Experiments with painting over collaged surfaces:
from left: “Evidence of Yesterday” mixed media (SOLD), “Red Umbrella” mixed media (SOLD), “Haunted Silence” mixed media (SOLD)
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Below is an illustration I did for The Whole 9 for their April newsletter. Medium: Graphite and digital.
16″x20″ acrylic painting on collaged surface. The collaged layer is comprised of random slices of subway maps, mostly Tokyo, although I believe there are some Paris maps in there as well. The insect silouhette is of the manduca sexta moth also known as the tobacco hornworm. It’s no secret I have a fascination for insects, [...]
from left: “Paper Doll” graphite, ink and watercolor (SOLD). “Gender Roles for You and Me” mixed media (SOLD)
A small collection of my lithographs using old school stone lithography and dinosaur presses. “Not This Way” “Non-Sequential” “Dark Melody”
random and automatic like a stream of consciousness, like life….. “In No Particular Order” oil on canvas (SOLD)
And continuing to follow my latest trend of insect inspired designs, here is a mock-up of a T-shirt design featuring our friend the housefly derived from one of my pencil sketches. These T-shirts will eventually be on sale at ukastyle.com
inspired by a dream I had… I am walking out of a forest to the edge of a lake that seems to blur in and out of focus. Before me is this strangely shaped tree with reptilian roots and branches teeming with large mangoes. Up on the tips of branches much too delicate to support [...]
After launching Üka, my small accessory company, I invested in a small screen printing system and have begun creating T-shirts from my artwork. These were my first 2 designs. More to come soon. All prints are created using eco-friendly water-based inks. These and other designs (when available) can be purchased in my etsy store.
more escapes into the realms of color and pattern via botanical abstractions. (1) “Wilted Tulip” aqua-oil (2) “Abstract Tree” ink and watercolor
Inspired by a trip to India and a visit to a homeless widow’s shelter in Vrindavan.
