"Forest Beauties" Progress

Here's a big piece I'm working on for a February show, it's 18 x 24 inches.

It was incredibly hard to get good shots of it, as it's getting dark here very early and without natural light, it's next to impossible.

There's two foxes getting pretty with roses, bluejay-dove hybrids, a brush and mirror.

I'm so happy with the way these wooden panel paintings are coming along, so more shots to come soon!

"Genus Species" Show

Here's some pictures from this weekend's "Genus, Species" at Modern Eden with my "Tyto Alba (Barn Owl)" painting.

It was so nice of them to give it such a great spot in the show.  It looks like a  beautiful space!

And here's a blog post from Eclectix about the show.

TONIGHT!

Tonight at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco....

Sandra Yagi's "Primal Renderings" and "Genus, Species", the group show I have this piece in:

"Tyto Alba (Barn Owl)"

acrylic on birch panel

8 x 10 inches, framed

$300.00

Inquiries on this piece please call 415.956.3303 or email info@moderneden.com

See www.moderneden.com for more about the gallery

New Painting Progress

Here's a piece I'm working on for "Woodlands" at Modern Eden Gallery next month.  This is the first piece (besides a small wooden door hanger) that I've done with the wood grain showing, and I'm absolutely loving it.  I'll definitely be doing more pieces like this in the future.

This piece deals with my own teenage experiences with the Ouija and Tarot cards; the seal that the kestrel on the left is holding was something we used to protect ourselves from bad spirits when we used the board.  

The kestrel on the left deals with protection; besides the protective seal, the flowers in it's claws all represent protection in floriography (heather, Queen Anne's Lace, juniper), and the bird on the right represents creativity/artistic expression; the tarot (the five of wands) it holds symbolizes creativity, as does the bunch of oregano in it's claws. 

So, overall the piece symbolizes how the oracle (Ouija planchette with the all-seeing eye) can lead to creativity, but there should be protection nearby. 

Tyto Alba

"Tyto Alba (Barn Owl)"

acrylic on birch panel

8 x 10 inches, framed

2011

available HERE

Here's my finished piece for Modern Eden Gallery's "Species, Genus" group show.  I chose the magnificent barn owl, which I portrayed in a few different views for this piece.  And yes, that's a barn owl skull that the large one is perched upon.

The opening will be Saturday, November 12th, 7-10PM

Modern Eden Gallery

403 Francisco St

San Francisco, CA 

and will run thru December 4th, 2011

Inquiries on this piece please call 415.956.3303 or email info@moderneden.com

See www.moderneden.com for more about the gallery

And here's the progress shots again on this painting...

Genus, Species Show

Here's the flyer for the show I'll be in this November 12th at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco!

The solo show is the beautiful nature-based paintings of Sandra Yagi, and the group show I'm in features pieces inspired by scientific illustrations.

For my piece, I chose the barn owl (tyto alba), which I'll post pics of in the next blog.

Guardians Artwork

"Jareth's Doppelganger"

"Labyrinth" tribute

acrylic on birch panel

11 x 14 inches plus frame

SOLD

"All Hail (Guardians of Metal)"

acrylic on birch panel

11 x 14 inches, plus frame

***SOLD***

"Duell Av Svik (Duel of Deceit)"

acrylic on birch panel

11 x 14 inches, plus frame

***SOLD***