SOMETHING NEW

CREATIVE DIVERSIONS

     I've always admired artists who continue to push themselves into new areas or who try new mediums. I've taken a bit of a break from Plein Air painting and have been trying a few new things.

      I call this Picasso's dream, a mixed media of acrylic and oil. Picasso is done in oil and the background, a representation of his Dream painting, is done in acrylic.

ANDY IN PROGRESS

      I'm still working on this Andy Warhol.  I've got a couple of things I'm going to do with it yet.  I'll give you and update later.

NEW CHINOISERIE 

     After last year's California Grown series in this style I've moved from fruit to flowers.  I've recently read several books about Dutch Tulips, both historical and fiction and decided to continue the style in a series of flowers. The new works are 16X20, while The California Grown series is 24X24.

      By the Way the California Grown series is moving from Thomas Hill Organics in Paso Robles to the Big Sky in San Luis Obispo.

      Thanks for your attention.

     

BOTTLES BEAUCOUP

IT JUST COMES NATURALLY

     I've hung my latest series, and it is directly from wine country.

BOTTLES BEAUCOUP will hang until the first of the year at the WISE OWL in Cambria.

      The collection contains mixed media, including a few collages and a couple of large canvas acrylics.  I used paper that I made in a couple of the collages, and had a lot of fun experimenting with style, color and texture.

A Little Wine and Music 

Big Reds

   I'm fascinated by the varying shapes, sizes and even color of wine bottles.  The Paso Robles wine region lends itself to being the inspiration for this series.  

 Paso Vino

Vin Blanc

    It is interesting to see how light works on the bottles and the wine.

 The Wine Table

 Bottles in Abstract

 Rose'

 Wine and Music

3 Bottles

     I want to let my Plein Air friends, fellow artists and collectors know that I have not left the fold, but I'm enjoying the fun of playing around with different styles and techniques.
     Thanks for looking in.  Have a wonderful Holiday Season, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.