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

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

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: 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 | […]

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{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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Painting: Shifting Energy

Shifting Energy acrylic on paper 11″ x 11″ ©deb davies thorkelson {for more of my artwork please look under the IMAGES menu}

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Painting: Garden of Feathers

This is a recently completed painting (or illustration or wallpaper or something). It took form as a loose, free-form pencil drawing on paper with large arcs and swoops… The only […]

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Painting: Mosaic Waves (finished)

The final version of my painting “Mosaic Waves”… Acrylic paint, pigmented inks, and oil pastel were used to build up layers of colour. Finally, the make-believe “grout” lines were scratched […]

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Painting: Changing Lanes

detail: Changing Lanes This continuation of exploring a theme of moving colour is mixed media (watercolour, acrylic, graphite) on D’arches watercolour paper size: approx. 11″ x 11″ © deb davies […]

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Paintings + Poetry = a Collaboration

Thank you to a wonderful blogger who took a trip through my Painting Challenge series today and composed poetry in response to three of the pieces. Here are his words […]

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Painting Challenge #6: Shape

This is the final piece in the 7 Week Painting Challenge online course I’ve been taking. For more, start at #1 (To locate the entire series you can search this […]

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Painting Challenge #5: Abstraction of an Old Master

This week’s painting challenge was to create an abstract using […]

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

Painting: Starlings

Painting: Upstream

Painting: Sunset Beach Mosaic

Painting: “Covered in Winter”

Painting: Shifting Energy

Painting: Garden of Feathers

Painting: Mosaic Waves (finished)

Painting: Changing Lanes

Paintings + Poetry = a Collaboration

Painting Challenge #6: Shape

Painting Challenge #5: Abstraction of an Old Master