GODZILLA'S GOT TO GO - Artist Trading Card
This is an interactive ATC. Spin the spinner and help Godzilla determine where he's going to wreak havoc next! RaAAwWWWrrRRRR!!!!!

Created from an old Gary Larsen Far Side calendar page, magazine clippings, tape transfers, tissue paper, watercolors, and a game spinner.

DEAD POETS - Artist Trading Cards
I really made these for myself. I don't want to trade them as they are poets that I admire.

Dorothy Parker


William Butler Yeats


Dark Butterfly - Sylvia Plath

QUEEN NORMA JEAN - Artist Trading Card
Xylene transfer of Marilyn Monroe on grey mat board with flocked lace and magazine clippings. Accented with watercolors and silver and gold leafing.

MORE BIRD COLLAGES

Here are a couple more bird collages I have done in the last week or so.

Vermillion 14c



No Tantrums and No Tiaras


Robin 1549 - Artist Trading Card

WOLFE BIRD WITH SNUFF JAR & MARBLES
This is a small 8 X 10 oil painting on a masonite board. It's a little bird made at Wolfe Studio here in town, with a bowl of marbles and an old snuff jar. I love the little Wolfe birds. I finally went over and bought one for myself this week. Will be painting it next week.

B-ONE-R-D ENGINEERED BY MOTHER NATURE
This is a quick collage I did from scraps that I had left on my work table when I was cleaning it up yesterday. I had those pieces and this just came to mind. One of those sort of "eureka" moments, where everything just is sort of in front of you and comes together, if you want to call it that. I used a piece of 8 X 10 (ish) black mat board and some random scraps of magazine text to make the surface and lightly coated it with white gesso. Then I put the other leftover pieces on. I remembered some old quip about birds and airplanes. Don't know if anyone gets that.

JUICY SUMMER FRUITS
Here are two oil paintings that I've done with my painting group this summer. One is a small 5 X 7 gallery canvas. The other is done on an 11 X 14 board canvas. I thought we might not get started on the larger one because we decided to have some of the watermelon for breakfast. It was so tasty that we were quite delayed in getting set up to paint! Yummy!

NEWEST ATCs

Mata Hari - Playful & Serious





Art & Soul

SUMMER PAINTING FRIENDS
Here's some photos of summer painting activities with my friends out at Raymond! Special thanks to Melanie Atkinson for making this possible. It's been a wonderful summer of creative expression for us all.

Ms. Melanie, Eugenia, Ms. Sally & Ms. Kathy, making masterpieces!


Beautiful work by the girls!


A look at our still life model.


George, our always willing, and ageless model. He's been around forever!

NEW ATCs

Doo Wah Diddy


Moonbaby


Sky Goddess


Generate Positive Karma


Japanese Art


Beethoven


Classical Art


Beauty


Vintage Swimsuit Ladies


Time for Change


Beauty

ROARING SUNSET - 2.5 X 3.5 Artist Trading Card
A friend recently sent me this photo of a girl in a 1920s style swimsuit. I decided she'd look good on a collaged beach.

SING - 2.5 X 3.5 Artist Trading Card
Inspired by my daughter who loves to sing in the school choir, in the shower, in her bedroom...

GRUNGE GUITAR - 2.5 X 3.5 Artist Trading Card
Pretty much random. Stuff that was laying on the table before me. Not thought out.

WON'T TOSS COOKIES - 2.5 X 3.5 Artist Trading Card
Completely random. Wish I had me one. Maybe someday we all will.

UNDER THE BRIDGE - 2.5 X 3.5 Artist Trading Card
Inspired by the RHCP song and Mr. Tony Flow, of course :-)

KISS ME - 2.5 X 3.5 Artist Trading Card
So sweet it'll rot your teeth.

FALLEN LEAF - 2.5 X 3.5 Artist Trading Card
Found this leaf. Thought it was pretty.

ANGRY BRITISH RUFFIANS - 2.5 X 3.5 Artist Trading Card

HIDE - 2.5 X 3.5 Artist Trading Card
Completely random. Sat down with a magazine and this is what happened.

BURN HAZARD - 2.5 X 3.5 Artist Trading Card
A warning label from an appliance has been altered to make this very meaningful trading card. It's most appropriate for life as we know it, for we will all encounter this situation, however, we don't get any warning labels :-( NOOOOO! We must learn the hard way!

REMEMBERED FOR MUSIC - 2.5 X 3.5 Artist Trading Card
Another little card with a music theme. In memory of musicians who have passed on.

Reserved for trade on DeviantArt.