Petroglyph Series of Primitive Watercolor paintings

 

My Fire Series led me to explore petroglyphs from the American West. I used actual images of cave petroglyphs, but changed the arrangement of them and experimented with the color. Above a the painting titled, The Story of he Family. 

I was fascinated by the shapes like the "eye" or hurricane shape. The abstract figures are amazing and fun. 

These paintings are done using a lot of masking and layers. 

The above painting, The Story of Life is very close to the actual colors of the petroglyphs. 

Vicarious Exhibition: Fire Series

The Elder Gallery of Contemporary Art is hosting an exhibition of art by Veterans. I am one of the featured artists and veterans. These paintings from my fire series will be in the exhibition. The above watercolor is titles Cave Fire. The fire in this painting illuminates petroglyphs from the American Southwest. It is 18 x 24 inches. I used a layering technique which resulted in over 20 layers of color.

Fire Light, Acrylic on canvas.

Flame, watercolor on paper.