20 Angel ATCs

Twenty Angel Artist Trading Cards. Each 2.5 x 3.5 ATC is individually titled.

Angel Embrace - Watercolor Background, Acrylic & Ink
Angel Flight - Acrylic and Ink
Angel Guide - Watercolor Background, Acrylic & Ink
Angel Light - Acrylic and Ink

Angel Of Surprise - Acrylic and Ink
Angel Offering - Acrylic and Ink
Angel Sky - Acrylic and Ink
Angel Seeking - Acrylic and Ink

Angel Space - Acrylic and Ink
Angel Waiting - Acrylic and Ink
Angel Watch - Acrylic and Ink
Accepting Angel - Watercolor Background, Acrylic & Ink

Gifting Angel - Acrylic and Ink
Healing Angel - Acrylic and Ink
Morning Angel - Acrylic and Ink
Leaping Angel - Acrylic and Ink

Returning Angel - Acrylic and Ink
Rising Angel - Acrylic and Ink
Sky Angel - Acrylic and Ink
Waiting Angel - Acrylic and Ink

Happy New Year's Eve!

Cherry Blossom ATC

Mixed Media:
Ink Drawing from a sketchbook
with Digital Drawing/Painting .

cherry blossom
a snow flake melting
in the breeze

Small Watercolor

Thumb Line Experience Y8

Watercolor and Ink
On 140 lb. Lanaquarelle Watercolor Paper
7.5 x 5.5 Inches

Stone Within: Small Painting

From a series in 2000 of stones.

Stone Within #021 - 2000

Watercolor
On 140 lb. Lanaquarelle Watercolor Paper
11 x 7.5 Inches

Goat Sky: Small Painting

Goat Sky #035

Acrylic & Ink
On Bristol Paper
5 x 7 Inches

Winter Blossom: Haiga

the petals

of a winter blossom
pale sunlight

Photo taken in my back yard.
3 x 3 Inches
Nikon D80 Digital Camera
Photo altered in Photoshop Elements 4

Falling With Laughter

A wish for you...

Snowflakes, leaves,
light and laughter
falling around you
all year long in joy!

Digital Drawing/Painting
Photoshop Elements 4
8 x 10 Inches @ 300 dpi

Three Stone ATCs

Stones are one of the subjects I enjoy returning to periodically. To me there is always something new to explore with stones.

These ATCs are Watercolor & Ink on Watercolor Paper.
ATCs (Artist Trading Cards) are always 3.5 x 2.5 Inches.

Elements Of Stone

Stone Silence

Stone Light

Winter Sea: Haiga*

winter sea
the taste of salt
on the wind

Photo taken on the North Shore of Oahu.
12 x 8 Inches
Nikon D80 Digital Camera
Photo altered in Photoshop Elements 4

*Haiga is the combining of image with haiku.

Small Painting 5 x 7

Centering #031
Acrylic & Ink
On Bristol Paper
5 x 7 Inches

Butterfly Words: ATC

This is the 3rd of Four Mixed Media ATCs that were similar from a year ago (2007). It includes digital drawing and painting - which was then printed as a photo, cut to size and attached with grommets to an ATC that was painted with watercolor.

Butterfly Words

ATC (Artist Trading Card)
Mixed Media:
Digital Drawing/Painting, Photograph, Grommets,
Watercolor and Ink on Watercolor paper
3.5 x 2.5 Inches

Pieces Of Puzzle ATC

Pieces Of Puzzle

ATC (Artist Trading Card)
Acrylic & Ink
3.5 x 2.5 Inches

Bird Of Paradise: Haiga*

*Haiga is the combining of image with haiku.

a brilliant bird
in the morning light
paradise

5 x 7 Inches

Nikon D80 Digital Camera
Photo altered in Photoshop Elements 4

Watercolor Card

Card with fold line at the center.
Front - right hand side of the card below.
Back - left hand side of the card below.

Seeking and Attaching Feather

Watercolor and Ink on watercolor paper.
Each side is approximately 3.5 x 5 inches.
The entire card is 7 x 5 when open.

