Abstract Oil Paintings

This abstract landscape was inspired by one of my favorite artists, Richard Dibenkorn. I was moved by his use of colors and layering simple and complex passages close together. I have added pieces of lace and other materials for additional texture. This piece deserves a good long gaze to appreciate it.

Cabinet Shelf Paintings

This green  dimensional cabinet piece I build to house objects. There is a positive and negative play going on with the surface. Paint layers are built up as well as strides from woodcutting tools are scraped away. The boxes are lined with a decorative green felt fabric which you can customize by placing personal and unique objects inside for display.

 

Artwork for the Home

Cybelle Encaustic 18”x18″

Cybelle

Cybelle detail

Gaia Encaustic 18″x18″

Gaia

Gaia detail

Urban Treehouse Mixed Media 24″x24″

Urban Treehouse

Urban Treehouse detail

These pieces will be going up for sale on Etsy this spring. Stay tuned for more to come…

They love it!

Finally I was able to finish this for my dear friends Emily and Ian. It was their wedding present. Totally fun and true to their spirit as a couple. I recreated this pose from a favorite engagement photo and turned them into Day of the Dead, Bride and Groom. They have a strong connection with Mexico so this is very fitting. I'm so glad it's finally in their home.

Dear Mr. Inferno: please go away so that I can paint again without passing out in studio

This is a new series I’ve been working on/talking about for a while. It combines mismatched fabrics with oil paint. I am interested in the mystical meaning behind animals. There are some animals I feel especially drawn to.  After doing some research on the symbolic meanings of  these animals I found it interesting that many were characteristics I found in myself or desire to possess. I also like the idea of people resembling animals either by appearance or personality. This might be obvious to some people since I’ve been coined as a mouse by some of my close friends and have named my art and design company, Mousey.

This is still in progress work and I will post again when I get to another stage.

il bel far niente

…The art of making something out of nothing.

I thought I would make a more current collection of my art and creative adventures. I plan to post current art projects and updates on my products at my hair accessory site http://www.bemousey.com