Aug 17, 2011 | Pulp painting
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Aug 9, 2011 | Pulp painting
Crashing Waves (2010). Handmade paper diptych, each panel 24 x 18. 2400.00.I’ve always loved Renaissance art and the Diptych (two panel painting) is one of my favorite compositions. In this painting, I have attempted asymmetry by having the...
Aug 5, 2011 | Tabloid art history
I am working on two new paintings that are smaller versions of this one. Jacob van Ruysdael is one of my favorite artists. His division of the canvas into 1/3-with the sky taking up 2/3 of the space is masterful. Very difficult to make “sky” such an...
Aug 2, 2011 | Pulp painting
In this handmade paper painting, created in 2010 from cotton and abaca pulp, each 12 x 24 inch panel contains enough energy to carry the image, and yet at the same time compliments the surrounding panel. Available:...
Jul 31, 2011 | Pulp painting
After the layers applied in the first two illustrations shown above have dried, I re-grid the surface of the painting and add more detailed information that follows the composition of the original photograph. Notice the brown shapely lines that move through the...
Jul 27, 2011 | Pulp painting
In this image, the water has been painted and a pinkish color added to the horizon line of the sky. I use “overbeaten” abaca for these areas. When the abaca fiber is beaten in a Hollander Beater for approximately 10 hours (instead of the more typical 1-2 hours, thus...
