Saugus Monument Batik

I grew up in Saugus, MA.  In the middle of the square is a rotary with a monument in the middle.  I painted this so the new Saugus Art Association can use it as a fund raiser.

Batik 20X16 Matted

Morros

I just returned from a fun trip to the West Coast.  Every time I travel, I bring my paints.  But there always is so much to see and do that I seldom do any painting.  This is a painting done on my brother Joe & Lisa's balcony.  You look out and see the Morrows.  They are beautiful.  They are golden where the grass has turned, and green where the bushes grow.  I added some poppies that were not there.  I will do it over and make the poppies yellow orange in color.

Watercolor  14X10

Blue Heron with Lilies

My art building is open Wednesday & Thursdays in the summer.  We get quite a lot of artists painting there.  I painted this batik there, put on the wax, mixed a real dark color and painted it on after I crinkled the waxed painting.  They even had a iron so I ironed off the wax.  It looked terrible.  The dark was too dark.  I took it home and got out my acrylics.  This is the results. 

Batik  Matted 16X20

Bob

This is Karen & Pat's newest cat, Bob.  He loves Karen's quilts.  Last Christmas when we snapped a photo of him decorated for the holidays, I knew it was a painting made for the batik technique.

Batik  Framed 13X17

Batik Daisy

Another batik.  It is fun to do two at once.  I try to find a subject with a white accent and daisies are perfect.  I kept the color of final application light on this painting, so the batik look is subtle. 

Batik  Matted 20X16

Batik Bamboo Trees

I am back playing with batik painting.  It is time consuming, but relaxing.  There is always a surprise at the end.  When the wax is crinkled and the dark paint applied, you just don't know what the results will be.  In this painting, it looks like foliage in the background.

Batik  Matted 20X16

Scarlet Coconuts

This painting was created by pouring watercolor paint.  After the paper is stretched and stapled to a board, masking fluid is applied to wherever light hits the subject.  Then you pour the premixed primary colors, beginning with yellow. 

Watercolor  21X14