Sunday, March 31, 2013

new work - "the winter palace"


the winter palace
acrylic on panel
36" x 96 - (diptych)
(click to see large)


the winter palace
acrylic on panel - detail
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the winter palace
acrylic on panel - detail
(click to see large)



the winter palace
acrylic on panel - detail
(click to see large)


A little unusual - a much lighter color palette than I usually use, and a new format,
a long tableau. I think the feeling and the title perhaps derives from what 
I was listening to while I painted it this winter - a lot of Russian history and fiction.
Boris Akunin, Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie, 
Dostoyevsky and more.  Inspiration from onion domes and winter white and from some
 of Diebenkorn's wonderful abstracts. (plus it was SO cold in my studio!)










Saturday, March 30, 2013

Exhibit and new work - the river is…...

"the river is so much swifter, 
so much darker, so much colder than you think"
48" x 72" (diptych)
(click to see large)

I'll be having a solo show of my work in april, at the Nüart Gallery in Santa Fe.
everything that rises
april 12th  -  28th 2013
opening reception april 12th  5 pm to 7 pm
you can see some of the new paintings here
and additional work here -
I will also be posting the new work, with details, to my website and blog.

the river is…..  (detail)
(click to see large)



the river is…..  (detail)
(click to see large)



the river is…..  (detail)
(click to see large)








the rubber band girl



Last year, I was commissioned to create a portrait to be used as a jacket cover for author Jennifer Nielson's book "The Rubber Band Girl".  The book is about the experience of raising her daughter, Hadley, who was diagnosed with Marfan’s syndrome.  You can read more about the book and learn about Marfan's syndrome at her site