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A Hole In The Bottom Of The Sea The forms in
this
mixed media painting evoke an undersea feeling. There are the
spiny
forms of coral and the leafy seaweed shapes. There is even a
faint
suggestion of a sea urchin and watery bubbles above the sandy sea
floor.
The viewer will perhaps discover the outline of a spiny lobster and
other
creatures as he/she studies the work which is a combination of
watercolor,
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Flores
Orientale The flowers in this acrylic
painting
do not exist in life. I created them almost more for the pattern,
design
and movement they form than for the sake of reality in a still life.
They
were painted on a stretched canvas in quality acrylic and the piece has
an oriental quality to it.
When
I taught school, I used to have the children try this technique using
tempera
paints instead of acrylics and the results were always very imaginative
and dramatic.
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of Life This is the original conception for the
painting,
the other version of which can be viewed on page
two of the paintings section of this website. It is the
outgrowth
of a simple sketch I had made one evening at the dinner table of a
concept
I could not get out of my mind. The "mother and child" or
"madonna
and child" theme holds a prominent place in art history and many
original
variations have been portrayed by artists throughout the ages.
This
acrylic rendering on canvas is a representation of my personal
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Tomorrow
This 24" X 36" acrylic on stretched canvas is the first in a
series
of new paintings. My early intense study of the life and work of
the artist, Amedeo Modigliani, left a lasting impression on me which
makes
itself felt, to a degree, in this piece. It depicts a woman who is
looking
into the future. In her hands she is clutching a crystal ball
into
which she gazes, albeit a little cockeyed, at the world to come.
In the sky, on the upper right hand portion of the painting, one
can observe part of the universe visible to this inspired creature and
on the lower left, in the guise of a tall plant form, is the
evolutionary
start of all life on the planet. Because the image is painted on
gallery wrapped canvas, the edges are painted as well, and as a
result,
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| Mating
Season This abstract/surrealistic acrylic
painting
on canvas depicts the warmth of spring and the perfect setting
for
the mating ritual which takes place at that time every year.
Represented
in kind of "exta-terrestrial" form are the male and female counterparts
in this traditional meeting of the sexes. I began this painting
as
a diptych (so it therefore has a mate), but later decided that it stood
as a complete statement on its own. In a way, it is a slight
departure
for me from things I do, but the form came to me as I was noodling
around
with a pencil at the kitchen table and I knew that it would find a home
someday in one of my paintings. |
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PURSUIT
The style of this painting is
reminiscent of the Molas
created by the San Blas Indians of Panama. They fashion their
elegant
and colorful designs in layers of cloth and many are a tribute to
animal
life. This acrylic painting began as a vertical design.
Once
I turned it on its side, it took on a life of its own and I was
inspired
to complete it horizontally. (My grandson Elliot discovered the
creatures
running around in it.) The painting is done on a 16" X 20"
gallery
wrapped canvas in bright primary and secondary colors and is painted on
the wrapped edge as well. |
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