Olive Rock

acrylic and molding paste on canvas, 10" x 10"

Rock Series

In the fall of 2004, I was asked to have works for a small group show at the World Trade Center, in New Orleans. I continued to work with molding paste similar to the first three previously posted.

As I created these, I showed my students how letters of the alphabet could be used as a cheap design tool for making compositions. When the show went up, I was asked if the pieces spelled anything out in particular. Of course the answer was no.

Once in a while I have collected rocks from places I have visited. Having started with a rock theme for the other pieces I went through my belongings to find some rocks to inspire my canvas colors. In the end I did take some artistic license. Each one had “rock” in the title. See the rocks below.

Sea Floor Rock

This piece was inspired by sites in Denver, Colorado.


acylic and molding paste on canvas, 20" x 20"

Petrified Rock

This piece was inspired by sites in Denver, Colorado.


acylic and molding paste on canvas, 20" x 20"

Red Rock

At a workshop I played around with molding paste on canvas. This is one of three pieces that I painted following the workshop. It was inspired by sites in Denver, Colorado.


acylic and molding paste on canvas, 20" x 20"

Fleck Pink

mixed media on canvas, 8" x 8"

Matte Orange

mixed media on canvas, 8" x 8"

Matte Brown

mixed media on canvas, 8" x 8"

Fiber Pink

For this painting I added acrylic paint to Golden Fiber Paste. It was not an easy medium to use. At least now I know what to expect when I used it.


mixed media on canvas, 8" x 8"

Mica Orange

mixed media on canvas, 8" x 8"

Garnet Brown

When I was browsing Golden gels at a local art store, I came across some that had garnet in them. I wasn’t sure how they’d look when they dried. So, I asked a saleswoman. She told me the garnet gels would look like “bloody buggers.” Well, since I was teaching art to teenagers at the time, I figured purchasing the garnet gels would be a big hit with them. And sure enough, they gave me evils grins once they saw my sample painting.


mixed media on canvas, 8" x 8"

Pumice Pink

Growing up as an artist, I always had my hands in paint. My family had a pumice stone for us to use to help clean our hands. It was great for pealing acrylic off my hands. Anyway, I was very familiar with the feel of pumice when I saw noticed that Golden had it in a gel. Naturally I had to purchase all three varieties.


mixed media on canvas, 8" x 8"

Bead Orange

This gel medium has little clear glass beads in it. When I started adding acrylic to it, I decided to go with a “Jurassic Park”-like effect.


mixed media on canvas, 8" x 8"

Oops/Cut

mixed media on paper, 11 1/2" x 15"