Getting dark in mid-afternoon.

This time of year calls for projects to occupy dark hours. I have moved my studio into a room with more light, two big french door windows but still find that by mid-afternoon on a dull day I'm looking for more light.

I am working on a series of paintings that are mixed media, incorporating encaustic paints, medium, paper and found objects on 10"x10" wooden panels.

Thanks for looking -

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               Dona Mara and Steven

Winter Gardening

My orchids are companions during the winter time, filling my need to touch the earth, keeping me close to the growth and flowering of living beings who continually renew my energy.






 Five oil paintings, 8" x 8" from the winter of 2011.The upper left with the dark background and the lower right showing the back of the orchid can be seen in the gallery at:
MCCARTEE'S BARN, Salem NY.

TRINITY

This image came to me while my dad was dying this past year. The upper version was my feeling of turmoil as he went between worlds, fighting to stay in the earthly realm. The lower version called TRINITY came with his moving on peacefully, letting go. Viewers have commented on how peaceful it is and how the positive / negative space leads you back and forth.

TRINITY can be seen at REDUX ART in Dorset,VT

Forest Lights

SOLD - 2010

The Larches at Merck

Pastel......11 x 14

BALANCING ACT

Private Collection, NYC