"Waiting/Nourishment"

"Waiting/Nourishment"

The hexagram talks about how clouds have risen into the sky but still there is no rain. Waiting for rain ... the opposite of my outer life circumstances, hehe.

I Ching Themed Paintings

Darkening of the Light

Inner Truth

Both of these paintings are 22"H x 30"W, on heavy watercolor paper, with collage additions. They both refer to hexagrams in the traditional English translation of the I Ching, "Darkening of the Light" means being cautious and reserved in times of darkness. "Inner Truth" shows the open heart, empty and receptive to the truth.
 

Pink Pair

 12"H x 9"W, acrylic and collage on paper.

Untitled (for now)

This 22"x30" acrylic painting on paper is based on a couple of small paintings from a group of small sketches.

This was a sort of warm-up project. I used Teal, Indian Yellow Hue and Quinacridone Crimson plus black and white to create these. I was not sure how they would look until I removed the tape. Some were okay, and two of them I really loved, so I used those two as inspiration for this painting.

These two really stood out for me, and I wanted to use them to inspire a larger painting.

 

This was my first layer. It is stiff and almost all the shapes are rectangles. I knew I had to change that, and the stage above is the result. It still needs some line, and I will continue working on it until it blossoms.

"Happy" Series

"Happy I"

A series of happy little paintings, acrylic and collage on wood panels, 8"x8". They are sold as a set only, $240. Contact Ellen McCormick Martens at ellecoyoteart@gmail.com to purchase.

"Happy II"

"Happy III"

"Happy IV"

 

Little Critters

Four collage/acrylic paintings on 8"x8" wood panels.

Flat and Chunky

Color Swatches 

These 8"x8" paintings were collaged and I had set them aside. Today I decided to paint over the collaged shapes with the color scheme above, and I just love the result. It is rough, chunky, flat(ish), and bright, just like me! Hehe well sorta.
 

Swirly

 These are 6"x4" each, cut from a 22"x30" sheet of gessoed watercolor paper. The swirly blue and violet areas are gel printed. The white splashes are white fluid acrylic.

Concertina Tune

A spread in my new concertina sketchbook, made from two of the small paintings I did a few days ago. I added a few collage items. Kinda fun.

Innocence and Experience

Watercolor sketchbook. I love these small paintings so I collaged them into my sketchbook and added elements. I could never throw these away yet they were not finished artwork.

Tesla

A first attempt at combining paint, collage, and stenciling. Apparently Nikola Tesla thought 3, 6 and 9 were extremely important. I love those numbers, so I included them in this sketchbook page. It may change in the future. This is a page in my 12"x9" watercolor sketchbook.