The season is coming down to the wire now. I have a few marigolds and nasturtiums that are hanging on for dear life and are begging to be painted before the frost does away with them. Perhaps I should have rendered the nasturtiums first for they are far more vulnernable but...I have the mind of an artist...logic eludes me...
Oh Mary this is so beautiful. What wonderful warm colours. I love how you always come up with a new design. They belong together but they all look unique. I really enjoy your wonderful work.
Thank you so much Doris! This flower series has really been so much fun. I'm getting braver now about exploring compositional options. I have just acquired Adobe Illustrator 9 and am in the process of discovering new applications, (transparency for one...woo-hoo!) Thanks for taking a look!
I grew up in culturally diverse San Francisco Bay Area and indulged in all forms of creative venues varying from music and dance to rich visual treats at museums.
I earned a BFA in Graphic Design at CCA and relished in the fine arts and design courses offered there. I graduated just before the dawn of computer graphics applications and have always felt blessed to be one of the last students taught the disciplines of exacting, hands-on skills required of the pre-computerized field. We were trained to apply strict adherence to detail and almost Zen-like focus on precise execution. This disciplined arts oriented ideology has influenced my approach not only to what I do in the studio but to life in general.
Of course, I have learned computer graphics applications since. I would be deceiving myself if I didn’t embrace one of the most amazing and flexible tools available to the modern day artist/designer. I only hope my work reflects that of carefully thought out artistry and evokes sentiments of beauty and balance as good design is meant to do. Hopefully my passion for thought provoking art coupled with love of the outdoors brings you visual contentment and joy.
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Oh Mary this is so beautiful. What wonderful warm colours. I love how you always come up with a new design. They belong together but they all look unique. I really enjoy your wonderful work.
Thank you so much Doris! This flower series has really been so much fun. I'm getting braver now about exploring compositional options. I have just acquired Adobe Illustrator 9 and am in the process of discovering new applications, (transparency for one...woo-hoo!) Thanks for taking a look!
no frost today, tomorrow after church, we will go yo contemperary art m
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