Boy in Pink

I added some of the new collage to the old "boy in pink" painting. I cut out all the girl room stuff from the pottery barn kids catalog.

Here are some interesting pink facts from wikipedia: "In Western culture, the practice of assigning pink to an individual gender began in the 1920s. From then until the 1940s, pink was considered appropriate for boys because it was the more masculine and decided color while blue was considered appropriate for girls because it was the more delicate and dainty color. Since the 1940s, the societal norm apparently inverted so that pink became appropriate for girls and blue appropriate for boys, a practice that has continued into the 21st century."

Seated Woman with Flowers

Here's more collage work. I've had this image in my mind for months. I wanted her to really sit on the canvas.

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Brave in Yellow

"Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway." - John Wayne
Poor yelllow, always pegged as the scaredy-cat, today it will be brave!
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Peace in Red

This is part of my typographic painting series. Let's question our society's ingrained thoughts on color, shall we. I use junk mail for the collage, thank you Pottery Barn.
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Hold Me

I'm really moved by the strength I see in the women around me.

Co-sleeping Strawberries

We are night weaning at my house, so I've got family sleep on the brain.

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Lone Sunflower

My daughter ate some sunflower seeds the other day and then asked my husband where they come from. Later that night, he arrived at the house with a bunch of beautiful sunflowers for my curious monkey.
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Boy in Pink

This is the companion piece to "Girl in Blue." Another word/color study.

Feng Shui: Golden Yellow for Health

In feng shui, the middle of your house is the health quadrant. Yellow can be placed there to help with your family's health.

Girl in Blue

I'm an graphic designer by day, this painting is a color/word association painting. Who decided that baby girls shouldn't wear blue. In the fifties, many little girls were dressed in light blue (virgin blue) and way back, pink was considered a masculine color.

Red Sky in Morning

This canvas was a yellow bike, then a ship caught in a storm. Now, I've painted over it again with red. I love the layering and the texture. You can almost see hints of the ship through the red. When I was a kid, I loved the saying "Red sky in morning, sailor take warning, red sky at night, sailor delight." I would sit on big a rock in my backyard, look at the sky, and try to figure out the next day's weather. I miss feeling that close to the ocean.

Black for Career

Silver for Helpful People and Travel

Sleeping Lu Bear

I did this one while my daughter was asleep.

Pink for Romance and Relationships

A few friends have hung my pink feng shui paintings in their romance quadrants and they now have new romance.

Green for Family

This painting would enhance your family and money situation for everyday things.

Left Hand, Right Hand 1 — Limes

The painting on the left was done with my left and the one on the right with my right. I'm hoping to do a series of paintings that compare the results of my right and left hand. A little healthy competition between the two.

Red Headed Diva

This is the last in the red headed series, all from a figure drawing session here in Austin.
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Red Headed Warrior

The first friend I ever made in this life (at age 1) has red hair, perhaps that's why I loved painting this model.
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Red Headed Sleeper

Happy New Year everyone! Here is the first 2008 painting. I'm loving painting with my left hand. It's very interesting to switch hands, it almost feels like some else is doing the painting. And things actually look different.