Details From Paintings 2013

For my last blogging of the year, I decided to post 

some details from  paintings I finished over the past 12 months.

Sometimes the "gods" in the details are better

than the sum of the whole, but hopefully

when all the details are working in harmony,

a good picture is made. 

Sometimes the details stand alone, and could easily

be the basis for a completed work.

Sometimes a loved detail needs to be let go

for the good of the whole. Sigh.

This is one of my finished paintings from the year, details

and all. (18" by 24")  I like the contrast in palettes and patterns.

It turned out so different from any of the 40 or so

oil and wax paintings I finished in 2013.

All of my experimenting with texture, marks and composition

 seemed to flow together in this one, " Summer Breeze".

This is a detail of the painting layered with birds on a wire.

End of the year?  Put some birds on it!

May your new year be filled

with beautiful details,

 happy accidents,

creative wanderings,

and art that flows and flows.