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Paintings: Feliz #1 and #2 (Happy!)

The holidays were having an effect on my art… Feliz #1 and #2 Happy #1 and #2 Mixed Media on white card stock: Acrylics, Oil Pastel, Pencil, Acrylic Ink Each […]

Paintings + Illustrations

Painting: New Series …

This is the start of a new series of paintings inspired by American Mid-Century Modern artists … detail ^ {Inspiration for FLatOwL ®} © deb davies thorkelson 2015

Paintings + Illustrations

Painting: The path to Half

Some people have expressed interest in seeing in-progress pics of my paintings. So here are some … You can see the previous post for extreme close-ups of the final version […]

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Painted Poetry: Easy Living Stolen Dream

Easy Living: Stolen Dream Easy Living Is Feeling Breeze On Water A Stolen Dream Acrylics and Pencil on Paper Approx 10.5″ x 14″ (26.6 cm x 35.5 cm) © deb […]

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Painting: Wine Country Series – Spill The Wine

Here’s another recent painting in the “Wine Country” series. Spill […]

Paintings + Illustrations

Painting: Layers of Time

I had painted this Pointsettia on really crummy watercolour paper many years ago. It wasn’t a painting that I would hang on the wall and enjoy looking at, so […]

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Painting: I hate it when that happens…

I hate it when that happens… a new, but unfinished painting: acrylic & spilled INK! on watercolour paper Of course I snapped a pic before attempting to clean it up! […]

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Painting: Wine Country Series – La Hora Feliz (Happy Hour!)

La Hora Feliz (Happy Hour!) Mixed Media on Paper: Acrylic, […]

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Painting: Poplar Grove No.2 (winter)

full size: close-up details: Poplar Grove No.2 (winter) acrylics and graphite on heavy watercolour paper approx size: 11″ x 15″ (28 cm x 38 cm) © deb davies thorkelson | […]

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Painting: Poplar Grove No. 1

and now for something completely different… “Poplar Grove No. 1” ~ Inspired by The Lake, In memory of my Mom ~ Mixed Media on watercolour paper: watercolours, acrylics, pencil, ink […]

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: 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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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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Painting Challenge #5: Abstraction of an Old Master

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

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Painting Challenge #4: Repetition + Rhythm

Painting Challenge #4 in a series. Theme: Repetition + Rhythm Artist Studied: Bridget Riley My Final Piece: “On The Wind” – a study in repetition + rhythmThis is challenge #4 […]

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