Scatter

16 x 12 acrylic on canvas
Hope this doesn't create motion sickness The scan muted the colors in such a way that perhaps the motion of the painting is diffused. I had fun using dry brush strokes, spatter paint and a penny to put this together. The yellow lines, which were created by rolling the edge of a penny over the surface, are actually much brighter. It's those vibrant lines that provide the movement. Other than that I don't find any other significant point of this one. I do like the colors of the real painting better than I do of the scanned image.

Jubilation

12 X 9 Acrylic
This is what happens when I get slap happy with a brush. Confetti. It must have been one wild celebration. Well, if it's not confetti, what is it? Help me out here.

Garden

17 x 11 Canvas
All that scanned was the center portion. The blue block is bordered by an illusion of a brown frame. In the center block I painted the flower petals with a quarter and a penny. I haven't decided yet if I'm going to use a fine black line to border the white petals. If I do, I'll probably make a mess. Creating fine lines is not something I do well as is evidenced by the green stems. As I created this batch of primarily flowers, no philosophical thoughts came into play. All I intended to do was to play. So I did.

Poppin' Poppies

12 X 9 acrylic
One of my nurses from my last hospital stay inspired this piece when she told me her favorite flowers were Poppies. Thick layers of red have been glazed with orange and then the whole thing was washed with green. The initial background was yellow and the centers of the flowers were white. I couldn't figure what kind of leaves Poppies have, so I faked 'em.

Pearl drops

9 x 12 acrylic
Green flowers? Why not? Green flowers on a green background? Whatever. I wanted to play with green. The white centers are pearls that add a color contrast and a dimension to the work. To keep the pearls from falling off this piece is encased in a clear acrylic box frame. The acrylic cover affected the scan in such a way that much editing was required to brighten up the colors. The actual painting is not so muddy and flat. Nor is the center section that dark. The glare from the frame created a shadow that is non-existant.

Field of Flowers

12 x 9 acrylic
Still stuck on green, but here I've added purple and red. Still stuck on flowers. I forget the name for this flower, but something like it really exists. Perhaps the next set of paintings will stray away from flowers and green. We'll see.