Progression of a painting...

Sometimes I keep a photo record of a painting in progress. This is an experimental piece created by pressing dried eucalyptus branches into wet modeling paste. The art paste medium was applied to each canvas before the leaves were pressed in place. After the paste stiffened a bit, I removed the plants and continued the drying overnight. Then the surface was sanded and sealed with multiple coats of white gesso.

In order to see the shapes created, I brush on a watered down wash of black paint. The pigment settles into groves showing random patterns and textures. Wiping away some paint on the flat surface brings white back creating contrast and making it easier to visualize a path into the painting.

Now it is time to start adding color while defining 

shapes that are inspired by nature.

And...the painting gradually emerges to become...

Autumn Pond

24" x 36" Diptych on gallery wrap canvas

Acrylic

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Horse Canyon Abstracts

A small pair of Horse Canyon paintings are now hanging in a client's home in Jackson. I love creating highly textured, imaginary landscapes of cliffs and canyons. The introduction of abstracted, stylized horses adds traditional symbols from the wild west. You can view more with a similar theme on LynnWelker.com. 

 Common Ground (48x48) is the largest canyon painting I have created. The addition of multiple horses and riders adds the 
element of humanity to this imagined canyon in the southwest.

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Last Days of July Exhibition

I'll be at the gallery Saturday. 

If you're in the neighborhood...I'd love to see you!

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ACTION IN JACKSON

If you have not been to the Grand Tetons and Jackson Hole, put it on your list! What a place to absorb the wonder and beauty of nature. This is one of my favorite photos from a visit last June.

People from around the world visit Vertical Peaks Fine Art, the gallery in Jackson that reps my work. A woman from Oyster Bay, NY recently stopped in and bought Horse Canyon. That was fun since my father-in-law's family had a summer house in Oyster Bay. I hope she enjoys her abstracted western landscape painting for many years!

☛You can see many more photos on the video I made in 2011. If you have 3 minutes...check it out here!  Enjoy...

July 5 Reception

It was a lovely, cool July evening for the Laguna Beach Art Walk last night. As usual, the streets were crowded with tourists and locals checking out the art on historic Gallery Row. Visitors to Sandstone Gallery enjoyed the traditional punch and gourmet cookies while viewing my exhibition, "Inspired by Nature".

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It was a wonderful evening. If you are in the neighborhood, stop by Sandstone Gallery at 384 N Coast Hwy. I'd love to see you this summer!

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July in Laguna Beach

Just in case you missed it...email blast for my featured exhibition. 

Step into my world of imagined landscapes based on 

a context of layers seemingly created by erosion, 

sedimentation or layering of the effects of time.

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All Media Opening Reception

The CAP Gallery on the 2nd floor of the Wells Fargo Bank is an inventive way to bring together commerce and fine art. While viewing these artworks, you get a sense of the noise and activity from the bank below. Though it is not intrusive, the open center space allows the interaction of these two worlds. Designed in the round and bordered by brass railings, the space is vaguely reminiscent of the Guggenheim in NYC. 

That's my painting, "Edge of a Dream", to the right of the man in the blue shirt.

Beautiful marble stairway with brass railings throughout.

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