jhaddock art: January 2012

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Drum Roll Please....Presenting... Lady Elaine.

This torn paper collage began with a photo session and this is the shot I chose to use for the collage. You can see a copy of the photograph in the lower right corner.
The map making up part of the face is of Manhattan which represents our Christmas, 2011, trip to New York City. Upon arrival we discovered a need for a map immediately. There are other items in the background from the trip to Manhattan. We visited the art museums which are somewhere beyond wonderful. There's, also, a sky line view of Manhattan in the background.
Do you agree that purple and green are positively wonderful colors.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

This is my photo that I used for the portrait.

Torn Paper Collage Portrait in process

This is a portrait of Elaine that is in process. Hope to have a finished photo soon. Many of the torn papers are from magazines that I collected while on our trip to Manhattan in December. The maps represent a few of the challenges we faced while trying to find our way around Manhattan.

Monday, January 2, 2012

Wide Spectrum Show Continues at the Arlington Museum of Art

The Wide Spectrum art show and sale continues at the Arlington Museum of Art. Opened Wednesday through Saturday this week.

One of 8 paintings I have in this show.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Just For The Fun Of It a series of 7 paintings

No. 1 in the series Just For The Fun Of It. 12 x 12 acrylic on board.

This series of 7 paintings was created by having a time to paint just for the fun ot it. This resulted in 7 paintings over a period of a week. It's relaxing and fun to paint anything that feels right for the moment.

Contact me for information on purchasing any of these easy to own paintings.