foxwoods mural

Recently Kate Gennelly and I were commissioned to bring the outdoors in, for the relocation of a tree house themed arcade at Foxwoods Casinos in Connecticut.  We painted a pictoral setting, walls to ceiling, of  a large entry space to the main arcade, in the manner of being up in a treehouse, looking at the landscape of the surrounding rolling hills.

S'more Trees...

On  point with the current cosmic trend for more trees in my artistic journey,  this is my effory towards

our GJWP monthly challenge, which was, guess what, on the subject of tree, or trees...  This is how 

mine developed...

"Waiting". 14" x 18" acrylic.   Of a tire swing that is along a favorite kayak paddle of mine in Maine;

Early fall, when a swing and a plunge into the lake would be a little cooler with each passing week.

Growth

After painting murals together for five years or so, Kate Gennelly and I decided on a name for our duo of  "Tandem Murals".  Lately our commissions have been all about trees, green, and growth, which bodes well I think.  Recently we were asked to paint two companion canvases of trees, based on the idea of a series the client had seen in a corporate office.  We've been experimenting with incorporating metallic paints in the work for awhile, and the client wanted a neutral pallette in accordance with the room, so we started with a soft. Brush-stroked, gradient background.

We then painted two related, but distinct trees, silhoutted in carbon black...

Mine is on the left, Kate's on the right,  the otherworldly purple at their base is from the

reflected blue daylight coming in from set of french doors opposite.  This is another

enchanting thing about using a metallic ground, the look of the pieces change with the light.

Here they are installed, custom work for a lovely space...