Theater brings art to life! 

"Sisters by the Sea" | 30" x 40" | Acrylic on canvas

My portraits and photo collages
will be on display in the lobby of  

THE SALEM THEATER COMPANY
at 90 Lafayette Street in Salem, MA
from May 12th thru June 4th
while the theater company is performing the play  

Painting Churches

Written by Tina Howe

Directed by Janet Neely

Set on Beacon Hill, retired and famed poet Gardner Church and his wife Fanny are
preparing to move permanently to their summer cottage on Cape Cod.  Gardner slips in
and out of senility, as Fanny valiantly tries to keep them both afloat.  Their daughter,
Mags – a painter on the verge of artistic celebrity – has come home to help them with the move and, she hopes, to paint her parents’ portrait, to come to terms with them
and they with her.

Featuring: 

Hazel Grenham, Brian Casey and Katie Donovan

Thursday - Saturday

7:30 p.m.

Sunday

5:00 p.m

for more information and to purchase tickets visit
http://salemtheatre.com/on_stage.htm

Portrait of my parents in progress.

This is a preview of a portrait of my parents that I am
currently working on. The final piece will be on display
at the Salem Theater Company event in May.

Family Heritage Photo Collage | 24" x 18" | Printed on Archival Canvas with Archival Inks

You can view more collages at

www.heirloomphotocollages.com

"On Crumb Patrol" Portrait of Greeley the Bulldog

What I loved about this image to begin with aside from the absolutely adorable wrinkled face of Greeley was the angle that the photo was taken.  Because the shot was taken down on the floor at Greeley’s level, the viewer is brought right into his world. He has a slight look of guilt on his face as if he’s pretending to be completely innocent of wrong doing. That along with the knowledge that most dogs live for food, gave me the inspiration for the title and the desire to take this on as a pet portrait.

This photo of Greeley that was used as the reference for the painted portrait.

 The natural wood tones from the table along with terra cotta and olive colors in the tiles and wall blend nicely with the dogs coloring. I could see beautiful color combinations of oranges, blues, olives and purples throughout and that enticed me. The floor tiles and legs of the table create nice angles and lines leading your eye right to the subject. All of those factors combined with the geometric shapes of this adorable wrinkly bulldog convinced me that this would be a strong enough composition to make a successful painting.

"On Crumb Patrol"  |  Acrylic on Canvas  |  16" x 12"  |  Bulldog