Paint Like a Child
“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.” Pablo Picasso My focus for the month of November has been looking at the qualities of children’s art and in what areas I could … Continued
The Astronomer
“The Astronomer” is so named because of the star charts used to create the tree branches. It is just not hard for me to imagine this wise old owl keeping track of heavenly happenings in the winter sky. The owl … Continued
Play Themed Workshops Coming Up!
I am pretty excited about the lineup of workshops coming up at Tessera Fine Arts Gallery! Next week there will be three different workshops, all with the theme of PLAY! On Thursday will be the “Paint Like a Child” workshop … Continued
Autumn Blaze
I don’t work a lot in oranges, but I love the colors in this piece! I couldn’t capture the gold sheen that highlights the leaves in the foreground. There are many layers of papers and paints. The sky is Citra … Continued
Towee Times Two
This pair of Towee is looking about on the ground under some shrubbery for some tasty tidbits. They are a collage of papers and real feathers along with some acrylic paint. The background is Citra Solv altered paper on a … Continued
The Chickadee Three
These are a wordy little group of chickadees hanging out on trees made from book pages that have been sprayed and splattered with coffee. The background is made from squares of National Geographic pages treated with Citra Solv. The birds … Continued