Lesson One About Sand and Sweets

Taking vintage black and white photos from the 1930s to 1960s and trying to bring them up into this decade is my current body of work. This one had a special experiment. Instead of just painting the sand, I went down to our local beach, scooped up some of the real stuff, washed it and then applied it judiciously to the prepainted canvas. Yes there's even a bit on her lollipop! Sprayed lightly with varnish. Edges painted white.

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Artist Statement
After painting as a full time artist for the past 15 years, I've decided to cut back in order to explore other things that pique my interest. I will continue to post occasional new works here, however with the increased costs of commission, materials etc, my more affordable works unfortunately aren't financially worth listing here on Bluethumb. For similar reasons, I am no longer accepting commissions. My apologies.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, University of Toronto, Canada
Bachelor of Education, University of Toronto, Canada