Acrylic paint on stretched canvas with deep gallery wrap. 6"x6" Acrylic paint on stretched canvas with deep gallery wrap. 6"x6" Two more for my Birds' Eyes series. It utilizes a macro view that creates an image reduced to color and shape.

Collage on canvas panel 8"x8".. Alcohol Ink, Acrylic I've been doing side studies in which I play with deconstruction and abstraction. This one is an octopus. Most of the image is collaged with papers I've imprinted with alcohol ink. The alcohol ink process results in a slightly mottled pattern that perfectly suggests an octopus's skin. Once the surface has cured I'll give it away in the Free Art Gallery (380 N Wynoochee Dr SW just north of Butterclam in OS).

I just finished an experimental acrylic painting....abstraction of a macro pelican eye. No, I'm not trying to curse you with an evil eye. The goal was to desconstruct the visage to essential shapes and color. Acrylic on stretched canvas painted on 5 sides. it's 6" x 6" with generous 1" gallery wrap. I may be giving this away at the Free Art Gallery. Follow Ocean Shores Art on Facebook for details.

I can't quite bring myself to stop painting the octopus! I love the suction cups and the dynamism created from all those arms (or legs?) stretching across the canvas. This one is another 24" x 36" mixed media painting/collage on canvas. The background on this one is crafted entirely from my acrylic pours and gelli monoprints. Circular found objects form the suckers. One of the reasons I rarely do pen and ink drawings these days is because if you make a mistake (which usually

I've got a few dozen bird houses available for purchase. In addition to full size homes, I also have tiny versions that are perfect for fairy gardens or hostess gifts. Each is a work of art in itself. The media varies from mixed media collage to original paintings. Some (like the green house in the center, above) are wrapped in acrylic pours on canvas. I really love using the bird houses as my substrate. Many are test studies as I play with various media and color combos. I

Here's a sneak peek at some of the birdhouses that will soon be available here for purchase. And every week there will be a tinyhouse birdhouse available free for the taking at the FART Gallery. The tiny houses are perfect for adding a pop of color, or for adding to a fairy garden. Collect several for a tiny birdhouse compound!

My Free Art Gallery (aka the FART Gallery) has finally been launched! It was delayed multiple times while I dealt with health issues (lupus, RA, cancer) that included a months-long stint in a nursing home. Why a Free Art Gallery? I love to see the free lending galleries from which you can take a book or leave a book. Somewhere along the line it occurred to me that the same could be done with art. I'm an art evangelist and creator. When I moved to this little coastal town I wa

Sea Turtle Triptych I love diptychs and triptychs, although I'd never completed one in a large-scale format. This is my first attempt... I still have a few tweaks to go on it. Typical of my process, once I finish I'll set it aside as one might set aside a glass of wine to breathe. When I'm immersed in a project I go through love/hate phases, and at the end I observe for a while to identify any adjustments that need to be made. I once had an art teacher who explained that som

Avocets Afire 16"X8" on stretched gallery-wrapped canvas. In-progress photo of a work recently accepted for the Grays Harbor Shorebird...

I found an old canvas that had a painting I'd abandoned when it just wasn't working. So I painted/gessoed over it, and had a do-over,...

[24"x20" Mixed Media Collage] Yet another that I recently finished after my nursing home hiatus. This sea turtle makes use of collage...

Octopus Cacaphony (20"x24 mixed media collage) I've been finishing projects I had started before my nursing home stay. This one uses...

Who does not love light houses? They're the stuff of lore going back to ancient times, coastal phalli protecting seamen. We have one just...

Much of my last year has been spent in ill health, at one point having to spend a few months in a care facility. It was touch and go, and...

I'm gearing up to work on my next octopus-free project: my stop-motion animation Cat Scouts movie, "Catnip Kingdom," an homage to Wes...

For the Ocean Shores Art Splash Tour, I used my tiki hut vs. my studio to display my recent work --- it provided room to stretch out,...

I sort of took a week off after the Art Splash studio tour. I hadn't planned on making any art this week, but made I did, finishing a...

Local artists are madly scrambling to produce art in preparation for the Art Splash Studio Tour in Ocean Shores WA on August 12/13. That...

My most recently completed cat portrait is of Cat Scout Raz. Raz lived in Florida, not far from Cape Canaveral. He was a Cat Scout for...