Solitary Seagull

a sea of silence
is pierced by a single cry
a lonely seagull

Monday Morning Displays

Martha's Vineyard Roses, blooms galore in the front rock garden

Purple Clematis, blooming wildly on the arbor

Paste-Up 2008

Urban Landscapes #2
(click here to see the entire series)

Paste-Up 2008 is a juried exhibition of small format collages currently at Ayer Lofts Gallery in Lowell, Massachusetts. The exhibition will be on display from June 3rd through June 29th, and it includes the piece above from my Urban Landscapes series.

New Work in the Series

Primary Lines #2

12" x 12"

$175

Primary Lines

Primary Lines #1
12"x12"
$175

This is the first piece in a new series, inspired by a piece of blue, red and yellow painted cloth that has been pinned to my design wall for a few years. I love the lines and interplay of the primary colors in this piece of cloth, and I finally cut it up and started a new series of work that incorporates some of this fabric in each work in the series.

More Black & White

Yesterday I started working on the next two "name" collages. After I had the names printed in black ink on white paper, I realized that I didn't have any other black & white papers to include in the collages. Into the paint studio I went and painted some white papers with black paint. Above is a scan of four of the designs that I painted. I will only use one, or possibly two, of these in the collages I am currently working on, but the rest will go into my paper stash for future collages.

Black & White in the Garden

As much as I love all of the color that is emerging in my gardens, I also love the simplicity and drama of black & white photography. This photograph is a tulip bloom, taken with a macro lenses.

The Thrill and Agony of Technology

Tuesday morning I flipped the switch on my computer and nothing happened. Not a great way to start the morning. I finally got my computer running again late last night, but what a struggle!

On a much more fun note, I made two more name collages recently, one of which is pictured above, and I have orders for two more. That will make six total --- am I starting a new trend in collage art?!?