"Americone Heartland"

(An attempt at something topical)

Hand-cut collage art with Mod Podge sealant on 12 inch square mounted canvas with periwinkle blue spray paint and b&w acrylics (for “smoke” overlay), trimmed in tar grey sparkle washi tape

 

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“Drought Conditions At Sundown”

Late-winter hand-cut collage with painted acrylic skyline & Mod Podge on 8 in. x 10 in. mounted canvas + marbled washi tape border as side embellishment, along with fine Sharpie

 

 

(The rather raw black & white nude of me is from a portrait series completed with the late photographer Art Kochs 15-16 years ago on the cold rock faces of a coastal Maine quarry)

"Experiment in Vernal Pastels"

(Mixed-Media Trash Collage For A Delayed Spring)

Includes ripped apart purple cotton socks, broken clear shards of plastic car head/tail lights from area collisions, various plastic bags, assorted sequins, rose gold glitter, silver satin & faded stiff silk ribbon, torn paper, acrylic & spray paint, hot glue, Mod Podge sealant on two conjoined mounted canvas boards measuring 20 x 8 inches with washi tape edging

#trashart #mixedmediacollage #unconventionalmaterials #eastercolors #springpastels #craftingexperiment

"Bahama Baz": A portrait to salute her mother's birthday

Sabastienne ("Baz") depicted at 4 1/3 years of age vacationing in Late-August 2025 on 9 inch x 11 1/2 inch Strathmore tan charcoal paper using standard no. 2 lead mechanical pencils, a tortillon smudge stick, and gum erasers

 

And as previously sketched at 3 months in Summer 2021 for her father's birthday...

“Blue Streak”

Abstract expressionist stalactite silhouettes in black and blue over a repurposed past project from July 2024 using house paint & craft acrylics to cover various sizes of sequin (on 10 inch x 20 inch canvas mounted canvas)

 

 Alternate title: 

 “The Pale Blue (And Pink And Black) Dot”

"Marinus Melange (No. 2)"

The first of two late-February pieces incorporating colors from everyday house paint (such as an enamel floor finish) in a color scheme of black - blue - aqua marine - pink - purple

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This smaller work (12 in. x 16 in.) is from a series of abstract expressionist house paint artwork that also used acrylics