Paintings + Illustrations

Painting: Meanwhile…

Full image: Detail views: “Meanwhile…” is a small mixed media piece: size: 5″ x 7″ (approx 12.5 cm x 17.75 cm) acrylics, pigmented inks & graphite on heavy watercolour paper […]

Painting: Mosaic Waves with Fish

Mosaic Waves with Fish Acrylic and Pencil on heavy watercolour paper approx. size: 11″ x 15″ (28 cm x 38 cm) © deb davies thorkelson | march 25th, 2015

Paintings + Illustrations

Painting: Searching for Peace

full size: After yesterday’s more chaotic painting (“Taking it out on Red”), I felt the need to counteract that releasing of negative energy with a more positive message. Today I […]

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Painting: Taking it out on Red

detail views: Taking it out on Red letting go of negativity, disgust and worry Mixed Media on Paper: acrylics, ink, graphite approx. size: 11.25″ x 15″ (28.5 cm x 38 […]

DESERT GARDENS

Painting: Agave Emerging

Details: Agave Emerging Mixed Media on Paper: Watercolour, Acrylic, Ink approx. 11″ x 15″ (28 cm x 38 cm) © deb davies thorkelson | march 2015

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Painting: Fifty Shades of Sea Foam Green

Exploring nuances of colour… Fifty Shades of Sea Foam Green (The camera didn’t record accurate colour after I tried several times under different lighting conditions and with different filters. The […]

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Painting: Inspired by a Rose

I have been recycling some old or unfinished watercolour paintings that I’d done many years ago. This is one of them. It’s on D’Arches 300# watercolour paper. I had started […]

Monoprints

Painting: Coneflower Harvest

This little thing started life as a monoprint, but I just couldn’t leave it alone. It cried out for some additional details, so I added the stylized dried Purple Coneflower […]

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Paintings: Down by the Sea – diptych (3 photos)

Down by the Sea diptych © deb davies thorkelson acrylics […]

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Painting: Starlings

The other day a Starling flew or fell down the chimney and was trapped in the unlit fireplace behind glass doors. It was tricky but I managed to capture it, […]

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Painting: Never Stop Growing

Close-ups… Never Stop Growing This little painting is mixed media on watercolour paper: 8″ x 10″ © deb davies thorkelson

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Painting: Upstream

{Click to view full image} Upstream Continuing the tiled mosaic series, exploring colour contrasts and movement. Acrylic + Graphite on Paper approx 7.5″ x 11″ © deb davies thorkelson | […]

Paintings + Illustrations

Painting + Prose: Sand On Fire

Paintings + Illustrations

Painting: Sunset Beach Mosaic

{click to see entire image} This fun, mosaic-like illustration is a mixed media painting on heavy watercolour paper. Mixed Media = graphite, pigmented inks, gesso, coloured pencil, acrylics. Here’s how […]

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Painting: “Covered in Winter”

New painting: “Covered in Winter” … use your imagination. {click to view entire image} Details: © deb davies thorkelson | january 2015 “Covered in Winter” is acrylic and graphite on […]

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