Two Dimensional Work
A felt painting; recurring dots with objects, collected retreat stones, and bead stitching.
Detail beads, ribbon.
Detail, beads, stitching.
Detail retreat stones.
Detail felt, springs etc.
The piece was selected for the 2019 Art of State PA exhibit.
1972 Family Portrait – photo used to create the monochrome painting.
Process
Photo is mapped into 7 different shades from very light to dark.
Transferred to canvas, the painting begins.
Yellow is a difficult color for the eye to make the photo transition.
Checking the light for the magic when the eye sees the photo in the seven tints of yellow.
Trying locations at Mom’s for the best light. Yellow posterized paintings are the most difficult to "see."
Guest bedroom receives the painting.
Hand painted/glazed tiles on felt ground; another face iteration.
Detail of the Clay tile face. This piece belongs to my niece, Jessica Swift. I love that she loves it.