Category: Acrylics
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Canadian Shield Redux
I recently saw this watercolor painting, done many years ago by me, hanging in the bedroom of Jacob and Shawna. I thought to myself that it was a pretty good painting and further thought that I might explore that composition in the media that I use now. So, for the Beaches JazzFest Show at Liz’s…
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Project: Art – 2013 Annual Group Exhibition
That time of year is back again!! The Project: Art Group Exhibition is always an exciting event, featuring the talented and loyal students of Ewa Stryjik. The formats of the paintings will be larger this year; nevertheless, the Small Paintings $50 dollar Charity Wall will be up again! You might find some little gems here? <<…
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#20 Willard Beach; Still 2004
Almost two years have passed since I started this blog and I am still showing you paintings from 2004; nevertheless, I’m determined to finish this chronology! Still with the very early acrylics … this time featuring Fall at Willard Beach, the local beach where I grew up in South Portland, Maine. As I previously explained…
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# 18 Go Acrylics!!
The original impetus for this blog was to review chronologically the growth of my artistic efforts. For those of you who actually read this stuff, other than my family members, you will have noticed that I diverged to the present in the last few posts, and then I didn’t write at all since last December. …
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#15 Something for Noga
Making a Photo Transfer … This picture of my husband’s cousin was taken last fall where she lives in Tel Aviv. Her name is Noga, and she’s lovely, tender and rather ephemeral. Knowing that I’m an artist, she wanted me to take pictures of her and make “something” special. I was pleased that she asked…
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#12 Square Foot Show
If you are any kind of active painter, you are aware that August in Toronto has become synonymous with the Square Foot Show at the AWOL gallery! The experience is a bit like a foodie eating at a hot-spot, new restaurant recently given a rave review by Joanne Kates where the tables are inches apart,…
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#7 Update: The Eye of the Beholder
The Joy Bistro/Gallery 888 Painting This post is a quick update. As promised, I’m giving you a more detailed look at this painting already described in post #2 About Gallery 888. The owner of the painting kindly sent me some jpgs with greater resolution so we can appreciate the details of this charming piece. Although…
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#5 Resin has its reason!
Women strolling in the Rain One of my more recent paintings was inspired by this 1934 photograph from an anonymous photographer. I was intrigued to capture these two women walking arm in arm in the rain wearing their tailored coats and fashionable shoes. Rendering a black and white photograph on to a canvas with unlimited…
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