Watch me paint

This is a short clip from a TV documentary (January 2007) that profiled me as an artist. I filmed this with my digital camera as it was playing on my TV so the quality is not very good.

It shows how I created my painting Abstract Nude With Pink Lips". I used Chinese ink brush for the ink lines and acrylic paint for the color. I put the paper on the floor and bend over it when I paint - it gives me more freedom of movement and makes it easier to 'let go'. I create instinctively and try to use my subconscious as much I as can. Sometimes magic happens and it works on the first try as you see in this video clip. I might post more videos if I can get someone to film me when I paint :)

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Thinking Of Picasso, original painting - SOLD



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- painted in ink and acrylic paint on heavy weight, acid free watercolor paper, Size: 18 x 24 inches (46cm x 61cm).

I was thinking of Picasso when I created this painting and there is something about this blue nude that is Picasso-like - you get that kind of feeling of raw strength, passion and intensity from this painting.

Brunette Nude On Green - Ink and acrylic painting - SOLD

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 "Brunette Nude On Green", original painting, painted in ink and acrylic paint on heavy weight, acid free watercolor paper, size 9" x 12" inches .

This is a very striking painting/drawing on paper. The ink line drawing is spontaneous and raw and very expressive. The acrylic paint is bright and vibrant and gives the painting texture. The heavy weight paper shows through in many places providing additional texture and interest.

This painting has been sold.

Purple Girl - original ink and acrylic painting - SOLD

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I painted this girl in ink and acrylic paint on heavy weight, acid free watercolor paper, size 15" x 20" inches .

This is a very striking painting/drawing on paper. The ink line drawing is spontaneous and raw and very expressive. The acrylic paint is bright and vibrant and gives the painting texture. There are many different hues of turquoise and blues and violets that are not all visible on the photo. The heavy weight paper shows through in many places providing additional texture and interest.

This painting has been sold.

Nude Memory - original oil painting - SOLD

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This is a very big (4 by 3 feet) painting and just the size by itself has a huge impact on you when you stand in front of it.

The abstraction gives you the means to create the nude for yourself - when you look at the painting, your eyes and your mind create your own personal nude every time you look at it. In this way you are sharing the joy of creation.

It is a vibrant unique painting with many different hues and tones of pure colors that cannot all be accurately captured on a photograph. The colors you see also depend on your computer's monitor settings. The painting's colors depend on the color and intensity of the light that illuminates the painting.