My Latest Paintings
I continue to explore early human art with these paintings but on a smaller scale than my Monoliths.
Through The Ages
Oil on canvas, 24 x 36
My starting point for this painting was that I love a photo I had taken of a gorgeous piece of stone. I then worked to see how different Neolithic characters could be worked into the forms. This is how ancient people would have approached it too. They might be sitting in the firelight, staring at the shapes on the walls and then realized that a shadow looked like a bear or deer.
Labyrinths 12 x 24 SOLD
Oil & Pumice on canvas
This is a mini-version of my Monoliths: Labyrinths, large-scale painting. The labyrinth and circles are made from pumice medium, so it is raised above the surface of the a painting. It is more like sculpting and takes extreme patience to bend it to your will. I have posted a video showing me working the pumice on my Instagram account: BayberryDawn.
Forces Of Natures 12 x 24 SOLD
Oil & Pumice on canvas
The collector that purchased the above Labyrinths painting wanted a complementary piece so we worked together, collaborating on the stone background, characters and labyrinths. It is a dramatic scene featuring strong personalities, standing strong in the midst of a turbulent atmosphere where twisting choices loom.
Moon Deer
Oil on canvas, 12 x 24
This in the style of my large-scale Monolith: Where Is Neolithic painting. I loved the odd forms of the stone. I was inspired by a carved sculpture of this deer while visiting Bunratty Castle while in Ireland. I kept this one pretty simple with just the hunters, a wild boar and some mysterious symbols. To me, the story became, a mystical deer sits in the moonlight, always hidden from harm by a charmed protection.
A Meeting under the Sun
Oil on canvas, 12 x 24
Ancient deer from Lascaux in France meet up with dogs from the Arabian Peninsula. Symbols carved in stone from Kilmartin, Scotland are balanced by symbols from New Grange, Ireland (Bru na boinne). It was fun putting the Neolithic characters together for this piece.
The Flyer
Oil & Pumice on canvas, 12 x 24
A winged figure lifts above a Neolithic landscape featuring a labyrinth and fantasitical deer based on figures found on petroglyphs in the American Southwest.
Night Flyer
Oil & Pumice on canvas, 12 x 12
An ancient flyer soars above a turbulent landscape with other petroglyph-inspired winged creatures.
Carved In Stone
Acrylic & Pumice on canvas, 12 x 12
Circular forms and labyrinths have been carved into stone at many ancient sites. I used a white marble as my inspiration for the stone.
Carved In Stone: Lapis
Oil & Pumice on canvas, 12 x 12
A labyrinth and circular forms are carved into a rich stone resembling lapis lazuli. We will never know what these symbols meant to our ancient relatives. Symbols of the seasons, fertility, spiritual discovery?