
“Design is how the pieces fit together.”
— Carole Wellen
patches & pieces
Patches and Pieces is a series of paintings I began in the mid-1980’s which were inspired by my friendship with a group of New England quilters. I was intrigued by the classic patch designs and their specific names. My early works used the patch names as a cue for expression. Later patches, created in the 90’s, became more abstract, incorporating collage and metallic appearing surfaces. Each patch is 8”x 8” Acrylic on Board, framed and matted 14”x 18”. Pieces refer to various sized acrylic paintings in the series.
patches
Autumn Tints
Grosgrain
Dying Birds
Claws
Buckwheat
Textured Square #5
Storm Signal
Black/White/Red
Thirty-six Square Block
Textured Square #8
Early Autumn
Storm Signal #2
Checkerboard
Textured Square #4
Textured Square #3
pieces
Fans, Canvas Framed ( 20" x 50")
Whirligig Matted/Framed (14" x 18")
Wind Song Matted/Framed (18 x 30")
Hot Cross Buns Matted/Framed (18" x 24")
masks
I think the whole idea of masks is frightening: the construction and design of the mask, what it portrays, and what it hides. In 1999 I created a series of 20 mask designs in pen and ink on parchment paper, each 8.5”x 11”. My idea was to conjure an imagined ancient culture.
oddities
It seems to me that oddities would be part of the workings of the inner mind. Drawing is one way the artist taps into the subconscious as well as the tangible. When I draw, thoughts, humor, and strange compositions transfer onto the paper.
Cold Fish
Snake
Golden Feather
Peacock
Strange Bird
Stack
Crosshatch
Language
Bronze on Red
prints
These drawings (pen and ink/pencil) 2013, made into giclée prints take on a clean glossy contemporary look with creamy white borders. Images approx. 5”x 7.5” printed on Pro Platinum paper 8.5”x 11”.
Figure in Black
Figure in Ochre
Figure on Gray
Filigree
Hydraulic
Ikebana
Indigo Dream
Mesh Blue
Transparent Bird Blue
Mesh Sienna
Sculpture
Violet Angel
Transparent Bird Violet
Flight
paintings
Often paintings arise from experimental designs with geometric shapes that fit together or ideas of a symbolic nature.
Red Butterfly Clips (1990) Acrylic on Board (14" x 18")
Salon Design (1990) Acrylic on Board (14" x 18")
Construction, Acrylic on Board
Composition, (2009) Acrylic on Board (14" x 16")
Motif on Blue (2000) Acrylic on Board (16" x 20")
Café Design (2006) Acrylic on Board (10" x 20")