Winter Night Sky

I’ve been posting less- or not at all- with the advancement of AI. I feel weird having art posted that AI can steal. I recognize I’m a generally unknown — or completely unknown — artist, but I had already found people stealing my work before AI. Isn’t that amazing?

This piece though- I need closure with it! It all started when a local gallery made a call for artwork that referenced a winter’s night. I thought I’d take a go at it and began this multi-month journey (I’m way past the submission deadline).

The biggest struggle was the paint itself — turning this little project into a battle against media and materials. I don’t love how the paint looks upon close inspection, but there are still beautiful passages as I try to communicate the feeling of seeing mountains at night — the absoluteness of the earth and the strange lighting of snow and sky.

Hopefully you can feel what I was getting to! 

Abstract Beach

I'm working on a series of beach abstracts. Thought I'd share - this isn't done. Many layers in and still going!

Still Working Orchids

Still working on the Orchids painting.  It's getting closer, but not quite there. Took me awhile to admit I had to let the ferns go. I've turned them into more of a silver lilac flower, except it does quite look done. And in fact, dont show up well in the photo at all. I do love the colors though. 

Orchids

Still working on the orchids for this piece. The orchids I think are starting to look gorgeous.  Not so sure about the ferns.... May need a little more work.

Tree of Hawai'i

Simple little painting of a tree, testing it for a bigger piece. But I like how it turned out. 

Figured I'd wait awhile to publish any further art inspired by Hawai'i.

 

Underwater piece

Been playing around with this painting that is meant to be fun and tropical. It's not quite done but I'm not sure what it needs!

Pacific Ocean in Winter

This piece is meant to be the ocean in winter, looking down when clamming or just goofing off on a warm winter day. I think it's one of my best pieces.