Garden Bench

A sunny day in the garden, this 14x18 acrylic on canvas panel was inspired by a photo in a gardening book. I was drawn to the rough weathered paint and the play of shadow on the bench. Although it is nearly monochromatic the greens are both cool and warm giving it added depth, and causing the simple lavender flowers more importance. (sold)

Garden Fence

A quicky combo of two photos I really liked. this 11x14 acrylic on canvas panel is another non-myth painting but a place that could perhaps inspire a new one. Its a quicky because i painted in in less than a week. (sold)

Garden Jar

Nature inspired, from three photos in gardening books; I used parts of each to create a new space. This acrylic is 11x14 canvas board, a simple little thing but I wouldn't mind being there. Hopefully this will make the blog as I am using a different posting method, since picasa is still not working right.

If this works a special thanks to jenn-a for telling me how to do this. (sold)

Calling to the sunrise

This 15x21 acrylic on chipboard was inspired by the old tales of women calling the dawn. I wrote a verse, such as it is, I do not really consider myself a poet, but I'm Irish so it's in the blood. Down along the bottom of the painting, flowing within the design it reads:
Dancing among the trunks of trees, she welcomes dawn's first light;
calling to the misty breeze, beckoning the birds to flight.
Her tresses auburn glimmering gold, voice both sweet and strong;
forever is her name untold, heard only on the morning bird's song.
The myths of calling the dawn are there for anyone who cares to seek them out. It is said that without a call the dawn may not come, so one can only assume that if this is true some where out there there are still callers of the sunrise, and if it is so, thank you to all of them.

Morning's Song

New stuff

Ok, finally my new posts are appearing! I've deleted all the cranky 'I can't see my posts entries', and the 'try it' posts and now I hope I'm back up and running. After changing to the new blogger I have had nothing but trouble with any posts, Photo downloads and even deleting old stuff - like the bad photos of 'Seasons and Silence'.
So here are two new photos of my first attempt at glass tiles, I removed the backing of a 9x12 frame and tiled glass shards directly to the glass of the frame. It catches the morning sun, as it is in this photo, and I enjoy the geometric design.
Also we have the 16x20 acrylic canvas I call Welcome, part landscape part still life, no myth but a place I would like to visit. (sold)

Welcome