Mixed Media Paintings + Collage
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The Zen Dragon, 48x24, 2024-2025
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The Zen Dragon, 48x24, 2024-2025
"Houndstooth Blues", 2024
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"Houndstooth Blues", 2024
Houndstooth Blues is a celebration of folk art, blues music. My mixed media paintings invite conversation about the subject. Black and white letters imply conversation. This painting is the joyful life of a musician. Their life's lessons influencing the music we hear, we feel to our core. My work is about how the painting makes you feel when you look at it, if it moves you, amuses you...own it! Mixed Media acrylic painting, 30x24
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DIPTYCH, Free of the Gilded Cage, 2022 15x30, The Journey is Long and Hard, 2022 15x30 DIPTYCH
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DIPTYCH, Free of the Gilded Cage, 2022 15x30, The Journey is Long and Hard, 2022 15x30 DIPTYCH
How many women have traded independence for the gilded cage of security? And how many men can afford to let their true feelings flower and grow? There is no greater glory or humility to be found than in our shared human condition."
Yellow Peony, 2023
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Yellow Peony, 2023
Yellow Peony is inspired by the flower in her hair, a past peak peony, I photographed from my garden. Mixed media acrylic painting, 24x18
Love Letter to Amaza, 2024 36x24
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Love Letter to Amaza, 2024 36x24
Created using a vintage love letter from 1909 to a woman named Amaza from NC. This mixed media painting has so much going for it. It is an colorful abstract male figure with lots of symbolism, black and white letters are about conversations, cut film negatives about memory, vintage photo of a Calvary is printed on fabric about fighting for his love of a woman named Amaza. ( I own 4 letters from 4 different men from the early 1900's) who fell in love with Amaza Reynolds) Mixed Media Painting, 36x24
Souls of Black Folk 4, 2023 14x11
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Souls of Black Folk 4, 2023 14x11
"Flourish", 2024
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"Flourish", 2024
"Flourish" is a mixed media painting about a strong woman, who sees all paths open. Her head is made up of photos of flowers, leaves and hummingbirds. Hummingbirds symbolize personal growth, transformation and joy.
"Hummingbirds as spirit animals represent adaptability and endurance. They inspire individuals to embrace life’s fleeting moments with gratitude and enthusiasm."
*her left nostril has a delicate gold (metal, flower stud with red stone. Mixed Media Acrylic painting, 30x24.
"Honey, I See You Looking at Me" 36x24, 2024
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"Honey, I See You Looking at Me" 36x24, 2024
"She Tribe" 2023 21x17
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"She Tribe" 2023 21x17
The complexities of being a woman, who she appears to be from the outside and her true self within. I love working with different textures to illustrate hair using cut jeans and photos of hair braiding.
Culture and Pride 36x24
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Culture and Pride 36x24
Culture and Pride is about how we are defined by our multigenerational family and cultural history. 2021-2024
Dahlia, 2023, 17x11 Collage on Metal tray
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Dahlia, 2023, 17x11 Collage on Metal tray
Indigo, 2024
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Indigo, 2024
Indigo is a abstract male figure, creating incorporating original photography and magazine photos.40x30
"Indigo II " 40x30
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"Indigo II " 40x30
"Indigo II" is an abstract figure of a woman warrior. It is made up of several original photo photographs as well as tapestry and acrylic paint. This painted would look great in your office, foyer, home. There is a male companion to this piece that can be purchased separately, "Indigo". Mixed Media Painting of a warrior woman.
"La Dame Bleue, 2024
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"La Dame Bleue, 2024
This painting is part of a new series of mine in Indigo blue. The birds on a wire, has a spiritual meaning, serving as messengers of divine guidance; spiritual awakening. "La Dame Bleue" is a mixed media acrylic painting of a woman. I incorporated my original photographs that have been digitally colored on her face and parts of her body. Mixed media acrylic painting 36x24
New Beginnings, 2023
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New Beginnings, 2023
Mixed media acrylic painting, 36x24 This colorful mixed media acrylic painting is about transformation, abundance, growth. Summer is a time when flowers are blooming, and we align ourselves with the energy in nature. Original photographs have been incorporated in this unique artwork.
"Heading Down the Rabbit Hole" , 2022 48x36
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"Heading Down the Rabbit Hole" , 2022 48x36
This mixed media painting came about prior to my heart surgery. I was fortunate to be able to plan in advance, Resilience played a big part in my recovery.
Women Hold Up Half the Sky and Then Some, 2021 48x36
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Women Hold Up Half the Sky and Then Some, 2021 48x36
Women Hold Up Half the Sky is a painting about feminism and women's place in society. The left side is an abstracted female figure created by incorporating part of a hand weaving I created, a vintage textile that I embroidered of the woman's ovaries. The right side of the painting is an abstracted figure of a man that does not dominate her.
The Teaching of the Heart, 2021 24x24.
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The Teaching of the Heart, 2021 24x24.
Mixed Media Painting. "Love gives us the connection, direction, security and self-worth we all desire. It protects us from the harsh realities of this beautiful mess of a world. Within the context of gazing inward, it provides a foundation for looking outward fearlessly. As we come together in relationships, what do we turn our back on to form secure, sacred bonds of love and respect?"~
"Destiny is Fluid", 2023
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"Destiny is Fluid", 2023
We each have ideas about where our lives are headed, sometimes there are detours, wherever it leads that is your destiny... you are resilient. Mixed Media Painting, 40x30
Title "Boots, $1780, Alaia", 2023, 18x14
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Title "Boots, $1780, Alaia", 2023, 18x14
Mixed media collage on stretched canvas. The title comes from very fine print crediting the boots that make up her hair in upper left
"Born Under a Blue Sky While the Black Bird Sang", 2022 40x30
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"Born Under a Blue Sky While the Black Bird Sang", 2022 40x30
Unfolded in a Dream, 2024 25x19
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Unfolded in a Dream, 2024 25x19
Unfolded in a Dream is about a long ago search for a friend. Losing touch with a once close friend, sometimes they appear in my dreams, out of nowhere. As an artist, I create what I feel, this mixed media painting captured the magical feelings once senses in a dream.
