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"Texas Layers"

41" x 12"

Mixed Media on 1.5" cradled panel

$750

I had a terrible time with photographing this painting.  Most likely because of the tall skinny nature...and the color of the sky just drove me crazy.  Here is a detail of the sky that ON MY COMPUTER more accurately describes the blue/grey color I applied. It is a mixture of several blues.

This was taken in process...but you can see the texture in the sky as well as the bluish grey tones that describe the sky..

The center shows the paper cast spiral along with the cactus and fence as it layers it's way down to the bottom

The intent of this painting was to pay tribute to the great state of Texas as that is where we are looking to move.  The butte is from the Davis "mountains". 

It's been quite a few months in the Galloway household.  We have had numerous events that have kind of set us back a bit, from job related insane travel for my hubby, to health scares (we are both just FINE...just had lots of events surrounding until we found out we were fine!), to babies being born and trips to check out Texas; another one set in a week or so...SO, this has slowed me down in the painting area a bit..HOWEVER, there is more in store, so hang on and thank you for your patience!

HAPPY CREATING!

"TEXAS LAYERS" ORIGINAL MIXED MEDIA LANDSCAPE OF TEXAS © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

 

"Texas Layers"

41"x12" MDF cradle

The butte that is the top "layer" of this Texas painting is from Davis Mountain State Park.  These are not mountains like I know here in Colorado, but they can still be imposing and beautiful.  I took the scenes from around the area of Davis Mountain State Park and laid them all in like I do in my layer paintings; which are really just layers from top to bottom from in and around the area of focus. I am still working with the bright colors that have captured me and love the life it brings into something that does not hold these colors in true life!

You can see the spiral paper cast that I have integrated into the body of this painting to bring more pattern and texture to the abstract flavor of this painting.  I've also put in some texture to the sky as well as throughout the body of the work with modeling paste, but I'm not sure that can show through in the photos. I'm loving the cactus that can be found in this area. I left them green, but punched up the color a bit.

as I moved down the support I included a bit of the elements found above but kept the strongest contrasts near the butte and top cactus.  You can see a bit of fence moving down to the bottom  as a part of the whole conversation, but I did not emphasize it like I did the cactus so as to not have too many competing elements to this painting.

You can see the paper stream and other papers in the body of the work.  This is the element of my growth spurt as an artist that I want to keep.

I have yet to decide what to do with the 1.5" sides, so I will not be adding to my website until I make that decision.  Over all I am excited about this as it is keeping the parts of my earlier work and adding the strong color...the marriage is new, but it is coming together!  FUN!

I've been enjoying conversations with our resident bunny of late.  He or She comes daily now to munch on grass and carrots in the nearby grass...I'm loving this little creature that has come to be with us this summer!

HAPPY CREATING!

TEXAS LAYER PAINTING IN PROCESS © SAUNDRA LANE GALLOWAY

On my easel now is a 41"x12" cradled board with the beginnings of what I am lovingly called my Texas Layer Painting.  We are considering a move to Texas at some point, so this is my way of finding that beauty that lies in every place one might find themselves.  I suspect there will be more of these paintings.  This first photo is of the middle...you can see I have attached my paper cast life spiral, and the other marks you see over the papers and paint will be cactus. FUN!

As you know I have been working and moving towards brighter color in this latest artistic "growth spurt".  In a time of growth and change for an artist it is important to spend some time considering what parts of the previous work is still valuable to you and where you want to grow and change a bit.  FOR ME, keeping the pattern and texture is very important, but moving towards brighter colors is where I believe I'm headed.

 Rock Cliffs (sold)

 Pine Canyon

Rocks and Clouds

In this new layer painting I've added lots of paper as you can see.  You can ALSO see that I've changed my mind about which bluff I wanted to add at the top...ha...it's just vine charcoal, so no biggie.  You can see the colors I've chosen and the design coming together for the cactus and where I am including my extra texture element in the life spiral paper cast.

There is going to be a road with Texas blue bell's (I believe) in the center and on the sides like are in so many Texas landscapes.

Here you can see I've begun to add color to the bluff after adding texture and painting the sky.

This painting will be much like my other "layer paintings" as I call them.  My layer paintings are taking bits and pieces of scenes in and around the area and layering them into a composition as I move down my support.  Remember these two?

 

Colorado Layers (sold)

Mt. Evans was the focus 

 Nebraska Layers (sold)

a farm cilo I drive by on my way to Nebraska

note the Grant Wood influence here...FUN!

SO, on I go...working my way down the support for this Texas Layer Painting...

FOR FUN the other day I sat in and played with some local artists at the AAR RIVER GALLERY in Westminster.  Susan Schmitt; one of my inspirational artists was teaching a fun stamp making class.  Now, I know how to make stamps, BUT, it is important to mix and be with other artists...it keeps that inspiration moving right along!

 My stamps!  FUN DOINS!

HAPPY CREATING!