Photo Haiga: Velvet Shadows

Haiga is the combining of haiku with images.

velvet shadows
these final steps
in the mist

9 x 4.5 Inches
Nikon D80 Digital Camera
Photo altered in Photoshop Elements 4

Two Cat ATCs

Designing - drawing and cutting - my own stencils is a fun way to include stencil work in my pieces. I've used letter stencils for years to create texture as well as words and shapes in my compositions. Creating creatures in a stencil form is simply another step in the process. This cat is a recent stencil. Digital technology makes it easy to create several sizes.

Cat Before Sky and Cat After Sky
Two ATCs
Acrylic & Ink
3.5 x 2.5 Inches

Haiga With Red Plumeria

Haiga is the combining of haiku with image.

two birds perch
on the tip of a branch
red plumeria

Hand written haiku on altered photo.
7 x 5 Inches
Nikon D80 Digital Camera
Photo altered in Photoshop Elements 4

Small Painting

Awareness #028
Acrylic & Ink
On Bristol Paper
5 x 7 Inches

Postcard: Playful Cat with Secret Code

It's fun to incorporate mystery and challenge into works. In some cases I use simple codes or other devises as compositional elements and to add a sense of mystery as well as visual intrigue that can be explored by a viewer.

Playful Cat 1 0f 2 - 001
Watercolor & Ink
On Winsor & Newton
Cotman Water Colour (postcard) Paper
140 lbs ( 300gsm)
6 x 4 Inches

This is the first of two postcards that are very similar. Both postcards use a simple code in the image. The key to the code is then written on the back of the postcard in the message or address area.

Playful Cat Postcard Message & Address areas
with stamps and code key.

Photo Haiga

Haiga is the combining of haiku with image.

palm fronds

in the morning sky
matchsticks

8 x 12 Inches
Nikon D80 Digital Camera
Photo altered in Photoshop Elements 4

Three Feather ACEOs

Morning Light

Acrylic & Ink
ACEO
2.5 x 3.5 inches

Spirit Feather

Watercolor, Acrylic & Ink
ACEO
2.5 x 3.5 inches

A Light Rain

Acrylic & Ink
ACEO
2.5 x 3.5 inches

Two Small Paintings

These are from a (Small) "Daily Painting" routine I began in October 2008. The number on each painting is in reference to this daily routine.

The painting numbers help me to keep track of the paintings. It's possible that I sometimes use duplicate titles (which is usually unintentional), but it's not likely that my numbers will duplicate in each year. So I can identify a painting by Title, Painting Number and the Year.

Originally I had intended to finish a painting each day. I've since found that I'm working, reworking and starting new pieces over a period of several days (and sometimes longer). Because of this I often end up working on several pieces during a painting session and I don’t always finish a piece every day.

I've been making my own stencils to use in different ways. Some of the shapes in these pieces are drawn and some are made using my stencils.

Shrine - #015
Small Painting - 5 x 7 Inches
Mixed Media with Attachments
Acrylic, Ink, Paper & Silk Ribbon on Bristol Paper

Possible By Choice - #017
Small Painting - 5 x 7 Inches
Acrylic & Ink on Bristol Paper

Two ATCs

Cat On Counter
ATC (2.5 x 3.5 inches)
Acrylic & Ink

Bird Beneath Sky
ATC (2.5 x 3.5 inches)
Acrylic & Ink

Rubbing, Stencils & Two Postcards

Rubbing, Stencils & Two Postcards


ROCK BEING
Approximately 3 x 4 Inches
Colored Pencils
Rubbing on Rice Paper

Some time ago I created a number of "Stencils" by drawing on blank plastic stencil sheets and then carefully cutting the designs out with an Exacto blade. Once I was finished cutting the stencils I saved both the negative and positive shapes.

My idea was to use the stencil sheets for rubbings with colored pencils and in various other ways. Many of the designs I drew were from local rock drawings or petroglyphs although some were of other things as well.

The colored pencil "ROCK BEING" rubbing is now part of my letter R Skinny Alphabet Book page.



DOUBLE DOGS
Sketchbook Piece
Approximately 6 x 5 Inches
Acrylic

Recently with my envelope embellishment I wondered if I could use the stencils as stencils. I tried out several in a sketchbook. One of these (DOUBLE DOGS) has now become part of another Skinny Alphabet Book page as a Linear Painting for the letter L with the title; DOGS OF THE DRAGON.



