Abstractions
Working in abstraction is a continual challenge and a fascination. Although I gravitate toward organic shapes, I often look toward something concrete or representational – a garden, a landscape, a figure – as a base from which I can then flow and take painterly liberties. Most of my abstractions tend to be on a smaller scale, though some call out for larger canvases. Some are influenced by topics or currents of the day. Others are mediations on mood. For the most part, they involve experimenting with color, patterns and marks.
Painted Prose (2024), oil on canvas, 28x22
Whispers (2024), oil with painted dryer sheet, 10x10
Playing (2025), oil on canvas, 8x8
Blue Vessel (2024), oil on canvas, 20x16
Sweet Surrender (2022), acrylic and collage on upcycled wood, 16x10.75
Universal Conundrum (2022), acrylic and collage on upcycled wood, 10x10
Touched by the Sun (2022), acrylic and collage on upcycled wood, 12x7.5
Serpentine (2022), acrylic and pen on upcycled wood, 15x9
Dreaming in Color (2022), oil and pencil on canvas, 12x12
Enmeshed (2022), oil on canvas, 14x11
Vessel, cream (2022), oil on hardwood panel, 11x9
Vessel, olive green (2022), oil on hardwood panel, 11x9
California Poppies (2023), oil on canvas, 30x24
Desire in the Desert (2020), oil on canvas, 14x11
Morning Field (2020), oil and graphite on canvas, 12x12
Tuscan Abstraction (2020), acrylic and pencil on cradled panel, 10x8
Claire et Sombre (2020), oil on canvas board, 12x9
Time for Change (2020), oil on canvas board, 12x9
Desert Way (2020), oil, acrylic, collage, pencil and gel pen on upcycled wood, 12X12
Interstice (2020), oil and mesh on canvas, 20x15
Arabesque (2020), oil, acrylic, spray paint and pencil on canvas, 14x11
Arch #1 (2020), acrylic on cradled wood, 10x8
Arch #4 (2020), acrylic and pen on wood, 3x3
Arch #5 (2020), acrylic on wood, 3x3
Topography #1 (2020), acrylic on wood, 5x5
Topography #2 (2020), acrylic on wood, 3x3
Topography #3 (2020), acrylic on cradled panel, 10x8
Periwinkle Abstract (2018), oil on canvas, 10x8
Wee Work in Wood (2024), assemblage of oil and acrylic on small wood blocks