  Although mixing cultural symbols, if you look closely you may actually find a Sri Yantra or two.  It's time to get the Celtic symbols out...

I decided to take it to the next level and mounted it on a larger canvas panel which I prepared with black gesso.  I love it even more now if that's possible!

Take a look and see what you think:

Callanish - revisited

Acrylic & Multi-media on watercolor paper 

mounted on a 12" x 12" deep edge canvas

12" x 12" x 1 1/2" canvas gessoed black

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Day 31: 30 Days - 30 Paintings - Sept. 2016

Compilation of 30 Paintings in 30 Days - September, 2016

Here is a presentation of many of the paintings I completed during the September daily painting challenge.  It was a month of gifts and challenges - but it is always a gift to be in an inspired, creative space.

Thanks so much to all of you who followed each day - for your words of encouragement -and for sharing that sacred space with me.

Enjoy!

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Day 30: 30 Days - 30 Paintings - Sept. 2016

Melding Body and Soul

Thank you for partnering with me on this thirty day painting odyssey. We have traveled to many places and utilized many visual components.  Today, it ends as it began...with the symbol of the Sri Yantra.  As can be seen in many of my paintings throughout the thirty days, the image of the Sri Yantra appears frequently in both obvious placement and more obscurely in the background.  As noted, mantras are geometrical designs based on the principles of sacred geometry and are often used for meditation.  [See Days 1 and Day 2 for more information.]

This piece utilizes a good deal of texture along with transparent pigment.  I see it as the melding between the physical and the spiritual.  To me, the 'spiritual' is represented by the image of the Sri Yantra, while the 'body' is represented by either a woman in a hooded cloak or a whale breaching the sea.  What do you see?  

Click on the painting to see the details

and Enjoy!

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Melding Body and Soul
9" x 12"
Acrylic Mixed Mixed Media

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Day 29: 30 Days - 30 Paintings - Sept. 2016

Spiraling Out of Control

This painting is either spiraling out of control or it's having a bad hair day. :o)  In reality it features molding paste on 140 lb. watercolor paper.  To me it is whimsical, happy and makes me smile.  Who doesn't want more joy and fun in their life???

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and Enjoy!

Spiraling Out of Control
9" x 12"
Acrylic on Paper

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Day 28: 30 Days - 30 Paintings - Sept. 2016

Serenity 

I'm changing speeds today - veering from the intensity of color to something a bit quieter. Pure and simple, this is my favorite palette: Quinacridone  Gold (otherwise known as Azo Gold) and Phthalo Turquoise.  I felt the need for some deep serenity today and this is what poured forth... 

Click on the painting and Enjoy!

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Serenity
10" x 12"
Acrylic on gessoed panel

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Day 27: 30 Days - 30 Paintings - Sept. 2016

Windows on the World

Windows, windows everywhere...I enjoyed playing with the concept of windows throughout the piece.

Enjoy!

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Windows on the World
9" x 12"
Acrylic on Paper

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Day 26: 30 Days - 30 Paintings - Sept. 2016

Standing Alone

Today's painting may be considered a companion piece to the Day 23 piece - 'Leather-Look",  The combination of materials in this mixed-media piece include:  acrylic paint; heavy-weight Indian rag watercolor paper; and corrugated coffee holder (thanks Starbucks). 

The key elements that unite both pieces are the yellow-ochre gessoed panels on which the pieces are mounted.  The two pieces have some similarities and hang nicely side-by-side but are not a diptych.

I enjoy the intricacies of layers of line and color throughout the piece.  Click on the photo to observe these details...

Enjoy!

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Standing Alone
6" x 11"
Acrylic Mixed Media on Panel

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