SEEKING DRAGON
Mail Art Postcard 4 x 6 Inches
Acrylic and Ink

I liked the stencil possibilities I explored in the sketchbook so I began playing with the idea on postcards.



SNOW DOG IN SPRING
Mail Art Postcard 4 x 6 Inches
Acrylic and Ink

As I often do I worked each of these postcard images twice (sometimes I do more than 2). With each of these there is a companion piece, which is why I numbered them 1 of 2, the second one being 2 0f 2.

Envelope & Skinny Alphabet Book pg R

Mixed Media (Front & Back)
5.75 x 4.5 inches

Purchased White Commercial Envelope
Acrylic, Ink & Artistamp/Fau Postage Digital Drawing/Painting Stamps

Digital Drawing/Painting Scrambled Addresses

This is the next step in my Mail Art envelope pieces as Mail Art containers.

Sending it without using a sticky label worked fine. Unless there is a reason for it i dont think i'll have to use the labels. cool on that.

There are no postage stamps on this one because it was going out of the country. The stamps when applied were great.

It would be fun to see how one of these arrive. What additions are added along the journey. My philosophy is that what ever happens in the post becomes part of the piece. ...not that i want a lot to happen, but i have to be able to let go of that stuff some how, understanding it as part of the process helps in that acceptance of what happens.


R is for Raku, Rubbing & Ream

Mixed Media
4 x 7 inches

Watercolor, Colored Pencil Rubbing on Rice Paper, Photograph, Digital Drawing/Painting

This is the next Skinny Alphabet Book page - the letter R with dimensions. this was a challenge for me because of the way i've chosen to create my Skinny Book with Digital Technology.

I've simulated the Grommets and attaching the Rubbing altho in the final form i could do this and that would create the dimensional part of the process. At this point the piece is an adaptation of the Challenge (to use dimension in the work) in that respect.

The Raku Cylinder Cup is one i did a number of years ago while in upstate NY altho i photographed it on the day i created this Skinny Book page (a day or two ago). I like it. it works well for my R word in the Skinny Book - imo.

Skinny Alphabet Book Pages

These are pages for my Skinny Alphabet Book. I called it an Artist's ABZ Book. The alphabet goes from A to Z, yes. . . rather than from A to C. . .

Skinny Books are usually 4 x 7 inches.

I chose to work with actual materials as well as Digital Technology.

Among other things my pages so far have included Watercolor, Acrylic, Ink, Digital Scans, Photographs and Digital Drawing/Painting.

This is a long term project in that i'm doing about one page a week. It's part of a challenge in a group where i'm a member.

A random letter is given as well as a technique or some item, or thing to
use within the page.

We are about half way through the alphabet altho i think i may redo my covers.

i like the way the pages are turning out. the way i had intended to bind the book may not have been the best choice so i'm considering some other options at this point.

i'm also having fun.

Mail Art Envelopes

Approximately 5.75 x 4.25 Inches.
Mixed Media.

Acrylic, Ink, Digital Painting/Drawing (Faux Artistamps) and Real Postage Stamps

This is the front and back of two different Mail Art envelopes. I did 3 envelopes together with slight variations for swaps I'm sending out this week.

The 24 cent stamp is one of mine. That postage works only in the USA.

The two "none" postage stamps are digital Painting/Drawing Faux Artistamps that I create specifically for the purpose of embellishing envelopes.

The addresses are intentionally scrambled altho on the actual envelopes they are readable.


This is the first time I've worked
envelopes quite this way. I like what happened a lot. I also learned a few things that i will probably adjust on future envelopes. I wasnt sure if my ink would hold up and show well on the paint. It will so in the future I may not use the stick on labels.

Of course i wasnt sure the stamps would stick well either. They do, so I may make some adjustments and not worry about that aspect in the future either.

The acrylic paint has enough moisture in it that the glue on the store-bought envelopes became tacky. I used easy finger-tearing clear postal tape to wrap around folds a bit just to ensure the envelope(s) wouldnt pop open in damp weather en route to their final destination.

I like the way these came out. I'm hoping to do more.

My Guardian Angel Theme

My Guardian Angel Theme - 2nd Anniversary PaperTraders Swap

2 of 2

8 x 10 Inches
Watercolor Canvas
Watercolor, Acrylic & Ink