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Most of my recent paintings have been images celebrating
nature's forms, colors, and patterns. Plants and insects, especially
flowers, are my favorite subjects. I take photos and do sketches to
determine how best to compose and interpret them. Often my ideas
involve enlarging, abstracting, and symbolizing.
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I painted Existential Hollyhocks from many sketches I made at
the August garden work day at Charlie and Karen Lamitie-King's for
the Artist in the Garden
Exhibit at Pendragon Theater. I wanted to show a progression
in its growth, its bursting energy, and the curving design of
both the bud and the flower. I put the buds in the foreground, which
is unexpected, giving the flower a secondary place. |
| Paths of a Poppy is an example of a
personalized flower. It includes symbols associated
with a particular person. The content of the message can be serious,
humorous. or matter of fact. Some might miss the inner meaning but
could still appreciate the unique design and decorative effect of
the image. |
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This is an example of a personalized flower. I painted this poppy
for our dining room wall. The rendering is entitled Paths of a
Poppy. Its white rim suggests paths in life, and the different
stages of the flower depict the aging process. Within the center I
put symbols for worship of God and nature. I have created several
personalized flowers for family members. Each has turned out to be
unique for the one who requested it. |
| Several of my paintings this year are surreal and
imaginative in style emanating from my love of art history.
Currently one in the display window at forartsake. It is a painting
entitled Be Fruitful and is of a group of tomatoes. The large
size of the tomatoes gives them a Daliesque appearance and expresses
a statement about fertility in nature. |
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I painted this image in January 2005 and call it Cosmic
Butterfly since the flower center looks similar to the
sun and a galaxy. Those who see it like both the color and design.
One of our grandchildren said he liked how the butterfly has
inside orange and outside gold. This large painting takes advantage
of lots of space and light in our kitchen . |
