Description: Abstract mixed media painting suggesting layers of sedimentary rock. Mixed media includes Winsor & Newton transparent watercolor, Pelikan ink, and Liquitex metallic acrylic. Paper is crumpled rice paper, chosen to support the "sedimentary" technique I used. #1 winner of Mixed Media group's The Colours of Autumn challenge, September, 2010.
Description: Mixed aquamedia painting from my Gemstones series. Aquamedia includes Winsor & Newton transparent watercolor, Pelikan ink, and Liquitex metallic acrylic. Paper is Arches 140 lb. cold press, full sheet 30x22. 10:34pm #1 winner in Painters Universe group's World of Abstract Art - Non-Figurative challenge, August 2010.
Description: Close photo showing the intricate patterns in a slab of agate. 11:02pm Featured in FROM THE EARTH - Jewels, Gems, Shells, Rocks & Fossils group, February 2010. Featured in Complex Simplicity of Art group, April 2010. Top 10 in Natural Textures group's Your Best Texture challenge, July 2010. Top 10 in Rocks and Stones group's Close-up or Macro Textures in Rocks/Stones challenge, May 2011. Top 10 in Shapes & Patterns group's Patterns on Rocks challenge, August 2011.
Description: Fractal monochrome abstract featuring rectangles and globes, originally created in Sterling 2, manipulated in Photoshop Elements and Ulead. 9:35pm Featured in Monochrome group, May 2010. Featured in If It Doesn't Belong group, May 2010. Featured in Feel, Don't Copy group, May 2010. Top 10 in If It Doesn't Belong group's Artworks with a touch of Orange challenge, May 2010. Featured in Insomniacs and Other Night Crawlers group, August 2010.