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Covering an old painting on a 12x16 stretched canvas, I collaged and stenciled and painted and repainted and then tore tissue that I had stained or painted and began collaging the pear with brightly painted tissue torn to denote direct light and dark blue painted tissue to suggest shadow with medium values of blue and orange and red and burnt sienna to form the pear shape. Then I stenciled dots of different colors to give interest to the space surrounding the pear. The painting sits in a dark floater frame.

In recent years I've tried different art processes, but my favorite is mixed media, especially using acrylics, paper collage, inks and image transfer on canvas. Color has always been a motivating factor, but using the different processes of creating art is what keeps me interested. Creating layers of color and shapes is my main goal in doing art today. Using self-stained tissue paper along with commercially-made paper as well as stamps and stencils helps me achieve layers that evoke nature. Compositions that are organic interest me more than sharp edges. Usually traditional images are in my work, but when creating abstract paintings, a flow of shape and perspective of depth are what I like. Born and raised in Iowa, I've been...