September 27, 2012 - Third Time's a Charm

This is the third time I've worked with this image hence the title.  It's a photograph I took while
visiting my parents in Shelter Cove.  I've always loved this image.  I did a painting of this the
first time for a solo exhibition I had called "Treescapes".  It was one of the first paintings I did in
the series that ended up selling.  While I was glad to have found a home for it, I admittedly kind
of missed it.  So I did a small drawing of it during my daily drawing project which looks really
similar to this.  Then I decided I wanted a painting of it to hang in my house so I did another
version than the one I sold and here it is.  I've worked with the shape of this tree so much that I almost have it memorized.  I really like this painting- I think it's magical.  I was going to work
with collage this week but I just wasn't in the mood.  Maybe next time.  For now, this will have to
suffice. 

Painting #18
16" x 20"
Mixed Media on board

September 13, 2012 - Incarnation II

This is the second part of the piece I did a couple weeks ago.  It's a
mixed media collage piece similar to the last post.   It's made out
of old wallpaper samples from the seventies and mounted on a canvas
I painted.  I think 2 is enough of this style, but I'd like to work more with
collage and mixed media.  I've always loved collage and have done it
since I was a kid.  Sometimes I get stuck on whether it's a valid art form
but that's ridiculous- of course it is.  Some of my favorite artists worked
in this way.  I don't know why I apply self-imposed rules to my art at all-
I think if I loosened up it would probably get better.  The daily drawing
project I did last year while honing my skill has now made me confused
about what my style is.  In that project I learned how to draw what I saw.
But each piece was so small and technically precise that now I'm not sure
how to translate this into larger work.  This painting project has made
me realize I'm in a transition phase artwise.  I need to loosen up.
I have no idea what I'm going to do for my next piece.  It really will be a
surprise.

Painting #17
12" x 16"
Mixed Media on canvas