http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work.html Inspiration for this continuing body of work came from looking at Alexander Calder lithographs in addition to constantly reviewing my collection of Inuit art books. At first I made a series of charcoal drawings. Using some of the ideas from them I started using color. Primary colors seem to have an absolute vibrancy, conveying an elementary sensibility that seems to so easy to ally with simplistic forms. Some of the below are gouache and charcoal. Recurring themes are transformation and mother and child. The suite of Packing Doll paintings are based on Inuit packing dolls which at one time were used to buffer Inuit sculptures while in transport. So interesting that they are always in an animal mother/child theme. Read more about Inuit stories and legends here. http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work.html#0 e0116e99-6d01-42d0-90be-e10e94a4c78b http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2429/thumb.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2429/micro.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2429/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Patchwork of Owls Painting<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">44”h x 54”w</p></div></div> http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work.html#1 3b9d728f-d939-4fce-834d-6d4a9095382e http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2425/thumb.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2425/micro.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2425/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Color Owl Orange<br/></p><p class="Caption">18"w x 24"h<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">Gouache on paper</p></div></div> http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work.html#2 416fed8f-a007-40ae-b344-bfa459eb1978 http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2426/thumb.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2426/micro.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2426/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Color Owl Violet<br/></p><p class="Caption">18"w x 24"h<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">Gouache on paper</p></div></div> http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work.html#3 1db14f70-d6f6-4b9c-841a-4ec93481a187 http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2427/thumb.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2427/micro.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2427/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Color Owl Yellow<br/></p><p class="Caption">18"w x 24"h<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">Gouache on paper</p></div></div> http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work.html#4 81b0f73d-f73d-4e05-9ac4-44da66e3d154 http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2428/thumb.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2428/micro.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2428/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Color Owl Lilac<br/></p><p class="Caption">18"w x 24"h<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">Gouache on paper</p></div></div> http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work.html#5 35b603c2-c4fd-4aab-9b6f-2a5325f938a3 http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2443/thumb.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2443/micro.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2443/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Viewing Seda<br/></p><p class="Caption">Painting<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">47”h x 35”w<br/>“</p></div></div> http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work.html#6 20ba3df6-ff33-4c91-b036-1d7876b7cc9a http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2391/thumb.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2391/micro.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2391/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Inuit Influences: Dual Owls Transformation<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">22"h x 30"w</p></div></div> http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work.html#7 02f791ec-2bdf-46ad-bb7b-c80fd3859d8b http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2399/thumb.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2399/micro.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2399/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Inuit Influences: Shaman/Igloo<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">17"h x 12"w</p></div></div> http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work.html#8 b8533427-4ad3-44d2-93e1-601fdd6ccb29 http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2386/thumb.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2386/micro.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2386/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Inuit Influences: Packing Doll: Bear<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">30"h x 22"w</p></div></div> http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work.html#9 da96d5e8-632f-4038-a215-0d80cf1a0bf4 http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2387/thumb.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2387/micro.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2387/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Inuit Influences: Packing Doll: Snowy Owl<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">30"h x 22"w</p></div></div> http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work.html#10 fc97d507-a846-451f-87cf-8d323c06b92a http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2389/thumb.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2389/micro.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2389/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Inuit Influences: Packing Doll: Hare<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">30"h x 22"w</p></div></div> http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work.html#11 39cf1337-96c4-4ed2-8a04-1e9424307b14 http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2390/thumb.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2390/micro.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2390/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Inuit Influences: Owl Family<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">30"h x 22"w</p></div></div> http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work.html#12 879a6d93-a22d-4f4d-a097-ebb00e2177c6 http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2393/thumb.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2393/micro.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2393/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Inuit Influences: Taleela jug (Sedna giving birth)<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">12"h x 26"w</p></div></div> http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work.html#13 50e9f44e-844e-4657-85f2-b9fe4dc37bf5 http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2395/thumb.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2395/micro.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2395/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Inuit Influences: Taleela Jug (Sedna in charcoal)<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">8"h x 24"w</p></div></div> http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work.html#14 ec557220-7365-45eb-922e-598f7038fdb7 http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2396/thumb.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2396/micro.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2396/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Inuit Influences: Bird/Shaman<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">18"h x 12"w</p></div></div> http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work.html#15 01e2f1f4-1578-4147-aff7-74fcdac268ee http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2397/thumb.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2397/micro.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2397/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Inuit Influences: Shaman Birth Red<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">18"h x 12"w</p></div></div> http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work.html#16 651e509d-345b-40af-afbc-4fc8489c9b11 http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2400/thumb.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2400/micro.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2400/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Inuit Influences: Mother/Child Red<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">17"h x 12"w</p></div></div> http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work.html#17 fb2f033b-942b-49f0-ade5-76afbb721040 http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2402/thumb.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2402/micro.jpg http://ldk-art.com/L/Portfolio/Pages/New_Work_files/Media/IMG_2402/mip.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Inuit Influences: 3 Owl Woman<br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">20"h x 16"w</p></div></div>