Nude Study with Repetition

Click to Bid, Mixed media on acid free illustration board, 11 by 11 inches,
This painting represents an experiment in color and line.

Iris with Colorful Abstract

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We recently made a road trip to the Botanical Gardens in St. Louis Missouri.  The light was perfect for floral photography.  This iris painting is based on some of those photos.  I used a scrape book printing block to apply the black lines in the background.

Summer Coloring

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My latest trompe l'oeil.  The shadows cast by the pencils are very important in making the pencils look three dimensional.

Nude with Abstract # 2

Sold              8 by 10 inches,              Mixed media on acid free illustration board.
The "Nude Series" continues.  In this piece I allowed some of the abstract shapes to show through under the cloth the model is wearing.  This painting is also on cold press illustration board.  The board is more absorbent and accepts paint similar to watercolor paper.

Nude with Abstract

Sold              8 by 10 inches,              Mixed media on acid free illustration board
This was my second attempt at this piece.  The background is applied with colorful craft tissue.  The tissue is moistened and placed on the white illustration board.  It is then removed and the color remains on the surface. My first attempt ended with the board too wet.  This caused the frisket not to stick properly.  With my second attempt I applied the tissue with less water.  The figure was done with acrylic paint applied with airbrush. I thought about painting a cast shadow by the figure.  With this particular background I didn't think it would be successful.

Portrait # 7 in Grayscale

Click to buy,               15 by 20 inches,               Mixed media on acid free illustration board
Another change up for me.  This is a portrait I started recently and failed to complete.  I then decided to finish the piece.  The portrait is done with acrylic paint and is applied with airbrush like most of my work.
However, the background is done with craft paper.   The paper is torn and moistened with water and applied to the illustration board.  The paper is then removed and the colorful background is allowed to dry.

House at Fourth & Main

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This is a change up for me.  This artwork is primarily graphite.  I did use some acrylic paint to add depth to the piece.