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Breaking free from old bonds and going toward a new personal style.
My watercolors have always sold well, but recently I have decided to move away a bit from my watercolor paintings. I had my own unique handling of the medium, but it was time for a change. But where does a new way of creating art come from? If I choose to paint in an abstract way I truly believe it must come from within, not from a starting point previously explored by others.
Let me explain that I am a good realist. However, my abstract work starts from a different place, a different perspective.
My new style has been helped along by a series of serendipitous events. First, years ago I met Delores Fortuna in Oak Park, Illinois. She is a wonderful potter who had a studio 3 blocks from our house. I took many classes from her. Loved clay and even better, porcelain clay. I liked the whole process from wedging the clay, to throwing the forms to glazing the bisque fired pieces.
When my wife and I moved to Virginia. I found a used kiln and wheel down here and did some pottery. At the same ...
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Gold Fish, 2012
Acrylic Painting,
12 x 12 X 1 inches
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Lacy Orange, 2012
Acrylic Painting,
12 x 12 X 1 inches
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Plant Forms, 2012
Acrylic Painting,
12 x 12 X 1 inches
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