Saturday, February 28, 2009

Soloed
Acrylic on Canson Montval Acrylic Paper
8" x 10"
(framed dimensions)
Private Collection
I'm still feeling inspired by the Salmon Falls Friends of Music evening,
and the paste paper.

Monday, February 23, 2009

Salmon Falls Debut
Mixed Media on Canson Montval Acrylic Paper
18" x 15"
(framed dimensions)
SOLD
My son-in-law's dad, Steve Misek Sr., made his musical debut at the last Salmon Falls Friends of Music gathering. I was lucky enough to witness his fine performance, and attempted to capture it here.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Heart's Content
Mixed Media on Canson Montval Acrylic Paper
18" x 15"
(framed dimensions)
SOLD
Salmon Falls Friends of Music is a group of talented musicians who gather once a month for an evening of music. Their last get together was hosted by good friends of mine, and they were kind enough to invite me to share in the event (I was there strictly as an appreciator of music). I brought along my camera and snapped a few photos to use for reference back in my studio. This particular painting is of Craig Werth, an amazingly talented musician www.craigwerth.com . I have two of his music CDs. I played them both while working on this painting. What a treat...

Friday, February 20, 2009

Homespun
Mixed Media on Canson Montval Acrylic Paper
14" x 14"
(framed dimensions)
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I photographed these three pears just before leaving for work one morning.
They were nestled together in a wooden bowl near our kitchen window. Rather than painting them in the bowl, I decided to let a piece of my recently textured paste paper serve as the background.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Earthbound
Mixed Media on Canson Montval Acrylic Paper
13" x 11"
(framed dimensions)
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Yet another round of playing with the paste paper backgrounds. I'm having fun with these, so you can expect many more! This one started out as a full sheet of paper. It felt like too much of a good thing, though, so I used a pre-cut mat to seek out a smaller composition and cut it down to that size to frame.

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Divided
Mixed Media on Canson Montval Acrylic Paper
19" x16"
(framed dimensions)
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Another painting done using one of my Paste Paper experiments as a foundation.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Surrounded
Mixed Media on Canson Montval Acrylic Paper
17" x 15"
(framed dimensions)
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This past weekend I spent some time experimenting with a technique called Paste Paper. This is a mix of paint and paste (a variety of types can be used - I chose to use what is essentially a wall paper paste). The colored mixture is brushed on paper and then textured using any number of items from around the house. The ratio of paint to paste is one that I had to play with a bit before achieving any success, but it was fun once I got the hang of it. And, today I decided to try using one of the finished paste papers as a foundation for this painting. I let the textures of the piece and my imagination determine the direction of the painting. What a relaxing way to create...