7 of 187

|

metal prints bonsai tree metal prints paper cranes metal prints zen metal prints buddhism metal prints folded paper metal prints meditation metal prints serenity metal prints three cranes metal prints

mixed media bonsai tree mixed media paper cranes mixed media zen mixed media buddhism mixed media folded paper mixed media meditation mixed media serenity mixed media three cranes mixed media

Add This Artwork to Your Favorites Collection

Comment

Add This Artwork to Your Favorites Collection

Comment

This piece is made on mixed media paper. I used tissue paper and acrylic washes to create the surface. Then I added realistic sketches of the tree and cranes etc. Lastly I painted the images with acrylics. The actual piece is just a little taller but I could not fit it in my scanner which gives the best true colors.

I am a retired elementary school teacher and my residence and studio are in Fulton, New York where I taught for thirty-one years. After I retired in 2000, I returned to the State University College at Oswego to pursue art. The work which I am exhibiting is the result of mixing various media. My interest is in creating unique surfaces using tissue paper, packaging paper, matte medium, glue, pastels, watercolors, acrylics, etc. My intent is to marry the more intuitive and emotive surface with a technically detailed drawing. I create a drawing and a surface and then begin the task of melding these two elements to create the finished piece. At times, the surface is the instrument of inspiration; at other times it is the image...