Watercolors on Wood

These pieces came out of my final project for my Materials and Methods class at CCA. I started with the intention of experimenting with different untreated wood panels and watercolors. I love how the wood grain changes the pigments transparency and gives the pieces a more earthy feel. I am interested in taking overlooked urban landscapes and shifting the reality so that it creates a juxaposition between the familiar and the imagined. Today we rush through our environments with little attention to our surrounds. I hope my work invites city dwellers to look differently at the "ordinary".

*Click on an image to check it out up close.

Swooping Lines
Watercolors on Birch Panel (2' x 2')

Power Line Quilt
Watercolors on Birch Panel (2' x 2')

Cut Outs.
Watercolors on Oak Panel. (2'x 2')

Make Your Own Bird Feeder

Yep, you! Cause birds gotta eat!

Step by Step Bird Feeder Instructions

Bird Feeder Stencil

Let me know if you see any errors. I'm submitting these to Ample Sample's contest by the 26th.

Purple Bike - Final

Purple Bike
4'x4' oil on canvas

This is the largest painting I've ever done (4 foot square) and I must say I love working at this scale. My professor said I danced as I painted it. I just have this thing for bikes. Perhaps it's because they are a combination of technical drawings and an embodiment of childhood memories. I like how this one feels like it was rapidly discarded for something more exciting. Now alone, it's only a castaway from "better days".

PS the colors are more vibrant in person.