Charisma I and II

 "Charisma I and II" are mixed media paintings, 16"W x 20"H, on cradled wood panels. They are works in progress.

"Charisma I"

"Charisma II"

Unveiling

"Unveiling", acrylic on mixed media paper, unframed, 10x8", available through my website:

 https://ellecoyoteart.artweb.com/

Inner Joy

"Inner Joy", 7x5", acrylic on mixed media paper

 

Self-Transcendence

Happy September!

What is self-transcendence? It is the spirit inside a human being rising above the personality-level concerns to do what is best for their spouse, family, friends, neighbors, community, nation, humanity, the planet, or all life in the universe.

"Self-Transcendence"

 

More Sketching End of August 2023

These are daily sketches from August 27 - 31, 2023.

"Imagination"

"Life Force I and II"

"The Emptiness of Waiting"

"Initiation"

"Origin"

Daily Sketching

 Day before yesterday, trying to get back into my art practice, I did a sketch. I was looking into astrological transits for that day, and the Sun happened to be at 3° Virgo, (rounding up). I looked up the degree in Dane Rudhyar's book An Astrological Mandala, and the keywords were STRENGTH WITHIN, so I made that the title of the sketch. I had done a sketch the day before, and I titled it LIBERATING ORDEAL, and the sketch today is named BROTHERHOOD. I am not very good at consistency, but if I can keep it going, I will use the keywords for each degree until this time next year, as titles for my daily sketches.

"Liberating Ordeal"

"Strength Within"

"Brotherhood"

"Cheer I and II"

These two were somewhat static until I decided to attack with drippy paint. Then I added contact paper masks and covered the surfaces with Quinacridone Crimson mixed with Indian Yellow Hue. I am pondering them, seeing if they need anything more.

"Unified Field Redux"

I did "Unified Field" in 2020, but something about it has bothered me ever since. It seemed to lack cohesion. So this week, I covered the entire surface with a blue-violet glaze. It was overwhelming, but then I wiped it back, sanded it, and finally wiped it with isopropyl alcohol on cheesecloth. The colors still show through but they are much more subtle. It seemed to call for a focal point, or some contrast. I happened upon a light tan painted tissue in my stash, which had other colors of paint in places, and the ragged edge of brush strokes where the transparent tissue disappears (when glued down with acrylic medium). I tore it into various sizes of pieces and applied it, and the whole painting came to life for me. The 2020 version is mostly yellow, and the new one is mostly violet. "Redux" means brought back, or revived, which is definitely true in this case. It is still a work in progress, though.

Unified Field Redux

Unified Field (2020)

 

"Birds, Maybe?"

"Birds, Maybe?" 14x14x1.5", acrylic on cradled wood panel. This was an old painting that  was unsuccessful, so I painted over it with patches of bright colors that harmonized with the underlying paint but obscured it. Then I mixed white and all the other colors, mostly Indian Yellow, and painted into it, finding negative shapes wherever they seemed to go. It started to look like bird shapes. This is a work in progress, so it could change a lot.

"Bridges I and II"

"Bridges I and II", 12x12", collages on canvas that I am working into with acrylic paint. I disliked these two as collages,  so I covered the entire surface with red paint,  then applied masks in shapes and went over the whole surface again, with dark blue-green. They sat in my studio for a long time, until the other day, when I sanded them,and painted a neutral color between the shapes and collages. It seemed to be too much, so I wiped off the paint, but some of it came off more than other areas, and I got these intriguing shapes in dark grey-ish blue-green. I don't know what comes next; this is an experiment!

Casual Geometry Series

These four 6x6x1/8" paintings are collages in which the shapes have been somewhat painted over with more harmonious colors. I have not decided if they are finished or not, so work in progress.

Casual Geometry I

Casual Geometry II

Casual Geometry III

Casual Geometry IV

Moon

"Moon", 24x24x2", collage on cradled wood panel. An homage to the golden rising (or setting) full moon. $575 including tax, and free shipping within the contiguous USA.

Moon

Wheels Within Wheels

Based upon the vision of Ezekiel, this is a symbolic representation of the universe as we see it from our perspective on this planet. Collage on flat wood panels, 6x6x1/8" each. Contact me by email at ellecoyoteart@gmail.com to purchase. $50 each, including tax and free shipping within the contiguous USA.

Wheels Within Wheels I

Wheels Within Wheels II

 

"Eye Aye Aye" Series

This is a series of small collages on the theme of vision. I have age-related macular degeneration, and when I finished the series "Doors of Perception", I realized that many of the images resembled eyes, and I wanted to make larger related images, one in each piece. This is the beginning of the series; 6x6", collage on cradled wood panels. 

Eye Aye Aye I

Eye Aye Aye II

 

Pink Play

"Pink Play", four images on 11x11" mixed media paper. I may mount this on a 12x12" wood panel.

Still thinking.

 

"Doors of Perception" Series

"Doors of Perception I - IV". Acrylic and paper on cradled wood panels, 20x20". 

Doors of Perception I

Doors of Perception II

Doors of Perception III

 

Doors of Perception IV

"Leviathan"

"Leviathan", in the Family series, acrylic and paper on cradled wood panel, 20x20". In the blood we share lives a hidden beast deep in the murky darkness. We can explore the shadow side and accept it. That is part of the process of healing and becoming whole.

Flip-Through Collage Sketchbook Late May 2023

 

"Doors of Perception" Series, I and II, in Progress

 

Collage Sketchbook Flip-Through