New Abstract Painting called Message in a Bottle

This abstract painting is 4 x 4 feet and I have hung it at NorthSole, a local shoe store in Bend, Oregon in a beautiful contemporary space. It looks fantastic, if I say so myself. I have six other paintings there but this one stands out and is what you notice first. The shoes they sell are very high quality and contemporary in style. I feel like my show is a good fit. I love working in this gestural style with many layers. I paint very fast laying down marks and strokes, then I begin layering over with more glazes.  I let lower layers peek through giving a sense of depth.

A Grouping of my Abstract Paintings

I am President this year of my artists' association, the High Desert Art League. You can check out our group at our web site www.highdesertartleague.com
I highly recommend being in an artists group; the comaraderie and support you receive is invaluable.

Collagraphs

I created some collagraphs at Atelier 6000, our wonderful printmaking center in Bend, OR. The top one was done with carbarundum and the other with gel medium. A cardboard plate or matrix is prepared with the textures and then I printed with soy ink on Rives BFK.

Pam Jersey Bird paints "Water and Tangles"

There is a lot happening in my studio

It is cold outside and there is snow on the ground. I am very busy in my studio this January. I have several exhibits coming up in the Spring that I am paintings for.

Newest Paintings

I am sending off Creekside Winter to a show at Franklin Crossing in Bend with a winter theme and Flux and Silent Listening are showing at Alleda through February. Both paintings are acrylic 48 x 36".

Check out the exhibition site for Art of Another Kind: International Abstraction & the @Guggenheim

Check out the exhibition site for Art of Another Kind: International Abstraction & the @Guggenheim