Tag Archives: painting

trying to make crystals in origami

May 16 (one-a-day project). While looking through my old sketchbooks I found this sketch of unrealized art that I had totally forgotten about. It was of a crystalized rock and featured origami crystals of folded rag paper, speared with wire, and … Continue reading

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creating an artwork inspired by fossil hunting

One of the artists at the Emily Carr Grad Show had work featuring layers of torn/cut paper and this twigged me to some old work of mine that was inspired by the experience of hunting for fossils. I spent quite a … Continue reading

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expanding on my studies of rocks

May 13: (one-a-day project) Today I expanded on my studies of rocks. I was envisioning these rocks painted in an arrangement of squares, each square about 10”x10”, each exploring a different texture/media; a perfect test for my multimedia painting class … Continue reading

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painting of tiger lilies that would also be a stringed instrument

May 11: one-a-day creative project. At the Grad Art Exhibition opening at Emily Carr Art School I saw some painted & folded canvas pieces that reminded me of some of my older work that is not yet realized. This sketch goes … Continue reading

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