Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Red Boat #13

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Oil on hardboard

46 x 60 cm

Sea, sand and sky melt together in eternal, ever changing forms. It is said that the only certainty in life is change.... yet all change, in one way or another, is linked. We too, as boats of various shapes and color... some beached, others rocking with the movement of the sea... are affected by the waves and currents of the ocean, the winds and clouds of the sky and, on a subtler level, the delicate shifting of the sands. And through it all we are somehow, incredibly, all pieces fitting together in the holographic wholeness of life's changes....

Be well......

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Red Boat #12 WIP

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Oil on Canvas

90 x 110 cm

I am still inspired by the red boat and at the moment I have 5 paintings, medium to large in size, on various easels in my studio drying and waiting for their next layer...

This one is nearly finished. I think the colors work well together and are well chosen for the mood I wanted to give... or rather the mood that took over me as I was painting this.

Be well.....

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Red Boat #11

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70 x 90cm

Oil on hardboard

I'm in love with Prussian Blue...

This is done with the same palette as the previous Red Boat paintings but I added Prussian Blue... isn't it a GORGEOUS color?

As I move forward I find my the grip on my knife and brush loosening and this painting shows that new space I found with a looser hand...

I like it.

Be well.....

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Alikes #3 / SOLD


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Oil on Canvas

18 x 24cm , 7 x 9.4"


This boat sits on the sand next to the Kantina at Alikes beach. Done primarily with the palette knife this painting is very expressive, with texture and vivid colors.



Have a beautiful day...


Friday, September 19, 2008

Summer Breeze #2

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Mixed Media

Oil on Acrylic

15 x 20cm


Bid on this painting

I painted both of these at the same time using high quality Acrylic paints to get the base down and then oils for the finishing touches. I really am partial to oils but I also find that acrylics are wonderful to work with as well.

Be well.....

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Summer Breeze

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Mixed Media on Canvas

15 x 20cm , 6 x 8"


Bid on this painting

Every afternoon the "boukadoura" breeze sweeps in from the open sea blowing the heat away and filling sails.... Have a beautiful day...

Glastri

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Oil on Canvas

15 x 20cm



Bid on this painting

This was painted on site at Glasti harbor on the eastern side of Ammouliani. Summertime brings many new boats to the harbor but this one has been here since I arrived on the island 20 years ago.

Be well....