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During a very cold and dark March I was to present an artist lecture about my work at the Akureyri Art Museum, in the far north of Iceland. I was also able to use the time to live in a SIM artist residency for three weeks while I made the work. Walking daily past the sea and the sky, I became aware that the only colors I really sensed around me were blue and grey. Although I never normally use blue, I used it here and went in depth with it. Using a variety of materials, these surfaces allowed me to understand more about the way the color blue might be interpreted, but also understand more about the nature of the color.

The best complement I received about the exhibition was from a man who came in and stood quietly looking at the works on paper for a long time. When he finally spoke to me he said that I had made him suddenly aware of what he had seen happening everyday in the sea and the sky on his way to work.

Color Studies
Up-cycled fabrics, cardboard and Paint
Dimensions Variable
Color Studies
Up-cycled fabrics, cardboard and Paint
Dimensions Variable
Color Studies
Upcycled Fabric and Gouache
Dimensions variable
Color Studies
Up-cycled fabrics, cardboard and Paint
Color Studies
Up-cycled Fabric and Gouache on Paper
Dimensions variable
Color Studies
Up-cycled Fabric
Dimensions Variable
Color Studies
Up-cycled Fabric, Acrylic and wooden stretcher
Dimensions Variable
Color Studies
Up-cycled Linen
Dimensions variable
Color Studies
Gouache on Paper
14" x 17" each
Akureyri I
Gouache on Paper
14" x 17"
Akureyri II
Gouache on Paper
14" x 17"
Akureyri III
Gouache on Paper
14" x 17"
Akureyri IV
Gouache on Paper
14" x 17"
Akureyri V
Gouache on Paper
14" x 17"
Akureyri VI
Gouache on Paper
14" x 17"
Akureyri VII
Gouache on Paper
14" x 17"
Akureyri VIII
Gouache on Paper
14" x 17"
Akureyri XI
Gouache on Paper
14" x 17"