another artist's site ~ new abstract expression

current exhibit ~ October 1, 2004 charity auction to benefit "The Door" shelter for abused women and families in Humble, Texas in conjunction with the FallCreek commmunity and Redstone Golf Course Club "Downtown at your Doorstep" event  http://fallcreekhouston.com/lifestyles.asp

~ rED dOOR, bLUE sKY ~

she didn't know what time it was, but she knew it wasn't too late ~

she had seen the red door before, but she had forgotten it was her fate ~

she couldn't even see the sky, she didn't even try ~

so time went on, until one day, she finally found her way ~

current series ~ raw piece ~ tribute ~  this series is an acronym for the current war and anticipated peace ~ there are too many words and feelings to express what drives this series and what keeps it going to the end, except to say ~ each piece is dedicated to a woman of this war ~ sUPPORT oUR tROOPS

kimberly 27

in honor of

Captain Kimberly N. Hampton 27

1st Battalion, 82nd Aviation Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division

Easley, South Carolina USA

Killed when the OH-58 Kiowa observation helicopter she was piloting was shot down by enemy ground fire in Fallujah, Iraq on January 2, 2004

alyssa 27

in honor of

Spc. Alyssa R. Peterson 27

311th Military Intelligence Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

Flagstaff, Arizona USA

Died of wounds received from a non-combat weapons discharge on September 15, 2003 in Telafar, Iraq

fern 33

in honor of

Fern L. Holland 33

Department of the Army civilian assigned to the Coalition Provisional Authority

Holland, a lawyer, was killed when gunmen posing as Iraqi police officers stopped her vehicle at a makeshift checkpoint near Hillah, Iraq on March 9, 2004

keicia 27

in honor of

Sargent Keicia M. Hines 27

108th Military Police Company, 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne)

Citrus Heights, California USA

Died when she was struck by a vehicle on Mosul Airfield in Mosul, Iraq on January 14, 2004

rachel 19

in honor of

Pfc. Rachel K. Bosveld 19

527th Military Police Company, V Corps

Waupun, Wisconsin USA

Killed during a mortar attack on the Abu Ghraib Police Station in Baghdad, Iraq on October 26, 2003

lori 22

In honor of

Pfc. Lori Piestewa 22

507th Maintenance Company, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade

Tuba City, Arizona

Killed when her convoy was ambushed on March 23, 2003 near Nasiriya.

analaura 21

in honor of

Analaura Esparza Gutierrez 21

4th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division

Houston, Texas USA

Killed when the convoy she was in was attacked with an improvised explosive device and rocket-propelled grenades in Tikrit, Iraq on October 1, 2003

melissa 26

In honor of

Sgt. Melissa Valles 26

64th Forward Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division

Eagle Pass, Texas

Died of a non-combat gunshot wound on July 9, 2003

nichole 19

in honor of

Pfc. Nichole M. Frye 19

19 Company A, 415th Civil Affairs Battalion, US Army Reserve

Lena, Wisconsin USA

Killed when an improvised explosive device struck her convoy in Baqubah, Iraq on February 16, 2004

linda 39

in honor of

Sgt. Linda C. Jimenez 39

2nd Squadron Combat Support Aviation (Maintenance), 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment

Brooklyn, New York

Jimenez fell and was injured on October 31, 2003 in Iraq and was taken to the 28th Combat Support Hospital. Evacuated to Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center in Germany, she later moved to Walker Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where she died on November 8, 2003.

tyanna 22

In honor of

Spc. Tyanna S. Felder 22

296th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Died in Balad, Iraq, on April 7, 2004 of injuries sustained on April 4 when her convoy vehicle was hit with an improvised explosive device in Mosul, Iraq

suspence

remember the first 2 weeks of the war

the entire world was in suspence

waiting, wondering, hoping, praying ...

anna

dedicated to

Luanna K. Holley

Airforce

Deployed September 12, 2004

We Love You and Miss You

God's Speed Back Home to Us Anna

Love, Seth, Mom, Dad, John, Lisa, Cailen and all your family ~

beyond

we exist beyond

suspense has passed now and war goes on

peace is a dream, an honorable dream for all

God Bless our Troops, our President and America ~

series ~ rites of spring ~  nature speaks for itself

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midnight coffee ~ carmel machiato

the original body ~ when i finally got serious

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muse

~ Muse ~ was inspired by the worx of Richard Polak (1870-1957), The Artist and His Model, platinum print 1914

The Artist's Model from Etty to Spencer, Postle & Vaughan; Merrell Holberton Publishers London 1999

"the naked figure has become a symbol of frankness and honesty, as well as a pawn in the game of gender politix"

It will be difficult to part with her. She is very colorful, powerful and strong, like most Muses.

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"Uncertainty is the essential, inevitable and all-pervasive companion to your desire to make art. And tolerance for uncertainty is the prerequisite to succeeding." Art & Fear

thanx for your interest in my work

                    

Abstract Expressionism ~ Centered in New York City, 1946 to 1960's 
 Abstract Expressionism is a form of art in which the artist expresses himself purely through the use of form and color. It is form of non-representational, or non-objective, art, which means that there are no concrete objects represented.

Now considered to be the first American artistic movement of worldwide importance, the term was originally used to describe the work of Arshile Gorky, Willem de Kooning, and Jackson Pollock. 

The movement can be broadly divided into two groups: Action Painting, typified by artists such as Pollock, de Kooning, Franz Kline, and Philip Guston, put the focus on the physical action involved in painting; Color Field Painting, practiced by Mark Rothko and Kenneth Noland, among others, was primarily concerned with exploring the effect of pure color on a canvas.