New Landscapes

I've been painting this week and working on some new landscapes. These are two of my favorites. The others aren't yet dry.


acrylic latex on canvas, 12" x 24"



acrylic latex on canvas, 24" x 30"

Any ideas for titles?

Insight/Inside LA Show

I'm delivering a painting to Mt. St. Mary's College today for a show titled Insight/Inside LA that opens on March 1st.


Shazaam, acrylic latex on canvas, 24" x 30"

Insight/Inside LA
March 1 - April 4, 2009
Mount St. Mary's College
12001 Chalon Road
Los Angeles, CA 90049-4361
310.954.4360

Opening reception, Sunday March 1 at 10:30 am.

Wool Wrapping

I steamed some more ecoprints the other day, and wrapped the cotton cloth in wool felt. The piece of felt has more color and looks more interesting than the prints!



I can't figure out what happened. Did the wool suck color out of the cotton? I'm sure there's an important discovery here; I just don't know what it is yet!

UPDATE: I just realized that the plant dyes have an affinity for protein, and wool is a protein fiber. The wool did suck all of the dye out of the cotton. So much for using wool as wrapping.

Sketchbook Project

Here's the cover and the first few pages of my altered sketchbook for The Sketchbook Project at Art House in Atlanta. It was fun to do, and it turned out quite beautiful. Click on images to enlarge.