Beverly Hills Art Show 2022 Oct. 15&16
Storm Nearing was imagined during a road trip to Colorado, where a storm traveling just to the west of our road was creeping upon us. Showing us ahead of time what it was that we were in for. A wonderful dousing.
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Beverly Hills ArtShow Oct. 15&16. 10am-5pm. booth 304
The Boundaries of Pink is one of only two blocked paintings. It is completely thrown, then blocked to give it tight edges, a force against the chaos. The blue here can be interpreted as either sky or river. Either way, it suggests a peaceful repose.
Beverly Hills ArtShow Oct 15&16. 10am-5pm. booth 304
Fog in the Low Lands was inspired by my early. morning walks through the hills. The sight of the fog, still nestled into the lower vales, giving a sense of a muffled world of peace.
Beverly Hills ArtShow Oct.15&16. 10am-5pm. booth 304
Shin Shin means, the sound of snow falling quietly. I hope this painting portrays the feeling
of that.
Beverly Hills ArtShow. 2022. October 15&16 10am-5pm Booth 304
There is no drawing or painting directly on the canvas. Often times there isn't much forethought before I start throwing, the painting and the process direct the subject and the outcome.
Beverly Hills ArtShow October 21&22 10am-5pm. Booth 320
Reach for the Sky is a delight of color, a celebration of life . One can almost feel the seeds as they scatter in the ocean breeze, to regenerate and reconfirm the color of life.
48x48" thrown and splattered paint on canvas. 2022
Beverly Hills ArtShow 2022. October 15&16 10am-5pm booth 304
Yellow is only the second type of this painting where I blocked parts of the painting, giving very sharp edges to the chaos of the throws. I like the juxtaposition of control and chaos shown here.
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Each are 36x18 thrown and splattered paint on canvas 2022
Beverly Hills ArtShow, October 15&16, 10am-5pm. Booth 304
Nothing is painted or drawn directly onto the canvas, the images are derived by the throws of paint using a large stick, and the splatters from brushes.
These paintings were inspired by the Faery Forest I visited in outside Washington State. Lore has it that Faeries reside in and among the trees and the brush, gifts are left by local residents in hopes of keeping these faeries happy.
40x60" thrown and splattered paint on canvas 2022
Beverly Hills ArtShow October 15&16 from 10am- 5pm. Booth 304
Jack in the Honey references our Jacaranda trees that grow out of our 7 foot tall Honeysuckle. It is a loose painting that gives the rhythm and feel of these delicate trees, ponderous in petal but lithe in their movements.
Jack threw fairly easily, it didn't fight me, so it appears lighter than some other of my other paintings, perfect for the subject matter. The lightness of being.
More overthrow on an existing painting. Sometimes, paintings just want more. I try to place my paintings in our house for awhile, live with them if I can. I get a better feel for what they are saying, and what I want them to say. When that happens, I frequently will add more throws and splashes, sometimes just a few enhancements, at other times, the painting will be completely changed.
In this instance, we can still sit and feel the big sky, but now instead of a sleepy afternoon, the sky is reflecting action. There was a storm, there's an upcoming storm... we don't know, but it's definitely more indicative of action. The plants too have changed a bit. Though the original are there, I threw some dark reeds and seeds on top, using a stick . It indicates viewing an object with the sun behind or low on the horizon, highlighting the background and darkening the foreground. The reeds are a bit more bent as well, again depicting movement and the air above them is alive with anticipation.
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Beverly Hills ArtShow. Oct 15&16 10am-5pm. booth 304
This has an overpainting of multicolor splatters on a Jacaranda that was thrown in traditional colors. The new work colors are teals, pinks, reds, kellys, yellows and more. This is relatively a new turn in my work, the addition of colors that would not normally be in a particular subject matter. Then again, my work is becoming looser again as well, which complements the varying color ranges.
In the beginning it was all about the throws and splatters. Once I had a handle on that, insert laughter, I moved on to getting as close to representation as I could while using the techniques of throws and splatters. It was a fight not to become too representational, since I wanted the technique acknowledged in the work.
Now it appears I am backing up a bit with skill and again focusing on feel. How does the painting feel? Does the feeling represent the subject, and vice versa.
Last year the City of Beverly Hills showed interest in purchasing this painting.
