The subjects are a reflection of my life which include
gardens, interiors, flowers and landscapes, as well as travels to New
England, France, England and Ireland. All my paintings are begun on site.
I begin with two or three small sketches to work out values and
composition, then sketch lightly onto the paper or on canvas in diluted
color.
WATERCOLOR - I use 140lb. cold
press Arche and Fabriano papers and Holbein, Winsor Newton and
Daniel Smith watercolors. I occasionally combine mask fluid, mask
tape, luminescent and metallic watercolors as well as acrylic gel
and linoleum blocks to achieve textures and glow. Since color is my
passion, I do not use a restricted palette.
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OIL - I paint on canvas and on board. The sizes vary from
8" x 10" to 36" x 40" and larger. I usually use
an under-painting; warm for the landscapes and cool for most florals.
the brushstrokes are free and colors rich. I try to achieve the emotion
that I feel when I begin a painting and hope to convey that to the
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OFFSET LITHOGRAPHS
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These are made from original drawings and paintings by color
separations and then commercially printed on an offset printing
press.
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SILK SCARVES - The
hand rolled, 100% silk scarves are ordered from china. they are
stretched until drum tight on raised stretchers. If a distinct image
is desired, it is drawn with a resist called a gutta. Much as in
watercolor, the dyes are mixed and applied either on a wet silk or
dry and blended, sometimes with many colors bleeding into one
another. They are cured and then rolled between several sheets of
plain newsprint. They are then rolled over a wire mesh tube and
placed in a steamer for 30 to 50 minutes. They are cured 24 hours
and then shampooed in cool water, towel dried and ironed. The
scarves are abstractions of subject matter or simply an exploration
of color washes.
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