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Autumn Merlot

"Autumn's Merlot"  

When I was creating this piece I was indulging in a fantastic Merlot, and with every piece I create I use what I see or feel as inspiration.  When you look at the artwork and see the swirling copper, silver or gold flakes, does it remind you of what you see at the bottom of the wine bottle (called tartaric acid crystals-more commonly known as wine crystals)? Because that is exactly what I saw and it helped inspire some decisions made about the artwork-along with my favorite season, which also happened to be the time of year I made it. 

Each leaf is its own unique piece of art in its single form, receiving loving attention to detail without being too meticulous, lending a more abstract feel.  However, each leaf also gets special attention with it’s own aesthetics, color placement, and design.  Colors include burgundy, wine, merlot, burnt orange, and champagne hues.  I like to think you can even “taste the colors”-especially after you read my art description.  Along with gold and silver paint, I always include real gold, copper and silver leafing as well. Reflective surfaces always hold a deeper meaning to me and are a conscience decision.  But it varies from piece to piece how deep it goes. Whether it’s my deeper psyche or a decorative aspect, I’ll leave that up to the viewer to decide.

I personally LOVE the fall, and most of my artwork really is a reflection of that. In each leaf I treat, it needs to be able to stand alone as a masterpiece in its own rite. But in the final result I try to achieve a creative expression that allows the viewer to experience a feeling and mood with his or her own familiarity with the joy autumn brings. Whether that’s the colors of Colorado or just the time of year we all seem to love, I hope I help remind them of that. The sculpture should emanate a bold crystallized permanent state of beauty (like a memory or photograph).  And like the breathtaking changing colors autumn brings demanding attention-so should the art.

I absolutely love this piece. “Autumn Merlot” is 22”W x 35”L x 6”D.  It’s the 2nd smallest stand-alone sculpture I’ve made to date (I consider it medium size), and it was hard breaking out of my “Larger-Is-Better” stance on artwork.   However the challenge was met and made! Gallery price was set at $3200. 


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