flowers

flowers, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

i've been playing with watercolors lately. these are some flowers that i picked from our garden. they look like cone flowers, but they come from plant in which the leaves are edible. i can't remember the name. the leaves are tough but can be cooked like collards. i haven't tried them yet, but will next spring before the leaves get too tough.
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simon

simon, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here's a recent photo of simon. he'll be 12 years old on saturday.
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3-headed surfer chicken

3-headed surfer chicken, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

the surfer chicken is coming along nicely... still more to carve and print, but i'm having so much fun with the test prints....
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purple cone flower

purple cone flower, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

my newest watercolor. i love cone flowers but have never had any luck growing them...
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prada

prada, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here's an old drawing/gouache that i did from a magazine. one page was partially torn, so i drew what i could see from both pages..
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surfer chicken

surfer chicken, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

i'm working on a new linocut print inspired by surfer chicken, in a raincoat. here is a portion of her in the middle of carving out her raincoat.
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surfer chicken, in a raincoat

surfer chicken, in a raincoat, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

an instant favorite! how cool is a chicken in a raincoat on a surf board!
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blue gardenia

blue gardenia, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

one of my newest works. i don't use the color black very often and wanted to paint something quite the opposite of the watercolors that i've been working on lately, though both have flowers.
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art in numerical order

art in numerical order, a set on Flickr.

here's the link to my great cataloging project on flickr... have a look when you have some free time...

2 pink fleurs

2 pink fleurs, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

landscape and upside down flowers painted in a frame made for lang graphics calendars. painted just the other day.

and in related news, my great cataloging project is winding down. about 99% of the paintings i have here are photographed and put in numerical order on my flickr page. i still have to get some photos from works that friends and family have and print out copies for my non-digital photo albums. this is huge! i've been working on this project for years!

and i'm creeping towards that next big milestone of 1000 paintings - i just finished number 836 this morning...

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strawberry fencing

strawberry fencing, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

my newest painting. a man fencing in a field of strawberries. why not?
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robot and bunnies

robot and bunnies, originally uploaded by marcofrey.

several years ago, one of our local bookstores held a robot themed fundraiser to save them from closing. i painted this for their silent auction. naturally, robots and bunnies go hand in hand. and those bunnies have shown up in several paintings, sketches and even a t-shirt!
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la belle morte (detail)

la belle morte (detail), originally uploaded by marcofrey.

here's one of my favorite paintings of a dried flower. it is currently hanging in the living room. i painted it several years ago i think from a sketch i did of a flower that eula had. though it's very possible i did the sketch from the painting...
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