Art in Blues

Just some paintings I've done...




'Blue Mermaid'
16x20
Acrylic on Canvas
(but much more interesting & color flow in person... & slightly blotchy in the pic).
This images has been a theme used often... but it is the first larger painting.
It started as a photograph that I took of myself. Later & in many incarnations, it became a digital art design, printed, painted, photographed, digital art in photoshop again, printed, painted... etc etc... until finally, it was hand drawn onto a medium/large canvas & painted.




'Muse in the Trees or Forest Nymph'
8.5x11" on Canvas Cloth
This first was a nude photo taken of myself in the woods (many years ago) though it has gone through many processes. Light digital print from actual photo. with added Medieval design borders printed onto canvas cloth. Then Hand painted with Acrylics.

Both works are self portraits.

thats all for now.

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Skulls, Bones & Stones Oh My!

Rocks & Skulls & Bones oh my... These are some of my photos taken over a course of 10 years. The Bones with Candles is among my all time faves.

I found the Balancing stones on a beach one 4th of July.

The other odd large Rock with Various bits growing out of it, always looked like a face. I call it 'Witch Rock'.

An another fave Dark Waterfall, was taken at Stow Lake in Golden Gate park last year. The Foreground stones have a little bit of water running between them & are used as a path.
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Because I Heart Strawberries!!!

So One night while vending, I picked up a carton of Strawberries for the night. And inside I found the Biggest Organic Strawberry I have ever personally seen & or owned (albeit brief). And Yes, This was a REAL STRAWBERRY & not digitally worked. It was so beautiful I took a few shots of it. And had to ham up for the camera, how could you now with such a large looking Strawberry Sandwhich.
These Pics I took last summer, but thought because it was so cold out, it made me feel somehow warmer.
Yum!!! Enjoy!!!

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Altered Art Moleskin sketchbook

It's been so cold. I shouldn't complain, it's not wintery weather in the midwest. But since I am so used to California winters... it is cold enough to where my nose hands & toes are frozen. I am leading up to the following project. Staying nestled in my warm bedroom... not wanting to leave for barely a stretch... I cuddled up with blankets, kitty & art supplies as well as the movies 'War Gods of the Deep' & 'journey to the earth's core', and King Kong Original as well as the 1976 (my fave) King Kong version.

Now that I have this new moleskin, I've been checking out what it can handle. Unfortunately, distress inks seep through. Though I tried to use them on the above pages... not too exciting & the left side is still unstarted & the Right side is still unfinished.



Tools & Techniques:

• Distress Ink pads
• acrylics
• my artwork ephemera cutouts
• moleskin sketchbook
• the original image was a photo I took of myself years ago for my first full length album cd, Dark Muse 'Sounds from beyond the Silver Wheel'...

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