Cabbage and a Sunny Day

Cabbage and a Sunny Day

36x36 Mixed Media

I have always loved the concept used in the still life genre of rhopography meaning still life's of unimportant objects presented at a level of importance or at eye level. With this still life of the cabbage the viewer is invited to view the lowly cabbage larger than life and exhibited at a height which appreciates all the lush detail, color and shape that rarely magnified upon. Georgia O'Keefe often talked about expressing the spiritual essence of the animals or plants she portrayed. I enjoy presenting that same idea in my work. Thanks for viewing my blog! If you are interested in purchasing this painting please contact me. Prints of this painting are available at Fineartamerica.com , http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/donna+page/all,

Greenscape

Greenscape

24x36-Mixed Media

This painting also 

  This painting also explores areas within photographs taken of the various cabbages I was using for my still life series. I sought to present areas as studies in light and shadow which create dynamic compositions and become a dynamic design and not readily recognizable as anything but organic form.

  In this painting I isolated the areas which seemed to make a sensuous sort of landscape complete with archways and figurative shape. I liked the way the leaves created a sort of otherworldliness inviting it's viewer to another world beyond. Its surrealist landscape makes me think that a being not of this world  might step out of the shadows at any moment in this organic, yet futuristic landscape. Thanks for viewing my blog. If you are interested in purchasing this painting please contact me. Prints of this painting are available at fineartamerica.com ,    http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/donna+page/all

Brickaway

Brickaway

Acrylic Painting- 30x30 

This painting of a prickly pear cactus incorporates the concepts of surrealism into the image. My photograph of the cactus with a gnarly post dividing the picture virtually in half suggested to me the idea contrasting a wide open space or big sky in the background on one side to the contrast of a brick wall appearing out of the "blue" on the other side. The idea of the painting is the feeling everyone experiences of just breaking away from their concerns or that brick wall whatever it is in their life that is holding them back from what they really want to be doing. Thanks for viewing my blog.