Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Collages

this collage was some clever cut and paste and tracing around with an exacto knife...taken from a magazine advert...ok...so I cheated this time...

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Embelishing Storebought Items

This storebought purse came with some beading detail on the dress alone and felt "naked" somehow. One day, I grabbed it and went crazy adding several layers of sequens and beads to enhance and complement the existing color palet and added this dramatic black tassel. It's a hit!

Friday, October 17, 2008

Sea Shells

Sea Urchin
Conch, Times 3




Pastels

Bouquet of Tulips

I'm not the biggest fan of pastels but this is my first attempt...should try it some more!

Sketches With Colored Pencils

Taking Flight

Sketches of Enameled Jewelry from Magazine Ads
Lilly of the Valley
French Village


Silk Flower Sweet Peas
Fallen Leaves


Violets



Tiger Lillies


Inks

Part of "A Study on Hibiscus"
Lotus and Butterfly
Ancient Zoroastrian Temple Guard Central Asian Torq
Cyclamens
Irises
Flower Power
Mushrooms of the Enchanted Forest
Dragonfly
Winged Lion

Japanese Art Series

India Ink and Color Pencils








Ink and Acrylics

Aboriginal Art Series

Mixed Media: India Ink, Colored Inks; matted




India Ink Sketches

Sea Creatures in India Ink

Ballpoint Sketches

BIRDS



FLOWERS


Peone "Liebchen" in Ballpoint Pen
Peone "Gay Paree" in Ballpoint Pen
Lilly "Condilla" in Ballpoint Pen
Oriental Lilly in Ballpoint Pen

Sketches in Graphite of Antiquities

Ancient Winged Ibex on a Vessel
Ancient Zoroastrian Temple Guard