Five fun little pieces

Five fun little pieces to try at the Rittenhouse Fine Arts show in Philly next weekend. Along with other bigger paintings, of course. These are acrylic and charcoal on wood panel 3" X 12" X .5", 

Our Town ~ Summer Version

This is a second version of the painting I did last winter called Our Town (shown at the bottom). 

I wanted to try the same composition and see what little things would emerge from the different surface created by the collage and built up layers, which is where I find the details that become the story of the painting.  

It came out much more "summery" with warmer colors and birds instead of leaf shapes, 

which I guess just shows how much I respond to the present season when I paint. 

Can't help it. 

Both paintings are 40" X 40" X 2" 

Acrylic, paper collage, charcoal, chalk and oil pastel, colored pencil

9 paintings on panels

Nine new paintings on wood panels. Five 8" X 8" and four 12" X 12". All 2" deep. Unfortunately, here you aren't able to see the images that continue around the edges. 

These paintings, along with a few more, I will be taking to the show in Reston, Virginia next weekend. Those that don't find good homes there will be shipped to Left Bank Gallery in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. 

 Untitled #4325 Acrylic, black and white charcoal, paper collage, pastel

8" X 8" X 2" 

 Untitled #4326 Acrylic, charcoal, paper collage, oil pastel, colored pencil

8" X 8" X 2" 

 Untitled #4327 Acrylic, charcoal, paper collage, pastel, ink

8" X 8" X 2" 

 Untitled #4329 Acrylic, charcoal, paper collage, pastel, colored pencil

8" X 8" X 2" 

 Untitled #4330 Acrylic, charcoal, paper collage

8" X 8" X 2" 

 Untitled #4331 Acrylic, black and white charcoal, paper collage, pastel, oil pastel, ink, colored pencil

12" X 12" X 2" 

  Untitled #4332 Acrylic, black and white charcoal, paper collage, oil pastel

12" X 12" X 2" 

  Untitled #4333 Acrylic, black and white charcoal, paper collage, colored pencil

12" X 12" X 2" 

 Untitled #4334 Acrylic, black and white charcoal, paper collage, oil pastel, ink, colored pencil

12" X 12" X 2" 

9 small paintings on paper

I'm looking forward to doing Greater Reston Arts Center’s Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival in a few weeks and my goal is to fill my booth with new work. These small paintings are on paper and will be framed. I'm also working on some paintings on wood panels which I'll make sure to show you when finished.  

Untitled #4319

Acrylic, black and white charcoal, oil pastel

9” X 6” 

 Untitled #4320

Acrylic, charcoal, ink

9” X 6”

 Untitled #4321

Acrylic, black and white charcoal, pastel, colored pencil

7” X 7”

 Untitled #4322

Acrylic, black and white charcoal, colored pencil

9” X 6”

 Untitled #4323

Acrylic, black and white charcoal, colored pencil

9” X 6”

Untitled #4324

Acrylic, charcoal, pastel, colored pencil

9” X 6”

 Untitled #4315

Acrylic, charcoal, oil pastel

9” X 6”

 Untitled #4314

Acrylic, black and white charcoal

7” X 5”

Untitled #4317

Acrylic, charcoal, paper collage, oil pastel

7” X 5”