acrylic

Apr

2018

Framed and Ready for Art Hop

“Blue House – Takoma Park” $250

Acrylic 10x10x1.5″ canvas with a black custom floater frame. Another cool, old Takoma Park House.

Feb

2017

Seven More MBFA Note Card Designs Now Available at TPSS CO-OP!

I’m pleased to announce that our local TPSS CO-OP is now carrying 11 of my artist note cards printed from my original paintings! These 5” x 7” cards are professionally printed on high quality card stock with archival ink. Blank inside. Envelopes included.

Each card is individually signed and wrapped in a clear protective cello bag. Give as a gift or send to someone special. Four of the cards feature Takoma Park inspired paintings.

Nov

2016

Join Us for the Takoma Park Holiday Art Show & Sale – December 10th, 2016

I’m looking forward to participating again this year at this fabulous event at the TKPK community center. I have several new original paintings for sale as well as block mounted prints, matted prints and note cards of all of my paintings –I’m up to 35 paintings now! I am going to be giving some of the items away as a benefit for #StandWithStandingRock and I’ll also have a drawing for a free print. Stop by my table for details. Come by and pick out an artful gift for a loved one or for yourself. Be sure to follow the link below for more details, images and links to the other amazing participating artists!

More information, images and links to the fabulous participating artists — City of Takoma Park, MD – Municipal Government — Holiday Art Sale 2016.

Nov

2016

“Hello Takoma Park” & “Iceland” Prints Now Available

I have just listed two new prints made from my original paintings which you can purchase at my Etsy shop.

“Hello Takoma Park” is a colorful cityscape painting of downtown Takoma Park, MD that I created using acrylic paint and a ballpoint ink pen on an artist panel. “Iceland” is an acrylic landscape painting of the Skagafjardarsysla region in Iceland. I used Google Street View (GSV) locations as a reference, which can be viewed by scanning the QR codes included with the prints. I’d like to give a special thanks to Bill Guffey for creating the Virtual Paintout which inspired me to keep painting while I was housebound and recovering from an injury. Anyone can participate. I hope you enjoy these new paintings and feel inspired to create your own! virtualpaintout.blogspot.com/

Printed with archival inks on acid-free paper. 8×10″ overall size of mat. Painting information, signature and print care are on the backing board. Wrapped in a protective cello bag. Ready to frame or for gift giving.

Sep

2016

New Painting of Dusty Springfield

I just completed an acrylic paint/ballpoint ink portrait of the famous London music icon Dusty Springfield. This is painted on a cradled wood panel. The acrylic paint has been sanded down to reveal textured layers in her famous beehive and I used a blue ballpoint pen for the outlines. I think this fun portrait really captures Dusty, one of my favorite singers of all time. I did some research to try to find the actual color of her eyes before I started the painting. There are many color photos of Dusty but her eye color ranges from green to blue to brown. It’s hard to know for sure so I took creative liberty and decided on green with a hint of blue — maybe a subconscious nod to the “blue-eyed soul” genre to which she belonged.

Prints and note cards are available from my Etsy shop.

Jan

2016

“Sunset Kitty”

acrylic on canvas 8×10 in

Nothing like being snowed in to get some painting done! I put the finishing touches on this painting of a kitty basking in the last rays of a fall day. A great way to stay warm and cozy in between bouts of playing in the snow.

Here is the final (or at least close to final- sometimes I can’t decide 🙂

Here are some progress photos.

Nov

2015

New Painting – Autumn in Takoma Park

Autumn in Takoma Park, MD

Nov

2015

Painting in Progress – TKPK Autumn in Tie Dye

I’m almost done with this painting. It’s based on a photo I took last week of a beautiful tree with its leaves changing to brilliant fall colors. There was a guy walking by at just the right moment wearing a matching tie dye t-shirt.

TKPK Autumn in Tie Dye

Jun

2015

Channeling Motor Cat – Painting in Progress

Update: The original painting has sold. Prints and T-shirts featuring this painting have been added to the gift shop.

A motorcycle riding cat?! If you lived in the Takoma Park/DC area in the 90s, you likely caught a glimpse of “Motor Cat,” a cool kitty happily riding on a motorcycle with her human and sporting an adorable little helmet. I’m reliving a fond memory by creating this painting of my cat Mouse riding around Sligo Creek Parkway, channeling Motor Cat. This painting is part of my growing local series.

Link to WaPo article and Chicago Tribune article