I am a painter, mainly working in acrylics. I like to create quiet paintings, most of them have a tension about them. I'm interested in working with the figure, light and color. While, my own personal narrative is put into my paintings, it is not my goal to necessarily get that story across, so long as the viewer feels some sort of emotion to take away with him.

While I'm primarily an acrylic painter, I like to dabble in other mediums including pastels, oil paints, colored pencils, and even some lithographs and block prints.

Monday, May 16, 2011

Re-working

For a while now, I've been playing with the idea of painting in oil over some of my acrylic works. I finally did just that and really was pleased with the improvement in color of my paintings. I've reworked my piece "Wishing Well' and will have new photos up very soon.

Also!
I'll be hanging work at Paris in Plantsville for the "Ladies Night" all female artist show. The opening is June 18th, 7-10:30 pm.
Here is a link to the Paris In Plantsville site...
http://parisinplantsville.com/
and the facebook page that has more events and details.
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=145194632205135&id=512078727#!/ParisInPlantsvilleGalleryandStudio?sk=info

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Updates

So, I did some homework and finally got some pricing for color prints that I listed under most of my work. I also added a few pieces, and took some better photos for a few works. I'll continue to fix the photos and get some prices for black and white prints (on those that are black and white pieces) and figure out how much I want for originals too (so far, the lithographs have pricing for originals, but not prints) There are also a few opportunities for a show or two in the near future, so I will have updates on that too.
-Lys

Friday, April 15, 2011

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Into the Forest (1st ed.)
24"x18"
lithograph
Original- $65 (2 available)




Into the Forest (2nd ed.)
24"x18"
lithograph
Original- $75 (5 available)

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Updates

My page is still on its way to being fully functional. I'll be adding more artwork very soon, and updating previous posts with better quality photos. Some work is for sale, and I will be coming up with prices for some originals and prints shortly. Until then, enjoy and feel free to leave comments, follow me, or send me an e-mail!
-Lys
Mimi
6"x8"
oil on canvas

Original is NOT for SALE

Monday, April 11, 2011

Reflection
32"x24"
acrylic on canvas
Spotlight
32"x24"
acrylic on canvas
Fountain of Youth (1st ed.)
8"x10"
lithograph on white paper
Original- $50 (1 available)


Fountain of Youth (1st ed.)
"8"x10"
lithograph on cream paper
Original- $50 (1 available)


Fountain of Youth (2nd ed.)
8"x10"
lithograph on cream paper
Original- $55 (1 available)
Summer at the Cottage
17"x14"
lithograph on white paper
Original- $60 (2 available)


Summer at the Cottage
17"x14"
lithograph on cream paper
Original- $60 (2 available)


Summer at the Cottage
17"x14"
lithograph on warm white paper
Original- $60 (2 available)
Dependence
18"x30"
acrylic on canvas

Not for SALE (still in-progress)
Passing the Time
48"x36"
acrylic on canvas

Not for SALE (still in-progress)
Acrylic Stretch
50, 4"x4" canvas (total dimensions: 8"x8.3')
acrylic on canvas
Wishing Well
48"x24"
acrylic on canvas

(Has been re-worked)


Knotted House
House skeleton is made out of steel, the rest is fabric tied together
This piece is versatile, can be any size, shown in light or dark
Sinking In II
22"x28"
acrylic on canvas
Sinking In I
24"x30"
acrylic on canvas
Self Portrait
48"x24"
acrylic on canvas
Studio Interior II
36"x24"
acrylic on canvas
Studio Interior I
36"x24"
acrylic on canvas
Never Full Enough
24"x18"
colored pencil on heavyweight paper

(photo has a glare, better image up soon!)
Pink
24"x30"
acrylic on canvas
Ignorance is Bliss
40"x26"
charcoal, graphite and pastel on heavyweight paper
Waterglass
24"x18"
acrylic on canvas