Wonder Series, Painting 4

Another red dot painting in the Wonder Series. And again, I had a great time painting it. This one enters more shadowy territory than some of the others. Still, our little explorer is intent on the excitement of the journey and has some startling companions in this garden of surprising shadows and vivid delights. Venture on! 

Onward! by Janet Strayer

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Wonder Series, Painting 3

Girl and Cat by Janet Strayer

Like other paintings in this series, this one was part of lovely process. In the Girl and Cat, a restricted palette of iridescent paints was used to set off her more softly expressive face and blouse. The  fixed iconic and decorative elements in this painting contrast nicely, I think, with the expressive moods conveyed by the girl's face and that of her companion cat.  Some gently startling juxtapositions here, would you agree

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? This one was also sold early this year.

!Zing! and Sold Art in 2012

Here is one of the first paintings to sell in 2012.  I'll include more in subsequent postings..I wish I  knew how to make a large format visual gallery in this blog that keeps the paintings a decent size for viewing and that  you could click through. Then, I'd show you several at once. 

This painting is part of a magical series I will continue to pursue. Its theme riffs on my "Child Out of Time" collection, but is much more buoyant and (what can I say?) delightful. Paintings in this series, such as the one below. glimpse the magic of a timeless, boundless, extravagant, optimistically wishful childhood place where many things  happen vividly, often linking the natural world of wonder with the child's vision. 

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