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PAINTINGS I SHOULD HAVE KEPT

Before I share with you the many artworks available for auction, I thought I’d post about the artworks I have made that have impacted the way I work, and influence my future designs.

One of the things that most working artists go through is the painful withdrawal of some of their favorite creations. The paintings are like our children. Its hard to give something like that away. You want to coddle it, nurture it, enhance it some more, watch the work grow. In essense, alot of work is never meant to let go. That is fine. But there are some that, no matter what, you have to move on from and allow that work to make its mark in the world. Here are a few of the works I’ve done in the past that I wish I kept, and maybe worked more with. I think that if I kept them, I’d have more opportunities in my hands.

With the Waves – 2005. This was one of the first trees in which I had evolved the style of the tree from a standstill still life to something that flowed and moved. I’m not sure if it became such a best seller because of the fact that it was available to the public first or if it’s the way I created this one. It is more sinewy and light than my other future trees, and has more warm, rustic feel. This painting went on to become a #1 BEST SELLER on Art.com and won first place in the Art.com’s Scenic Landscapes national competition. It’s still a bestseller, and I have done many commissions for collectors based on this piece alone. It’s crazy popular, and have sold thousands of fine art prints and giclees of this piece. I believe today, because of it’s awards, and its popularity, it’s value has risen significantly and is worth more now than when I sold it in 2005.

Deep Garden II – 2005 This piece was a revisitation on the previous piece, Deep Garden. I had wanted to update and improve on the already existing style to create something that went above and beyond the last one. This one was so refined, beautiful created. I can’t believe I sold this one! This artwork comes up in all of my web and blog design. It is reflected on as the standard I have to meet whenever I create another Garden series piece. It was originally created for a gallery showing in Bay City,MI (the hometown of Madonna) and is now owned by a wonderful collector. I miss this baby! ;(

Lacy Tree – 2007 Ohhh how beautiful this one was. No matter what future pieces I have created since this one, Lacy Tree is by far the most exquisite and beautiful piece I have ever created! It’s definitely one of the most popular fine art prints available today from my collection of work, and I have to keep up with the demand for commissions in this style. It is one of the most popular artworks next to “With The Waves”. I just absolutely love how angelic and whimsical, and feminine this piece feels to me. I’m sure that others will get a different sense of what this piece is about, and that is perfect, but I’m talking about my perspective as the creator of it.

The Dove and The Feline – 2005 This piece was so very hard to let go of back in 2005. I had created it in late 2004 for an upcoming juried art exhibition, and I was unsure if I wanted to let it go. One of my best collectors snagged the piece for $900 in the winter of 2005. This was the painting that started it all, that separated me from my previous style of work. I had been evolving in the way my abstracts were being created, and one day it just popped in my head to create something different, exciting, and whimsical. I loved birds, and naturally the cat had to come in. I had been changing the circles into flowers of an abstract flair. This is the primary piece that displays the moment of evolution in my style of work. The FIRST piece to reveal that.