Dazzle In Uniform: A Lesson In Self-Expression

 I took a communication course years back.  The instructor had a very feisty, artistic young

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“Dazzle”  16″ x 16″  Oil paint and collage on gesso-treated cardboard  $325

daughter who, one day after school, looked upset.  She had just started first grade at a school that required uniforms.  The uniforms were the issue.  “What about the uniform is making you upset?” asked her mom.  “Well there’s just… there’s just no dazzle to them.”  I made sure this zebra would dazzle, with a tiara and a sequin necklace.

Sophisticated

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  “Sophisticated”  10″W x 10″H  Mixed Media on Board — Not For Sale

Some great paper from Michael’s Arts and Crafts, along with some oil paint on clayboard created this piece.  I like the fiery quality the oil paint adds to the top — just how I want to remain when I turn 64.