Agates

I go in and out of more structured phases in my work. Geometric Blues required working in squares applying a similar approach in each but varying the color to heighten the light blue tones and offset the complementary tones. Created on duralar, I was able to keep layering on to give the painting a deep inner luminescence, pushing the blues to their limit.  If you love blue as much as I do, Geometric Blues will lighten the mood in any room: creating a quiet centerpiece of calmness yet intensity.

This painting evokes the beauty and ever-changing energy of the advent of spring in the Great Northwest. Following my chaos-to-metaphor process, I started with melted crayon on various pieces of paper. Next, I tore out the most provocative and intensely colored pieces, fitting them together where each piece seemed to fit best, adding washes and highlights of acrylic paint to help the pieces conjoin, and pasting them onto art paper. Over time, as I worked, certain vague images began to take on a life of their own: a translucent blue river cut through the center of the painting flowing over rocks and ice. On the left-hand side, a totem-like fish began to emerge, and, on the right, a strange bird took shape, a sort of half-penguin, half-bird with multiple wings, flying over the tundra, the river, and the cracking ice flows. This painting celebrates the power of nature and the energy of renewal.  Suitable for any room in the house.