I began this series with the idea I’d create something for my boyfriend’s office. The initial efforts were photos of clouds (see earlier images) but I felt it was a great opportunity to do more painting. The plan was to have something that expresses a feeling of nature, wide open spaces and strong, bold colour. Their space needed something masculine and simple, also. Previously, much of the paintings that had been completed were done for the home, for the interior space, with a gentle, decorative sensibility. An office requires imagery which is a little more robust. I had been getting out and about, looking at different exhibitions and artists, and enjoyed the way artists like Minnie Pwerle used big, expressive strokes, rather than precious, little ones. I enjoyed the sense of freedom. Deciding I also wanted to create an ‘expanse’, it is mindfully created simply as an abstract painting. It is without reference to Sugar Bag country or any specific area at all. It is difficult not to be influenced by the colours we see surrounding us-I love bright colour and having spent a year with a teacher who had Aboriginal heritage who both encouraged us to be more aware of Aboriginal history and simultaneously scared us so much about copyright and the infringements on people’s stories and country, I have been extremely sensitive about the journey and the influence. I have done a fair amount of reading on the subject, spoken to the cultural officer at the AGNSW who aassures me as long as you are telling your own story, it’s OK. It also inspired me to teach Aborignal history to my students, as I was as a child and reflects a connection I have always felt to the sky, the earth and the spirit within.
Acrylic Painting. Painted by Ciska 2007 ORIGINAL SOLD / 80CM X 100CM
My interpretation of Genesis 11. Acrylic on canvas.
Mixed media botanical abstract in earth tones. One of a set of two pieces. See also:
Acrylic on canvas. One of a set of two pieces. / / See also:
SIENNA IN THE GARDEN /
Sixth in my “Perpetual Motion” Numberism series. Somewhere she has a list of things to do filled with words like “bill”, “late” and “memo”, but for now she doesn’t care. She knows this feeling. It has something to do with freedom. The sun is warm on her face. She gets back to business, trying to make a bigger bubble. These drawings are drawn entirely with the numbers 1 -12, marking the hours of the clock. Reference Photo
SEE MORE PICTURES OF SIENNA FIRST PLACE ~ 11/15/08 ~ Pups at Play challenge, Man’s Best Friend group – Thank you group members! 11/10/08 Featured in Cats and Dogs! Thanks Angie & Sandy!! Sienna in our back yard with one of my grandson’s old footballs. Taken 11/9/08 LET’S PLAY FOOTBALL /
Headless Sienna searching for her frisbee in the oak leaves. Taken 11/11/08 in our back yard, Clarks Valley, PA / . 6/22/09 ~ Featured in Man’s Best Friend group ~ Thank you!!!!! . / WHERE’S SIENNA? / WHERE ARE YOU?? / I FOUND IT!!! / RUN LIKE THE WIND /
7/23/09 ~ Top ten in the Dog Portrait challenge – Paw-n-Claws group ~ Thank you all! 7/12/09 ~ Featured in Our K-9 Friend ~ Thank you! 7/9/09 ~ Featured in Paws-n-Claws group ~ Thank you!!!! 12/9/08 – Top Ten in the Chocolate Avatar Challenge – Respectful Retrievers Sienna in the evening sun (6 months old) / Thanksgiving Day – 11/27/08 See more pictures of SIENNA! SIENNA IN THE SUN /
1/25/09 – Featured in Cats and Dogs – Thanks Angie & Sandy!!!!!!! Sienna’s first day in her new home with us – taken 8/2/08. She was 8 weeks old. Hard to believe our little girl is now a full grown Chocolate Lab and rules the house! See more pictures of Sienna FIRST DAY AT HOME /
Acrylic on canvas. / This woman is determined to keep a positive attitude regardless of everything that is going on around her.
3/21/09 – Featured in the Canon DSLR group!!!! Thank you hosts!!!!! 3/18/09 – Featured in Cats and Dogs – Thank you!!!!!!!! / . / Sienna is all wet (and dirty) after running through the creek near my home. She runs around like a wild animal when we get near water ~ she just loves it! / Taken 3/15/09 Clarks Valley, PA. / . / I was using a tripod and zoom lens to take shots while my daughter was throwing sticks in the water for Sienna. / Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi / F stop: F/4.5 Exposure: 1/320 sec. / Focal length: 135.0 mm (75-300mm zoom lens) / No Flash: Shutter speed (Tv): 8.3 / . / WET ‘n WILD /
Close photo of banded rhyolite, a fine-grained igneous granite. It is found in southwestern Utah, and derives its spectacular color from iron, magnesium, and other minerals.
Detail from my mixed aquamedia painting. Aquamedia includes Winsor and Newton transparent watercolor, Winsor and Newton gouache, Pelikan ink, and Liquitex iridescent acrylic. Paper is Arches 140 lb cold press.
Mixed media abstract collage featuring geometric and freeform shapes. Media includes Winsor & Newton transparent watercolor, torn 140 lb watercolor paper, torn mulberry paper, and gold leaf on Arches 300 lb cold pressed paper, full sheet, 30×22.
It’s harder to cath the light in these somberm overcast days of autumn, but when I do see it, it’s a soft golden moment. Made with Ultra Fractal. Thank you for the support and faves. :)
~ Some folks, some times, feel as if entrapped and entombed in despair, eternally. As a Laminated Print…
Mixed aquamedia abstract suggesting rocks. Media includes Winsor & Newton transparent watercolor, Pelikan ink, and Liquitex metallic acrylic, on crumpled tissue paper.
Abstract mixed media painting on crumpled tissue paper. Media includes Winsor & Newton transparent watercolor, Pelikan ink, and Liquitex metallic acrylic.
Acrylic on canvas. Minimalist landscape. /
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