"Woven Journey" 2019-2025
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"Woven Journey" 2019-2025
2019 , 46" x 32", 2019, Mixed media on canvas, . I created "Journey" deconstructing hand weavings I created 20 years ago. Journey is a peek into my artistic journey creating texture, form and beauty. Her eye is from a necklace of metal and pearl I made when I was a teen. Early 1900's woman's lace and cotton blouse, and 1940's glove were used, along with my grandmother's button. Vintage kid leather gloves
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Drawings,paintings, chalk art work-2018
"Leave it at the Worry Door", 2024
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"Leave it at the Worry Door", 2024
"Leave it at the Worry Door" is a reminder to lock away your concerns...address them then put them aside. This mixed media painting has numerous ephemera I have collected over the years from the mica that creates a screen where her eyes are to the linen cloth and skeleton key. The photograph of the yellow flowers is an original . Her body is a dark indigo blue as is the border of the painting. 36x24
"Deux", 2023, 30x24 Mixed Media Painting
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"Deux", 2023, 30x24 Mixed Media Painting
""I Believe in the Healing Power of Positive Thoughts", 2023 40x30
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""I Believe in the Healing Power of Positive Thoughts", 2023 40x30
Mixed Media Painting; Vintage silk textiles, embroidery, gold leaf, paper, Acrylic paint
"Chasing Perfection" 24x18 2024
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"Chasing Perfection" 24x18 2024
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"Passion and Persistence" 24x36, Diptych 2020
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"Passion and Persistence" 24x36, Diptych 2020
A tale of what happens when sheer passion meets pushback and roadblocks can appear too large to overcome. This painting represents a woman morphing into whoever he wants her to be only to realize- he's just a man with flaws.
"Bird Gonna Fly", 2024 34 x15 Inspired by African masks, this mixed media is about the journey
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"Bird Gonna Fly", 2024 34 x15 Inspired by African masks, this mixed media is about the journey
This whimsical piece draws you into the figure with the w spiral staircases, then you notice the bird mounted on top.
Mixed media acrylic painting , Gold Leaf, wood, roots, paper, carved wooden bird mounted on top.
"Clarity was a Point Before His Eyes", 2020-25 36x36
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"Clarity was a Point Before His Eyes", 2020-25 36x36
mixed media acrylic painting
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Indigo Girl, 2024 24x18
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Indigo Girl, 2024 24x18
Mixed Media Painting, Indigo Girl is an abstract portrait of a woman whose face is covered with Asian style parasols
"Lit from Within"2023 30x15
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"Lit from Within"2023 30x15
Mixed media acrylic painting, Silver leaf, paper, plastic, button
"United States of Hypocrisy", 2022 16x12 Mixed media painting.
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"United States of Hypocrisy", 2022 16x12 Mixed media painting.
Need I say more?
Lean Back, Exhale ©2021 20x24
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Lean Back, Exhale ©2021 20x24
Lean back is a mixed media painting of a semi-abstract reclining female figure. Lean back, but don't get lost.
Silver leaf, acrylic paint
"The Muse", 1976-2024 24x36
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"The Muse", 1976-2024 24x36
Mixed Media Painting
"Daily Ritual; Putting on the Warrior Face" 2022 36x24
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"Daily Ritual; Putting on the Warrior Face" 2022 36x24
Presence and Possibilities 24x20
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Presence and Possibilities 24x20
2023-2024
"Their Unresolved Past" 2020-2023 40x30
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"Their Unresolved Past" 2020-2023 40x30
Updated painting
"The Threads That Bind Us" 2022 30x24
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"The Threads That Bind Us" 2022 30x24
Lives connected with words that flow freely, bind us. An abstract figurative piece about relationships. The purity and ease with which we are one with each other.
Daughters of Wisdom, 48x36, 2020
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Daughters of Wisdom, 48x36, 2020
"Daughter's of Wisdom" is about the connection women have with each other. Women bring personal experiences to relationships that are share freely, establishing a sisterhood. The bond stabilizes them in difficult times, offering an umbrella to share to weather difficult times.
In the left figure I incorporated parts of a 1940's silk dress with blue parasols in the neck and torso. I found the dress in an abandoned house when I was 17. The woman's blue hair is a photo I took of large tropical leaves, digitally tinting the image.
La Femme, 24 x 36, 2019, Black Frame
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La Femme, 24 x 36, 2019, Black Frame
"La Femme" literally means Look for The Woman. This mixed media painting is an abstracted figure of a woman. I have incorporated pages from a vintage dictionary from a page with the words Woman, Womankind, Procreate and Procrastinate. a In addition, there are 2 pages from a French letter dated 1771.
"Abstract Portrait", 2022 14x11
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"Abstract Portrait", 2022 14x11
"To Have a Seat at the Table, 2022 30x15
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"To Have a Seat at the Table, 2022 30x15
Civil rights, Human rights, Racial Equality
"All Roads Lead Back to New York", 2022 24x36
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"All Roads Lead Back to New York", 2022 24x36
Overriding Obstacles, 2022 14x11
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Overriding Obstacles, 2022 14x11