In September 2016 at the Harrison Center, I was a part of a two person show entitled Moths Alight, Butterflies in Flight. Â Allison Ford created beautiful moth inspired necklaces that were mounted on boards on one side of the gallery. Â Her intricate creations were static and mounted alight. Â My colorful, dynamic butterflies filled the other half of the gallery.
After the marathon painting of the last few months (many 2 AM plus bedtimes with a toddler making a wake up call for me between 7-8am), I have run out of time and cleaned up my stuido.
The final piece, which is on the easel on the right, did not get completed, but it was a long shot to think that it would be. However, you can get a sneak peak at the large one on the left!
This is a crop and detail of the butterfly abstract that I am currently working on.
The glow on the water and the dance of the light and dark changes in the greenery attracted me to this scene. I was able to stand under the shade of a foot bridge to paint this scene. However I was a little worried when a father and son came along and started throwing rocks into the small river next to me. They didn’t know I was there and I did not want to be hit by a rock – ouch!
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I sat in my car and looked out at a small lake and the reflections that were on it. Â The branch that sticks out of the water drew my attention, but the negative space is what made the design work for me.
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This painting was started in plein air and finished in my studio. Â The vertical lines of the trees and their reflections is what drew me in. Â I was interested in the change of contrast and value of the reflections as they shift from the left to right in the view. Â It was raining so I had to paint in my car, but through the dreariness I found something interesting.
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There is a beauty in the time just before the sun rises. Â I found this spot and painted as the sun rose on the distant mountain.
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Sunrise outside a cabin in Drake, Colorado. Â It was a crisp and quiet morning that was interrupted only occasionally by a car in the distance creating a cloud of dust on a gravel road.
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This was the second painting while my family was walking around the lake. Â They finished while I was painting and were urging me to finish as they were anxious to eat supper. Â It was a cloudy evening with soft, calm light.
After breakfast we headed to the park where I found a spot in the shade of the hillside to paint. Â I love the huge rocks in the water. Â From the rocks to the sky which was cloudy near the horizon and clear above me, it was beautiful.
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