My Artwork
Recycled Magazine Collage
These collages are created by recycling many beautifully colored magazine pages. After I have read the magazine, instead of just getting rid of it, I take it all apart and keep and sort the different colors so that I can use them for future artwork. I also keep the pages that have words and lettering on them as well. The artwork is then created and glued to a pre-stretched canvas frame.
Acrylic Paintings
These acrylic paintings are created on eithe3r heavy weight Arches paper, on pre-streched canvas. Sizes range from 9x12 inches to 22x28 inches. The paintings are created based on photographs that I have taken previously.
Hand Colored Photography
These images are created by first taking the photograph, either on my phone or with my digital camera. After I have downloaded the photo onto my computer, I print it either on cardstock, or Arches paper, and then hand color the printed photo with pastels, watercolors, or other various art media.
Painted Pages Collage
These collage paintings are created using recycled magazine covers. They are usually inspired by a word or phrase that appears on the cover, and then I paint over all the "not wanted" parts of the page. I often incorporate other words, phrases, or lettering from the inside magazine pages, and sometimes use textural embellishments, like stitching, to create the final collage.