New Work (Aug 2011) : "Autumn"

(Here's a better look with the flash on)

Machine Washable

This is one of the first pieces I made without intentions or plans of any sort.  I ended up rooting through a bag of old sewing materials and stuck some buttons, tags and a little note on here.  The note was written by my Great Grandmother, I like the fact of  having her writing on it.  (Early 2009)

No Name

I did this piece in 2010.  It's a mixture of acrylic and oil paints, and it also has thread spun around it in certain places.

Peel

This is a smaller work of mine.  Usually I prefer to do layer upon layer of different colors and textures, but this specific painting is more simplistic than the others.

Overwrite

This painting was purchased by my mom and she was sick of it (it was a woman's face) so she let me paint over it.  I really liked painting on this surface - it's made of small tiles and hangs from a braided rope.

Away From Home

I don't have a title for this piece... It was done while I was away at school so I didn't have my usual set up and materials, but I was itching to do some painting so I made do.

Mottled

This particular painting is my favorite of the ones I've done.  I don't know why - probably the textures of the different paints I used and the amount of color.  Here's a different angle of it...

(Fall 2010)

Which Way is Best?

 

This is another work I completed in 2010, I can't decide which way I like it turned.  What do you think?  It's also more vibrant-looking in real life, I feel like these pictures make it look a little less dimensional.  I can't remember what I titled this one, hence why I'm blogging my latest paintings as soon as they're completed!

Thimble

Not my usual style, but this started off as a painting months ago that just bothered me... I kept adding layers to it and it just wasn't coming out how I envisioned, so I just decided to "button-ize" it.  All of the buttons were my Great Grandmother's and have just been sitting in a bag for many years, so I wanted to find a creative use for them somewhere. (Aug, 2011)
Here is a closer shot....