Red Balloon

"Red Balloon" - 8x10 - Mixed Media Collage
Not For Sale

Another collage featuring a child at play on the beach. It has always been a favorite theme of mind in other people's art. About time I created some pieces of my own with this theme. Once again, I'm not yet ready to part with this piece so for the time being it's not for sale.

Retrospective Part 2

"Pink Poppies" - Oil - 8x10 - 1998

Yes, I dabbled in oils. Off and on. I never quite grew to love them though. And I could make the biggest mess with them, too. I found I preferred the directness of pastels and I loved the way you blended colors with pastels directly on the support itself and not on a palette. I always had the messiest palettes. I did sell a few oil paintings though and some remain in the family. Most notably with my mother and my cousin (who has the second largest collection of my works). When I moved from my home in Maryland I gave all my oil paints to my son and gave them up for good.

"Seashells & Coral" - Oil - 5x7 - 2002