Autumn Ride

  "Autumn Ride" Original 16x20 inch painting on wood panel. Available through Lyrical Fine Art.

The idea for "Autumn Ride" came from a late afternoon of sketching in pastels down at Crab Meadow beach. I had ridden my bike there with all of my sketching supplies and ended up just amazed at the beautiful shifting light of the setting sun. It turned everything it touched to unexpected colors. When I got back to the studio, I created a finished painting on wood panel from the sketch. You can see the sketch above along with another from that same day of the nearby marsh.

Wings of Desire

"Wings of Desire" - 10x10 mixed media encaustic painting on cradled wood panel.

"Wings of Desire" on the wall.

This is my newest painting, and the original will be going to a show this April. I'm not sure which show it will be sent off to yet, so it's still a secret. :) But I do love this piece. My favorite part of this piece was the last minute idea to turn the painting sideways and drip wax across the panel for the illusion of speed & motion. Courtney P. asked in a comment recently if I would ever go back to acrylic... and I think yes, but not for a while! It's too cool to see what surprises the drips and splatters can inspire.