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Painting series #2

Natural Abstracts

"Natural abstracts" is the phrase I originally used to describe photographs — usually extreme closes-ups — of natural objects in which the subject is lost and all that remains is a pleasing shape, line, and play of colour and light. You will see many of these in my "botanical" photographs. More recently, I have begun to use these as the starting point for a series of paintings — another sort of experiment — in palette knife, finished in pen and ink, and integrating text. 

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Celebrating Spring

Celebrating Spring

Acrylics and ink, 15" x 30" gallery canvas

Bee Balm

Bee Balm

Acrylics and ink, 15" x 30" gallery canvas

The Gateway

The Gateway

Acrylics and ink, 36" x 36" gallery canvas

Snow Berries

Snow Berries

Acrylics and ink, 12" x 12" gallery canvas

Trumpet Vine

Trumpet Vine

Acrylics and ink, 36" x 24" gallery canvas

Tangled

Tangled

Acrylics and ink, 24" x 36" gallery canvas [JURIED SHOW, Art Gallery of Bancroft (Dec. 2023)]

Magnolias

Magnolias

Acrylics and ink, 36" x 36" gallery canvas

"Trees ... poems we write against the sky"

"Trees ... poems we write against the sky"

Acrylics and ink, 20" x 16" gallery canvas

Burr oak ("the beginning")

Burr oak ("the beginning")

Acrylics and ink, 14" x 14" gallery canvas

Honey locust ("gold-gifted, honey sweet")

Honey locust ("gold-gifted, honey sweet")

Acrylics and ink, 12" x 24" gallery canvas [SOLD]

Oregon grape ("talisman")

Oregon grape ("talisman")

Acrylics and ink, 12" x 12" gallery canvas

Sugar maple ("the maple puts her corals on in Spring")

Sugar maple ("the maple puts her corals on in Spring")

Acrylics and ink, 16" x 20" gallery canvas

A Metaphor for Spring

A Metaphor for Spring

Acrylics and ink, 24" x 36" gallery canvas

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