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mixed media
Assorted found objects from natural sources, arranged and worked over with acrylic and iridescent acrylic, which gives the surface a look of metallic sheen.
About
How I see it
Making Art is my way of giving creative expression to subjects that I think are interesting and important. Seasonal changes, movement, transition, and impermanence are what attract me as a painter and photographer. My work is more contemporary than traditional, with a stronger emphasis on color and organic design. In the natural world are the timeless qualities of harmony, balance and integration that I need here and now. Birds and forests forever!
My human subjects are absorbed practitioners, engaged in their purpose. I love watching musicians, dancers and classical singers. My themes are frequently revisited but not strictly forced as a series. It is easy to go on and on with a personal statement, but a visual expression really has to...
Galleries
![woods and waters woods and waters](https://www.zhibit.org/image/30e4ea29-06a23899e6-43cfd602-t-0/woods-and-waters.jpg) | | these are the forests, fields and waterways of the northeastern USA. The traditional landscape approach is used occasionally, but my preference is for a closer, detailed look at wild elements in some state of transition. |
![wildlife wildlife](https://www.zhibit.org/image/dadc09e9-0200be5b1f-42f0c202-t-2/wildlife.jpg) | | Birds, insects, and other wildlife of northern New England. Painted in acrylic, watercolor, and pastel. |
![humanlife humanlife](https://www.zhibit.org/image/d426d8c6-01d3e14d08-43cfd602-t-0/humanlife.jpg) | | These dancers, singers, and musicians are figures in action; absorbed practitioners. Occasionally a body at rest will make an appearance. Media include acrylic, watercolor, pastel, and pencil. |