Mount Diablo, mixed
media on board, 10”x8” and repurposed, vintage frame overall 14”x12”
Even after a dry winter, Mount Diablo is the land of
California Poppies right now.
Perhaps not as green as most springs, but it’s still quite
impressive. I got out there last
week to see some spring wildflowers and the natural recovery after last year’s
massive wildfire. As always, Mount
Diablo did not disappoint.
Wanting to stress that collagescapes are as much paintings
as collages, I plan to place some of them in more traditional frames. But this piece is not framed per
se. Rather, the repurposed,
vintage frame is now part of the piece – they are meant to stay together
permanently. The frame itself was
a bit beat up, garbage picked a few years ago and now recycled which is fitting
as so much of my art has always included
recycled materials. The verdant
California spring with bursts of poppies in a gold frame is also a nod to two
great California artists – Arthur and Lucia Mathews.
This piece will be shown in my collagescape exhibit
opening July 29.
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