Coloring Outside the Lines - a Blog -

“Dream About Horses” is part of a new ongoing series of collages with some mixed media, inspired by horses and spiritual beliefs and icons, using cave art and petroglyph images, and mono-types of my handmade horse cut-outs and printing plates.  These collages are created on acid free mat board, using a variety of mediums including acrylic, ink, charcoal, oil pastel, ink, pencil, rag, rice and other papers. It measures 11.5”x8.5”. Available unframed.    You can view these latest pieces in the Collages & Abstracts of my website. Enjoy!  [...]

“Imagine II” is a collage created with tape used on some of my acrylic mixed media abstracts. It measures 9.5”x9.5”. Available unframed.    You can view these latest pieces in the Collages & Abstracts of my website. Enjoy!    [...]

“Imagine I” is a collage created with tape used on some of my acrylic mixed media abstracts. It measures 9.5”x9.5”. Available unframed.    You can view these latest pieces in the Collages & Abstracts of my website. Enjoy!  [...]

“Joie de Vivre” is part of an ongoing series inspired by cave art and Matisse cut-outs.  It is created on rag paper with a limited number of colors and may include a variety of mediums including acrylic, ink, charcoal, oil pastel, ink, pencil, texture mediums, monotype prints, and/or collage.    You can view all the latest pieces and details here in the Horses - Gallery II of my website. Enjoy!  [...]

“Cave Dance" is part of an ongoing series inspired by cave art and Matisse cut-outs.  It is created on rag paper with a limited number of colors and may include a variety of mediums including acrylic, ink, charcoal, oil pastel, ink, pencil, texture mediums, monotype prints, and/or collage.    You can view all the latest pieces and details here in the Horses - Gallery II of my website. Enjoy!  [...]

This new painting “The Dance” is part of an ongoing series inspired by cave art and Matisse cut-outs.  It is created on rag paper with a limited number of colors and may include a variety of mediums including acrylic, ink, charcoal, oil pastel, ink, pencil, texture mediums, monotype prints, and/or collage.    You can view all the latest pieces and details here in the Horses - Gallery II of my website. Enjoy!  [...]

'Guardian Spirit' - another in the horse series on toned paper - 15"x11"... using acrylic, ink, charcoal, and pencil, available unframed   $325   [...]

Here are the first 4 art works in mixed media I am working for 2024...           [...]

I found artist David Limrite (founder and author of Create Anyway Collective and book) on the web, quite by accident, and immediately fell in love his work and philosophy as an artist. I was actually very fortunate to have been selected by him and his work partner, Jordan Blaquera, to be part of a Create Anyway Masterclass critique of one of my 'black and white' horse paintings, back in June.    In his newsletter from Sunday, Dec 24, he presented his goals for himself and his art for 2024.  It was almost as if he had read my mind, as much of what he said [...]