WHY I paint is to share some of the JOY I feel about the subject through my use of color. I don’t always choose color based upon exactly what I see, but rather, what I feel will tell the story.
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HOW I paint these inspirations is all about the use of textures and luminous, juicy color, color, color! Did I say I love color? YES! I love color! I love to splash a fun and unexpected color or pigment into my paintings.
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I love to experiment, try new ideas and techniques. This can be the sweet gaze of a beloved pet, a fresh and innocent new cactus bloom, the play of light and shadow across an interesting face, or the challenge of taking a known subject and elevating the excitement level in some new way.
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My choice of subject matter varies as I seek to express what inspires me at the moment.
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104: KIN with E Shiosaki 103: AMBLE with E Gomez and S Gory 102: GAME with R Green and J Maxwell 101: NO THEME 10 with J Kinsella and J Leanne 100: BROWNFACE with W S Dunn 99: SINGAPORE with J Ip and A Pang 97 & 98: PROPAGANDA with M Breeze and S Groth 96: NO THEME IX with M Gill and J Thayil 95: EARTH with M Takolander 94: BAYT with Z Hashem Beck 93: PEACH with L Van, G Mouratidis, L Toong 92: NO THEME VIII with C Gaskin 91: MONSTER with N Curnow 90: AFRICAN DIASPORA with S Umar 89: DOMESTIC with N Harkin 88: TRANSQUEER with S Barnes and Q Eades 87: DIFFICULT with O Schwartz & H Isemonger 86: NO THEME VII with L Gorton 85: PHILIPPINES with Mookie L and S Lua 84: SUBURBIA with L Brown and N O'Reilly 83: MATHEMATICS with F Hile 82: LAND with J Stuart and J Gibian 81: NEW CARIBBEAN with V Lucien 80: NO THEME VI with J Beveridge 57.1: EKPHRASTIC with C Atherton and P Hetherington 57: CONFESSION with K Glastonbury 56: EXPLODE with D Disney 55.1: DALIT / INDIGENOUS with M Chakraborty and K MacCarter 55: FUTURE MACHINES with Bella Li 54: NO THEME V with F Wright and O Sakr 53.0: THE END with P Brown 52.0: TOIL with C Jenkins 51.1: UMAMI with L Davies and Lifted Brow 51.0: TRANSTASMAN with B Cassidy 50.0: NO THEME IV with J Tranter 49.1: A BRITISH / IRISH with M Hall and S Seita 49.0: OBSOLETE with T Ryan 48.1: CANADA with K MacCarter and S Rhodes 48.0: CONSTRAINT with C Wakeling 47.0: COLLABORATION with L Armand and H Lambert 46.1: MELBOURNE with M Farrell 46.0: NO THEME III with F Plunkett 45.0: SILENCE with J Owen 44.0: GONDWANALAND with D Motion 43.1: PUMPKIN with K MacCarter 43.0: MASQUE with A Vickery 42.0: NO THEME II with G Ryan 41.1: RATBAGGERY with D Hose 41.0: TRANSPACIFIC with J Rowe and M Nardone 40.1: INDONESIA with K MacCarter 40.0: INTERLOCUTOR with L Hart 39.1: GIBBERBIRD with S Gory 39.0: JACKPOT! with S Wagan Watson 38.0: SYDNEY with A Lorange 37.1: NEBRASKA with S Whalen 37.0: NO THEME! with A Wearne 36.I have always been drawn to the luminous effects created with watermedia.