We shall see what happens this time. It has had some work since then, more throws,
more abundance, more places to seek the magic when peering into the painting.
This painting, along with the others that list the Beverly Hills ArtShow will be at the
ArtShow on May 21 and 22, booth #416. Please come visit. It is the only time I am
out of the studio and able to visit with clients, supporters and friends of the arts.
LGOCA Laguna Beach
Beverly Hills Art Show 2022
Shin Shin, the sound of snow falling silently.
I hope these works (I have made three so far), portray the feeling of quiet, or silence, or
peace. In a world fraught with turmoil, it would be nice to think that perhaps shin shin
can bring a sense of peace to whomever gets to sit a spell under these trees.
Reflections 36x48" thrown and splattered paint on canvas 2016-2022
Rebecca Molayem Gallery, L.A. Beverly Hills ArtShow Spring 2022
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The reason the dates of creation run so long is that this painting has been numerous incarnations.
Always a reflection in water of this stand of trees, but like trees themselves, the foliage
has changed.
I usually work on my paintings until they are placed with an owner. I hang them in my
studio, in my home, in a gallery or on exhibition and I look at them. Sometimes, though
rarely, I like them from the start, they have 'thrown' well from the beginning, more often,
they need a little more work... or a lot.
This painting didn't need more, it wanted more. To be more vibrant, more colorful, then the
original green foliage allowed. I think it was right.
Star Gazer 24x48" thrown and splattered paint on canvas 2022
Beverly Hills ArtShow 2022
It is much better to see the detail on this one in person. Though the setting is static in nature, there is much slight movement in the blades of grass and their seedlings dancing on the night air. Set under the night sky, it has a dreamy quality.
More and more I am finding myself immersed in the flowers I paint. The opulence that
builds with each new throw of paint, as though I could lift a petal and discover, not a spot
of cobalt blue, but rather a tiny bluebell hidden beneath, or perhaps it's really the cap of
a faery hiding beneath
LGOCA, Beverly Hills ArtShow 2022
The first and only time, I have ever played with 'throwing' shadows. I am quite pleased with
the outcome, look for more of these in the future.
Rebecca Molayem Gallery Los Angeles
Beverly Hills ArtShow 2022 May 21 and 22
Thank you Gustav is a nod to Gustav Klimt's landscape work. I can get immersed, no, totally lost, in Klimt's work. His landscapes are magical works of color and application.
I will once again be exhibiting at the Beverly Hills ArtShow on May 21 and 22. I will be in booth #416. I hope you have an opportunity to come visit the booth. This is the only live exhibit I do. It is such fun for me to get out of the studio; meet and chat with art supports and clients over the two days of this exhibit. It helps me visualize the closing of the circle, from my perspective and enactment to the viewers perspective. It's always enlightening, and fun, on my part.
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To see more work at the Adelman Gallery in San Diego, please go to their gallery page, or better yet, the gallery. Adelman Fine Art
I painted this when Russia invaded Ukraine. I believe most artists translate the world in their mediums. It's a new technique for me, incorporating a completed "thrown" and splattered painting with an application of "thrown" and splattered paper, in the manner of a collage. I hope to sell this painting and offer the proceeds to humanitarian efforts for the people of Ukraine. If you are interested, you can contact me through email, or through the Adelman Gallery in San Diego
This painting hit just right for what it is that I want to say with my technique; it's an idea, a feeling, a movement, not a representation of a place as much as the feeling of that place. In this case, it's the tall grasses that grow in the wild fields in Southern California. This was late August, and much of the spring grasses, the wild mustards, and flowering stalks were dead and crisp like, while new wild plants were emerging at their base and in the distance. Though the scene is still, a late August afternoon, one can perceive the slightest movement in the small pollens that dance in the air.
Behind the House, is currently on display at the PHES Gallery in Carlsbad, CA. The Phes is currently exhibiting 23 works by me in an exhibit that includes the very talented artists Bruce Munter and Paul Henry.
Ellen's View 30x48" thrown and splattered paint on canvas 2022
Ellen's View is a painting taken from a photograph an artist friend sent to me from Hawaii. Her story of the spot was compelling enough for me to want to paint the image she not only sent, but portrayed in her telling. I tried to capture her peaceful story and that little bit of reflection on the water (using a long throw using a stick).
Adelman Fine Art San Diego
