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NEW PAINTINGS Canary and Tiger Lily

 

At left, Canary, on right, Tiger Lily. Both are original acrylic paintings on gallery wrapped circular canvases with painted sides for a clean, contemporary look. Both at 12" in diameter, signed on the side and back (so you can hang in any orientation, but I rather like them this way). Each $800 plus s&h to the first asking nicely. Why not go a little crazy and buy both for $1300 ($300 plus shipping overage (my website doesn't consolidate ship costs) will be refunded to the purchasing paypal account). Link to purchase is below.
 
This has been the Summer of Abstraction. I am learning so much - and falling in love all over again with my materials.

One, paint is so versatile. I can thin it down and make it all drippy, I can break apart the binder and get a fantastic mottled effect, I can build it up for impasto and tactile brushwork. I can brush it on, paint with my fingers, roll, scrape or use any one of other random tools on hand. It can be opaque marks that swallow up the surface or translucent passages that reveal or hint at the history underneath.

And shapes, oh the shapes! I'm working on paper cut into various shapes, using circular motifs, squares, rectangles. Rearranging numerous works of varying shape and size and building larger, irregularly shaped assemblages. Adding bits to the edges, layering paintings overtop each other, painting dimensionally on sculpted form.

In the process I'm also discovering new ways to approach design, how to filter and distill inspiration, and how to speak more coherently about my art.

Meanwhile, these two are now ready to head out into the world. Will they be coming to your home?
Canary can be viewed here.
Tiger Lily here.
In both instances there is the opportunity to dive nose first in to greater detail, view them in a room setting, along with a link to purchase. 

Let me know if you would like a payment plan (30% non refundable deposit with the balance plus s&h paid off within a year) - those are set up on an individual basis and not processed through my website.

Thanks so much for your interest in my artwork,
All my best, warmly, Kim

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