Yellow Boat

acrylic on canvas paper, 12" x 12"

This is a scene I painted earlier this year from a photo of Nantes, France.  It speaks to my sense of isolation in this time of COVID.

Fleurescent

acrylic on canvas board, 12" x 12"

For this painting, I used no visual reference.  It started as an abstract idea, which evolved into a semi-abstract painting of flowers.  The idea I started with was to make a statement about Paris in color and shape.  When I think of Paris, I see mostly dark green and white stripes, and splashes of hot pink.  Voila!

Le Champs-Élysées Réinventé

acrylic on canvas, 24" x 12" x 3

This was an attempt at an abstract iteration of a landscape which I did for my UNM class.  I couldn't help but be influenced by the hot colors I see in Taos, not only in the vivid sunsets but also in much of the art I see in galleries around town.  I had intended to warm up my palette after leaving the cool blues and greens of California behind, but I think I can dial it back a bit now, as this is a bit over-the-top, even by my standards.  Still, I do find the two abstract compositions rather compelling and might make an effective diptych.  I include the original to show the springboard I started with in this experiment.

Un Reve de Vincent et Paul

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

This digital sketch came about as I was pondering Vincent van Gogh's cypresses and Paul Cezanne's Mont Sainte-Victoire, and their respective palettes, so I combined them in a picture from my imagination.

Christa

iPad painting, 10" x 14"

Lac D'Annecy

oil on zinc plate, 8" x 6"

As promised, I have delivered . . . yet another metal painting.  I just can't seem to stop!  For some reason, it feels like a guilty pleasure, the paint sticks like glue to the surface, which I love, and the shiny metal ground pokes through to give it a certain glow.  These metal paintings are luminous, if I do say so.  So strong and yet so fragile, all at once, they need the kid glove treatment.  They're divas!  This one I painted from a poster of a cruise ship on the lake and left it incomplete because I got attached at that point.  Always a good time to walk away, in my experience.