Seeing Charleston in a different way.

    The assignment was to abstract an urban scene.   Chose to paint from George Street.  

Still Life in the Studio

                                                   
                                                    Simplify the shapes and keep the colors limited.   I also worked on my closet the same way.   cheers!

The Spiritual Side of New York City

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                                                    Took a photo of St. Patricks from the roof tops.  My intention was to simplify the shapes in layers and add texture.  The pallet was complementary of blues and oranges.  Thanks Brent!

Sullivans Island

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   Working on this for a class ... 30x36 oil.   Still in process.  Looking for movement with brush work, and varied shapes.  Abstracting nature in an organic way.

The Glory!

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                                              Still working gestural but added warmer pallet.

Horse and Lady

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                  An assignment for class is abstract a still life in oils.   Fun class!

Water Color Studies

top one  tradedfor a beautiful painting  the lower  painting was sold.  

   Tues morning session with Trisha.  Studies of the beach with limits pallet in water color.

Waking Up

                                   

Connections.

   India Ink and Gold Acrylic.... Gestures

So Confident!

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                       One of our favorite Thurs models comes to our sessions overflowing with confidence. I feel much better knowing I am the one behind the easel and not in the hot seat of posing.  Always grateful to our models.

Saved by a Friend

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           A friend came over to visit my studio and found these two small paintings in my reject pile.   She took them home framed them beautifully and simply.   Saved by my friend who saw  beauty where I was seeing judgement.  

My Eyes Have Seen The Glory

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       Part of a project for The Charleston Artist Collective.  Acrylic on board.   Happy Sunday to all who will be clapping with  stain glass !  blessings!

Inspired by Agnes Martin

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                                          I have been reading about Agnes Martin and admire how she painted stillness even when her life was in not.  

Light of Morning

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              Many of my instagram friends from Sidney, Australia   are grey tone enthusiast .... Seems to be inspiring my palette.

Ink and Gold

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                                             A one minute gesture with Indian Ink and Gold added later.

Pink Passion

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      11x14 oil on  Board.  ...........    I recently read a small bio on Neri Manveil.   He was a sculpture and an artist.  He was most interested in the feeling of line.  Seems I go keep going back to line too.

Moving Into Light

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                                                Started with a silver pen that somehow took me to this.   I also focused on letting the background help shape the figures.

Figure In Oil

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                                                    Used  oils to figure group last week.  Keeping the greys balanced with small color notes around the focal.

Warm Horizons

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                                                    For some reason I am really into greys and neutrals.   This is going on an online gallery called Chairish.   We will see what happens.   Its hot in Charleston!

Translucent

                                               
                                                         Reworked this painting many times!  Adding the red and yellow color notes saved the day !  sold