Snowscape in June

Summer in Portland. They say it starts after July 4th. Until then I'll continue to paint landscapes reflecting my current mood.

Moonlit Snowscape (2012)

Watercolor, ink, antique marbled paper, and thread.

Saint Stephanie

Happy Birthday Stephanie. I swear I'm not painting these because I'm too cheap to buy a present!

Happy 3-0 Sweet Sister

My little sis celebrates the big thirty today. In honor of her special day I present to you:

"Saint Colleen"

All of My Friends Are Saints

At the beginning of the year I was talking everyone's ear off about my latest Icon project idea. That got put on the back burner while I worked on even MORE trees.

So last weekend I finally started a portrait.

Saint Lara - work in progress: watercolor, ink, decorative paper, and thread

Would you like to have your portrait done? Feel free to send me a 3/4 view or profile picture, preferably bust up and no teeth (I suck at drawing teeth). Make sure it's a picture of yourself that you love.

The Perks of Part-time at a Print Shop

Today I was able to scan in two of my more recent Forest paintings. Oce, you do such a fine job.

"Homecoming"            

11x19 inches

Watercolor, ink, decorative paper, and thread

"Vacation"

11x19 inches

Watercolor, ink, decorative paper, and thread

I'm Back

A little painting I completed last weekend for Mother's Day.

"Wee Forest" (2012) Watercolor, ink, antique marbled paper, and thread.

Holy Time Lapse, Batman!

Sorry blog.

I've been up to so many random things lately that I've neglected you yet again. This afternoon I discovered something worth bloggin about. An odd coincidence...

While cataloguing an old issue of The Studio from 1919 I discovered Pamela Bianco, (1906-1994). Mixed in with the Rodin and Japanese woodblock prints was this incredibly delicate feminine/childish artist that drew me in. She would later switch gears and develop into a Modernist painter. But let us relish in what she did before that happened.



This is a color plate from The International Studio magazine. 1919. Published by John Lane Company. New York. 1919. Vol. LXIII.


(detail)

Her work, at this very early stage, reminded me of another artist whose work sparked a recent craze amongst the tragically hip: Henry Darger, the Outsider Artist/custodian/writer (April 12, 1892 – April 13, 1973).

I've catalogued a few books on him including Henry Darger: Disasters of War, The Henry Darger Collection at the American Folk Art Museum, and Henry Darger. Art and Selected Writings.

I admit to not knowing much about either artist but thought the connection was neat and inspiring. If I weren't so preoccupied with food maybe I'd bust out the paint brushes.

But alas, no new art from me these days. I'm currently baking a pear and ginger spice cake. Tomorrow it's greenbean casserole. Happy Thanksgiving!