Thursday, October 13, 2022

Beverly Hills ArtShow 2022 Storm Nearing


 
Storm Nearing  72x40" thrown and splattered paint on canvas. 2017-2022

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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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Beverly Hills ArtShow 2022 Boundaries of Pink


 The Boundaries of Pink.  60x40". thrown and splattered paint on canvas

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 2022 Sun in the Mist


 

Sun in the Mist.   48x48". thrown and splattered paint on canvas  2022
Beverly Hills ArtShow. Oct. 15&16.   10am-5pm
In Sun in the Mist, I am playing with the background light, hoping to have the appearance of the sun rising through mist, and highlighting a little area of plant in front. 

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Beverly Hills ArtShow 2022 the Faery Forest



In The Faery Forest. 48x30".  thrown and splattered paint on canvas.  2022
Beverly Hills ArtShow  October 15&16. 10am-5pm   booth 304

Another from the Faery Forest in the northwest. Lore has it that the locals leave gifts for the faeries to show them appreciation. It is a spell binding spot, magical.


 

Beverly Hills ArtShow 2022 Fog in the Low Lands


 Fog in the LowLands.  24x36" thrown and splattered paint on canvas. 2022

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 2022 Shin Shin




 Shin Shin. 40x30"  Thrown and Splattered paint on canvas 2022

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 Sakura


 Sakura   34x48" thrown and splattered paint on canvas. 2021

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 2023 Reach for the Sky

 

          Reach for the Sky    40x40".     thrown and splattered paint on canvas      2022

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.


Adelman Fine Art, San Diego


 Yellow 

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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Beverly Hills ArtShow 2022 Faery Forest


Faery Forest

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. 

Beverly Hills ArtShow 2022 Jack in the Honey

 

Jack in the Honey

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. 

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Leigh Collection.

 

                       Big Sky        4x5'        thrown and splattered paint on canvas        2022



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 Art Show 2022 Jack


              Jack       48x36"        thrown and splattered acrylic paint on canvas       2022

             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. 

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Abundance

 

      Lost in Abundance    5.5x10.5'    thrown and splattered paint on canvas   2017- 2022

         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


                               Shin Shin   40x40"    thrown and splattered paint on canvas    2022

                                                         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.

Rebecca Molayem Gallery, February Afternoon


 

February Afternoon    40x72"    thrown and splattered acrylic paint on canvas      2022
Adelman Fine Art, San Diego      Beverly Hills ArtShow 2022


So many splashes and throws of paint comprise this painting. It is another painting
of mine that started out as a more, dynamic, rhythmic scene that with numerous
application of layers has become this very sedate, very calm and joyful late afternoon on 
the beach scene. 
My work is becoming more and more pixilated, softer, with more detail. What was
such a giant gestural work, with large sweeping strokes, has become more detailed,
more tender perhaps. 

Beverly Hills ArtShow Spring 2022


               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.


Beverly Hills ArtShow 2022 Star Gazer

 

                            

            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.

Beverly Hills Art Show 2022 , In the Garden of Fairies


             In The Garden of Fairies   48x30"     thrown and splattered paint on canvas     2022

             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

Beverly Hills ArtShow 2022

 

                               The Stand   36x24"    thrown and splattered paint on canvas     2017 

                                          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 Spring 2022


             Thank You Gustav    48x60"  thrown and splattered paint on canvas      2022

             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. 

Friday, April 29, 2022

Beverly Hills ArtShow May 21 and 22






               Big Sky.    40x60.     " thrown and splattered"  paint on canvas.       2016/2022


 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.

PHES Gallery, Carlsbad

Three Artist Exhibit
PHES Gallery, Carlsbad
March 13th through May 1 2022



 I am so honored to be in this exhibit with the fabulous crayola artist, Bruce Munter and the equally fabulous wood worker, Paul Henry. All three of us render our works in a unique fashion, with unusual (and splendid) results.  During the exhibitions closing on May 1, I will be demonstrating my "thrown paint" technique from noon until two p.m. Being that it is a messy process, and difficult to transport, I seldom have demonstrations. However, I am making an exception to help promote this wonderful gallery in the north Carlsbad area of State Street. I hope you can join us there. 

Adelman Fine Art, San Diego

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Bouquet fro Ukraine


                      Bouquet for Ukraine      20x20"        thrown paint on paper and canvas       2022

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 

PHES Gallery, Carlsbad

 



       Behind the House         36x48"         thrown and splattered paint on canvas        2018  

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. 

Thank You Gustav




 

Thank You Gustav      48x60"      thrown and splattered paint on canvas       2022


Thank you Gustav is a tribute to the artist Gustav Klimt whose work gave me the inspiration
for the color choices I used here. The technique is very different from Klimt's work. His paint 
was applied, while mine is "thrown" and splattered on using sticks and brushes. However, 
the outcome, can be similar. Klimt frequently used a dot like effect, to render his paintings, my
work has a dot like effect due to the technique. I realize Klimt is way out of my league, however
my appreciation for his work and vision, helped to lend me my own. 

Friday, January 28, 2022

Adelman Fine Art, San Diego


 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).

Ellen's View is represented by Adelman Fine Art in San Diego

Adelman Fine Art  San Diego

LGOCA gallery, Laguna Beach


  ShinShin               40x60"                         thrown and splattered paint on canvas 2022

Shin Shin means the quietness of the snow falling, the soundless quality of quiet. When I was first painting the cherry blossoms series, I became stuck on the image of the trees. A Japanese artist friend of mine, told me, it's not about the image of the tree, or blossom, it's about the storm of blossoms as they drift slowly through the air and towards the ground. That artist friend is  named, Rin, her name means the sound inside of a bell when it's not being rung. The stillness... ShinShin.

Shin Shin is represented by the LGOCA gallery in Laguna Beach.