This is another intuitive piece, 12x12 acrylic & mixed media with collaged rice papers on stretched canvas.
I start these paintings with no plan, no notion of what it will become. I did hope for a moon and got it - this joins my Fly Me To The Moon Series.
I titled it 'In the Shadow of the Moon'.
The Alameda County Fair Fine Arts Exhibition notified me that these three pieces have been juried into the 2025 event. This is a very popular art show, with thousands of visitors. I am happy.
Prickly Power, watercolor on paper, $850
These two use the subtractive method of painting watercolor on Yupo. I included the first step of 'Wine on the Vine'. 20x10
'Greening of the Vines', 20x10
'Yellow Flag' is the only wild iris native to Ireland. We spotted a bunch of them on the Ring of Kerry. 9x7 watercolor on paper.
This 'Irish Countryside' was also in the Ring of Kerry. I used subtractive painting for this watercolor on Yupo. That consists of putting down a bunch of pigment to represent the landscape & letting it dry, then lifting out the white buildings and fences with a thirsty brush. 10x20
I've been painting quite a bit, and ignoring posting on my blog.
'Liquidambar' joins my Morning Walk series. 11x15 watercolor on paper.
'Alt Route', 15x11 watercolor on 300# paper.
We have a lovely trail that runs through Livermore; I can access it just .7 mile from my apartment, and then walk several miles in either direction.
This alternate path winds through the woods on the other side of the Arroyo Mocho trail. I was struck by the contrast of red leaves and green foliage one morning. It was a painting just waiting to happen.
The Prickly Pear cactus is a Mega Power Food. The entire plant is edible, and it has a myriad of health & healing benefits.
This old barn at Sycamore Grove Park in Livermore intrigues me. I take photos of it almost every time I visit the park. Think of the history; barns were literally the lifeblood of farms everywhere.
Title: 'If Barns Could Talk', 7x13 watercolor on 300# paper.
I just dropped off these 22x10 watercolors to be framed.
These are all part of a series I'm doing featuring the Sycamore Grove Park here in Livermore CA. We are so very fortunate to have this outstanding park! I hike there frequently, and never tire of the painting-worthy scenes.
The building was an early winery here, abandoned years ago.
There are often cattle grazing on the adjacent pastureland. Can you spot the three on the ridge above the old barn?
