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.
