Fine Art Collection: Mixed Media Nature Art

Autumn Symphony

Acrylic paint and collage on canvas
18 x 24 inches

Abstract mixed media painting inspired by autumn foliage, bright and colorful. The textures, reminiscent of brittle autumn tree leaves, are realized with the collaging and layering of semi transparent paper. Actually, some of the drawing and composition is accomplished with the collage, a favorite technique of the artist. Professional quality materials and paints are used to ensure the longevity of this piece in all its glory.

White Forest

​Ripples White Over Blue

Original mixed media painting on canvas
12 x 16 inches
Mixed media, acrylic paint and semi transparent paper collage..

Semi transparent white paper additions complement the subject of dry trees that are without leaves. This semi abstract painting of a forest is a subject dear to the artist, an avid hiker in the woods.
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$ 350

Ripples White Over Blue

Original mixed media painting on canvas 
20 x 16 inches

The addition  of paper collage creates texture and  mimics gentle the ripples on a stream. 

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Ripples White Over Blue

Up in the sky

Up In The Sky

Original mixed media painting on canvas
20 x 16 inches

This abstract painting is loosely inspired by fiery autumn leaves dancing in the wind. The texture and semi transparent quality of the paper creates movement and interest in the painting.

This painting is part of the Abstract Tree Leaves series where the artist explores the thin line between realism and abstraction.




$ 600

Abstract Tree Leaf

Original mixed media painting on canvas 
20 x 16 inches

The design of this painting is created with the collage of semi transparent paper. Lines and shapes, merge and converge in interesting abstract patterns.

This painting is part of the Abstract Tree Leaves series where the artist explores the thin line between realism and abstraction.






$ 500

Abstract Tree Leaf

Pimento

Pimento

Original acrylic painting and collage on canvas

10 x 8 inches

Textured autumn leaf with layers of paint and a few bits of collage. One tree leaf at the end of the season, tattered and torn, with a weathered look and feel and lots of character.

These nature inspired semi-abstract artworks are a fascinating area of pictorial research and I hope you enjoy them!



$ 150

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Abstract Tree Leaves - Mixed Media Nature Art
Artist Statement

Mixed Media Art
Attracted by the new mixed media art techniques, I decided in 2012, after painting with oils for over twenty years, to switch to acrylic paints. This was not an overnight change but a gradual one brought on by my work in my art journal where I made extensive use of collage, incorporating a wide variety of elements such as tea leaves, acrylic paint skins, photographs, fabric, wrapping paper, packing bubbles, etc.

The simplicity of the tree leaf and tree branch imagery lends itself quite well to elaborate textures achieved by layering and incorporating different materials in the painting. More specifically, the texture material of choice in the abstract tree leaves series is white tissue paper. This paper is used to create ripples in the water or veining in a tree leaf.

Since this paper is also semi-transparent and lets the underlying color come through, the layering also lifts the image off of the canvas. The addition of glazing medium and  subsequent layers of transparent paint also contribute to create depth and movement in the painting.

From Realism to Abstraction
In some paintings, the reference to tree leaves is but a starting point and the imagery evolves beyond simple representation and into a semi abstract universe. I am quite fascinated with the exploration of a blurred line between abstraction and realism, giving free reign to imagination and the unveiling of an new reality.