Magnetic Mountains

I love this piece. The textures are unique and interesting, the colors are fresh and plentiful, and the City stark contrast and reflection provides relatable content.  I mean by that it allows more viewers to relate on a more familiar level.  An abstract piece of art can really lead the minds of many down very disconnected paths, but some abstract art can reference very commonly known objects or specific subject matter and control how far the mind wanders from disconnection.  Either way, I really enjoy creating this type of abstract art.  It is a process to add different types of textures and the final product is usually far different than the original concept.  However, that process creates a bond between the artist and the canvas.  :) 
This painting is called, "Magnetic Mountains", for many reasons.  One of those reasons has to deal with E. A. Poe and his writing from:"The American Drama".  This just so happens to have a very similar feeling to the painting I finished making, so it only sounded fitting. 

In this painting, I really recommend paying attention to all the various textures.  There's a lot of the 'crackle' type texture used throughout this painting, that really adds an element of creativity here.  The usage of color and ability to bring all the different elements together stands out in this painting.  Enjoy and as always, leave comments on your thoughts! :-)

20" x  24"
(Continuous wrap on sides)
$700

Close up of the detail that the KROMA cracking did-the unique key to this painting

Catalog info:
Artwork: "Magnetic Mountains"
Brief Description: Acrylic 20" x  24" Continuous wrap 1/2" sides
Type: Painting
Art Style: Abstract
Medium: Acrylic Paint, KROMA crackle
Framed: Self Framing (Continuous wrap of painting on sides) 1/2" sides
Reproduction: Original
Retail Price: $700
Final Coat/Protection: Kamar Varnish-1312/Crystal Clear Acrylic Coating-1303
No: #33 (Signed/Autographed edition)

(NOTE: Colors shown may vary slightly from actual painting due to computer display adapter and monitor manufacturer and/or configuration.)

Birds

I've never painted animals before and with painting, I'm always up for trying new things (see pointillism project), so I decided to give it a try.  I watched a few videos on how to paint birds and read some tips then gave it a shot.  My first try was a cardinal, a fairly easy bird to paint.  It wax fun enough to up the challenge a bit with my next bird attempt- the lovely raven.   Who can forget the awesome relate to the E.A Poe poem, "The Raven" which worked really nicely as a heavy influence to the overall layout of the framed painting.  The raven painting was a bit more challenging as I tried to capture the iridescence of the feathers with the black and blue.  If that wasn't challenging enough, I decided to go a step further and paint a hummingbird.  Now a hummingbird is definitely more of a challenge because the feathers are not only iridescent, but they are also partially see-through.  That turned out to be more of a challenge than I originally anticipated, but I felt that my overall experience with painting the birds went really well.  They were detailed and pretty to look at.  :-)

(A note for vinyl Record enthusiast/collectors: every record used in the creation of these fine pieces of art were already unplayable and scratched.  I simply recycled unwanted records and gave them a new purpose.)

My grandma is now the proud owner of the hummingbird and I hope that the other two birds are soon to follow, finding a home!  They are afterall only $89 a piece.  For a fully framed shadow box vinyl, LP record, painting with background accents- it's a steal!! 

"Cardinal" painting $89
Dimensions: 12"x12"
(Includes black shadow box frame)

"Raven" painting $89 *SOLD*
Dimensions: 12"x12"
(Includes black shadow box frame)

"Hummingbird" painting $89  *SOLD*
Dimensions: 12"x12"
(Includes black shadow box frame)

Paintings on display at Flying Apron!

I must admit that I am very excited that my paintings are finally on display at the Flying Apron in Redmond!  I have worked long and hard to get all the paintings ready, prepped, and hung up on those walls.  Once I was finished hanging them up, it felt so good.  I was getting compliments and finally people were seeing what I was capable of.  The feedback I've received so far is positive and awesome!  I hope more people take my cards, check my blog out, and hopefully find a painting they connect with so much that they want it for their own.  This is a very exciting time for me.  I really can't wait to buy more canvases so I can make more creations!  :) 
It is my dream to have my own gallery and my next step is getting into a gallery to display more of my art!  I'm starting to really understand what it means to follow your heart and that's what I intend to do. 

Here are some pictures inside the bakery:

Towards the cash register there is my bio, in a small square frame.
(I love how the lighting perfectly hits the orange set of paintings)

The middle of the wall on the left.

When you walk in and look to the left.

These are my little 12" x 12" framed collection of LP paintings.
(Painting on Vinyl Records- don't worry they were scratched and unplayable)

Pieces of Eight

This is a blog and not my official website and since I like to update my fans more often, I'm going to add more professional pictures later on down the line when I'm not as busy painting and getting this next gallery ready. 
This next Wednesday I'm going to be putting all of my posting up all the paintings I've been working on this past month and 1/2.  I'm very excited ! 
Tonight, I'm blogging about the piece I finished last night, titled "pieces of eight".  This piece is an abstract painting which really ,makes me think of coinage and it's allure (not by face but value- and what makes it so desirable). 
The major appeal is not the face of the canvas, but the design of how the canvases were connected.  I was really enjoying combining 8 small canvases and forming them into 1.  And it's that transformation and that love and persistence that really shines through on this piece.  I will price the piece tomorrow but I wanted to get the blog started tonight.  :)

Enjoy!

6" x  32"(Continuous wrap- black on sides)
$280

Closeup of one of the pieces to demonstrate the texture

Catalog info:
Artwork: "Pieces of Eight"
Brief Description: Acrylic 6" x  32" Continuous wrap black 1/2" sides
Type: Painting
Art Style: Abstract
Medium: Acrylic Paint/ Gel Medium Extra Heavy Gel (matte)
Framed: Self Framing (Continuous wrap of black on sides) 1/2" sides
Reproduction: Original
Retail Price: $280
Final Coat/Protection: Kamar Varnish-1312/ Crystal Clear Acrylic Coating 1303
No: #34 (Signed/Autographed edition)

(NOTE: Colors shown may vary slightly from actual painting due to computer display adapter and monitor manufacturer and/or configuration.)