Aug 17, 2011 | Pulp painting
Handmade paper seascape sculpture (2010). 22 x 11 x 3 (framed in custom made shadow box stained oak frame under glass). 250.00. This photograph shows the painting immediately after over-beaten pulp has been added. The pulp is still wet, thus the...
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 waves plays off...
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: 4000.00. ...
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...
Jul 24, 2011 | Pulp painting
Wow, does this look ugly! The under layer of a handmade paper isn’t much to write home about.Here, the basic composition is being planned out.Note the grids that separate each section of the painting.I use red china marker for the larger squares (the painting is 40 x...
